Bruzdzinski Voted All-Region, Makes All-America Ballot
12/6/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan junior outside hitter Katie Bruzdzinski (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) earned All-Mideast Region honors as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the AVCA announced Wednesday (Dec. 6).
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With her selection, Bruzdzinski is now eligible for the AVCA All-America team, which will be announced Dec. 13. Erin Moore (2000-03) is the only All-American in program history, earning All-America third team honors in 2003.
Bruzdzinski finished the regular season with the most kills (521), points (595.0) and aces (48) in the Big Ten Conference, earning All-Big Ten honors and leading the Wolverines to their sixth NCAA Tournament in the last eight seasons. She shattered Michigan's single-season kills record and ascended to third on U-M's all-time kills list and sixth on the all-time aces list. She also became just the 10th Big Ten volleyball player in conference history to win back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Week honors when she earned the weekly laurel Nov. 6 and 13.
Bruzdzinski joins Moore and 1997 all-district honoree Linnea Mendoza (1994-97), as the only Wolverines to earn AVCA accolades. Moore was named honorable mention All-Mideast Region in her junior season (2002) before earning All-America third team honors as a senior (2003), while Mendoza was named to the AVCA All-District II team in 1997.
The Wolverines (21-13, 8-12 Big Ten) concluded the 2006 in the NCAA Tournament after beginning the season with a program-best 13-0 mark and finishing tied for seventh in the Big Ten.
2006 AVCA All-Mideast Region
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