Three Owls Earn VolleyballMag.com All-American Honors
4/29/2021 4:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Lennon, Graham, and Adekunle receive recognition
HOUSTON - The No. 23 ranked Rice University volleyball team continued to receive recognition from their stellar 2020-21 season as a trio of Owls were recognized by VolleyballMag.com as All-Americans.
Nicole Lennon (Second Team), Carly Graham (Honorable Mention), and Anota Adekunle (Honoroable Mention) all received superlatives from the organization.
Lennon, who was named an AVCA Third Team All-American last week, received her second VolleyballMag.com Second Team honor in as many seasons. The two-time C-USA Player of the Year ranks second among all active NCAA Division I players in both career kills (1,742) and total attacks (4,581). This season Lennon ranked second in C-USA in total points (387.5-16th in NCAA), points per set (5.03-19th in NCAA), total kills (329-22nd in NCAA), kills per set (4.27-30th in NCAA), total attacks (845-30th in NCAA) and attacks per set (10.97).
Graham, from Spring, Texas, was named the C-USA Setter of the Year in her first full season as the team's primary setter and was named to the Southwest Region Team along with Lennon and Adekunle. She orchestrated a Rice offense that ranked 20th in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.268) and 27th in kills per set (13.83). Graham ranked second in C-USA in assists per set (10.39) and total assists (800-24th in NCAA) while recording 10 double-doubles.
Adekunle, a native of Humble, Texas, was a C-USA First Teamer for a second straight season and ranks fourth among all active players in the NCAA in career hitting percentage (.407). Adekunle led all C-USA players and ranks fourth in the NCAA this season in hitting percentage (.463) as she hit .300 or better in 14 of 17 matches.
The Owls (16-5, 12-0) won the C-USA West division title and earned an NCAA Tournament at-large bid for a second straight season. It marked the first time in program history that the Owls finished a conference season undefeated.
Nicole Lennon (Second Team), Carly Graham (Honorable Mention), and Anota Adekunle (Honoroable Mention) all received superlatives from the organization.
Lennon, who was named an AVCA Third Team All-American last week, received her second VolleyballMag.com Second Team honor in as many seasons. The two-time C-USA Player of the Year ranks second among all active NCAA Division I players in both career kills (1,742) and total attacks (4,581). This season Lennon ranked second in C-USA in total points (387.5-16th in NCAA), points per set (5.03-19th in NCAA), total kills (329-22nd in NCAA), kills per set (4.27-30th in NCAA), total attacks (845-30th in NCAA) and attacks per set (10.97).
Graham, from Spring, Texas, was named the C-USA Setter of the Year in her first full season as the team's primary setter and was named to the Southwest Region Team along with Lennon and Adekunle. She orchestrated a Rice offense that ranked 20th in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.268) and 27th in kills per set (13.83). Graham ranked second in C-USA in assists per set (10.39) and total assists (800-24th in NCAA) while recording 10 double-doubles.
Adekunle, a native of Humble, Texas, was a C-USA First Teamer for a second straight season and ranks fourth among all active players in the NCAA in career hitting percentage (.407). Adekunle led all C-USA players and ranks fourth in the NCAA this season in hitting percentage (.463) as she hit .300 or better in 14 of 17 matches.
The Owls (16-5, 12-0) won the C-USA West division title and earned an NCAA Tournament at-large bid for a second straight season. It marked the first time in program history that the Owls finished a conference season undefeated.
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