Moore Garners Spot on AVCA All-Mideast Region Team
12/10/2003 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior Erin Moore (Tiffin, Ohio/Columbian HS), captain of the University of Michigan volleyball team, has been named to the 12-member American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Mideast Region team, the AVCA announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 10). Moore, an honorable mention selection to the All-Mideast Region team in 2002, is the program's second AVCA honoree, joining 1997 all-district selection Linnea Mendoza (1994-97).
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Moore played in all of U-M's 33 matches this season and led the Wolverines with a career-high 4.28 kills per game while ranking second on the team with a career-best 1.32 blocks per game. In addition, Moore recorded a career-high .293 hitting percentage to lead the squad, which qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the program's history.
One of four players unanimously voted to the All-Big Ten Conference team, Moore established U-M single-season records for kills (522), total blocks (161) and block assists (154) in 2003 and concluded her career with 1,384 kills, the most by any student-athlete in U-M volleyball history. Moore led the Wolverines in kills in 20 matches and topped the 10-kill mark in all but three appearances during the year, including a career-high 28 terminations in both matches against the Purdue Boilermakers (Oct. 11 and Oct. 31).
The Wolverines (21-12, 12-8 Big Ten) concluded the 2003 campaign with their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and advanced to the second round for the fourth time in five tries. U-M also finished fifth in the Big Ten, its best showing since 1997, while its 21 wins, including 12 in conference action, were the most since the 1997 campaign and matched the top total since 1981.
AVCA All-Region Release
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