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KSU Tuscarawas Volleyball Earns #2 Overall Seed

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Tuscarawas Golden Eagles volleyball team is flying high again this season, earning the #2 overall seed in the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Volleyball Championships held at Uniontown, PA. The team is coming off a second-place finish in last year’s tournament.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Tuscarawas Golden Eagles volleyball team is flying high again this season, earning the #2 overall seed in the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Volleyball Championships held at Uniontown, PA. The team is coming off a second-place finish in last year’s tournament.

The Golden Eagles are under the leadership of third-year head coach Cortney Goodwin and assistant coach Steve Colpus. Team members and their majors, awards and regular season stats are as follows:

Taiyah Johnson, Associate of Science

  • All-Tournament Team
  • 21st in kills
  • 29th in skills per set
  • 20th in total attacks

Cayla Shrimplin, Nursing

  • 2nd Team All-American
  • 28th in service aces
  • 6th in digs
  • 6th in digs per set
  • 6th in receptions

Lizzy Keller, Early Childhood Education

  • Academic All American, 3.840 GPA
  • Second Team All American
  • 18th in kills
  • 25th in kills per set
  • 12th in total attacks
  • 10th in receptions
  • 16th in digs
  • 22nd in points

Makenzie Ailes, General Studies

  • 1st Team All-American
  • 9th in kills
  • 9th in kills per set
  • 15th in total attacks
  • 12th in hitting percentage
  • 23rd in block assist
  • 25th in block total
  • 10th in points
  • 8th in points per set

Nicole Simons, Psychology

  • Academic All-American, 3.673 GPA
  • 25th in total service aces

Kylie Culbertson, Early Childhood Education

  • All-Tournament Team
  • 2nd in assists
  • 2nd in assists per set
  • 8th in service aces
  • 16th in service aces per set

Alivia Spaulding, Criminology and Justice Studies

  • 17th in kills
  • 24th in kills per set
  • 23rd in total attacks
  • 15th in hitting percentage
  • 21st in block solo
  • 14th in block assist
  • 14th in block total
  • 17th in block per set
  • 18th in points

Addison Gordon, Communication Studies

  • 11th in service aces
  • 12th in receptions
  • 17th in block assist

The Golden Eagles are set to play in Pool Play on November 7th at 2:30 p.m. vs Penn State Hazleton and again at 7:30 p.m. vs Paul Smith's College. Tickets will be sold online and at the gate. Single day passes are $15 per day or a tournament pass for $30. Online tickets available at . Cash will not be accepted on site.

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POSTED: Monday, November 4, 2024 11:18 AM
Updated: Monday, November 4, 2024 11:47 AM
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