Hunt, Zimmerman Named to All-Mideast Region Team
12/7/2010 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Dec. 7, 2010
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Senior setter Lexi Zimmerman (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) and junior outside hitter Alex Hunt (Granger, Ind./South Bend St. Joseph) of the University of Michigan volleyball team were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2010 All-Mideast Region team on Tuesday (Dec. 7). With her selection, Zimmerman becomes the first Wolverine in program history to earn four consecutive all-region selections.
Zimmerman led the Wolverines in assists (10.86) for the fourth straight season, ending her career as Michigan's all-time leader with 5,903, the sixth-best mark in Big Ten history. She strung together back-to-back triple-doubles earlier this season, going for 43 assists, 13 kills and 13 digs in a 3-1 win over No. 6 Illinois on Oct. 9 before recording 38 assists, 11 kills and 10 digs in another 3-1 victory over Michigan State on Oct. 13. Zimmerman, the program leader in appearances at 140, also picked up All-Big Ten honors this season for the third consecutive year.
Hunt earned all-region accolades for the first time in her career after leading the Wolverines in points (5.04) and kills (4.41), also tops in the conference. She is the only Big Ten player averaging more than five points per set, using 503 kills, 45 service aces and 46 total blocks for 574.5 points. Hunt recorded 12 matches with at least 20 kills, including a 28-kill performance in a 3-2 win over No. 14 Minnesota on Sept. 25 and was just one of two players in the conference to record 20 kills in a three-set match when she put down 20 against Indiana on Nov. 22.
With their selection to the All-Mideast team, Hunt and Zimmerman are eligible for All-America honors, released on Dec. 15.
The Wolverines finished the season with a 23-10 overall record and a 12-8 Big Ten mark, tying for fourth place in the conference. U-M earned its fifth consecutive NCAA bid, falling to No. 11 Washington in the first round.
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