Nov. 17, 2015
DENTON - Conference USA released its postseason awards on Tuesday, and two of North Texas volleyball’s all-around threats picked up honors as senior Carnae Dillard was named to the first team and sophomore Holly Milam took a spot on the all-conference second team.
The first team selection comes as no surprise for Dillard, who caps off her senior year with the fourth straight first-team honor of her career. She becomes only the second player - and the first since hall-of-famer Corina Marginas - to accomplish such a feat.
The five-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week was rewarded after leading the NCAA with 5.43 kills per set and 13.99 attacks per set. Additionally, she finished the regular season with 5.89 points per set that was good for second in the country. Dillard leads C-USA in each of those categories and will certainly be in contention for her second league player of the year award later this week.
Middle blocker Holly Milam has done a bit of everything for the Mean Green this season. Her 2.15 kills per set is good for second on the team, and she leads the Mean Green with 98 total blocks on the year. Earlier this week Milam was named C-USA defensive player of the week, good for the first weekly award of her career. Now, she has followed that up with her first career all-conference selection.
Dillard and Milam will lead fourth-seeded North Texas into battle at this weekend’s Conference USA Volleyball Championships from San Antonio. For Dillard, it will be the last chance to win the league title and advance to the coveted NCAA Tournament.
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Maja Ristic, Florida Atlantic
Ally Kiekover, Marshall
Chelsea Ross, Middle Tennessee
Carnae Dillard, North Texas
Madison McDaniel, Rice
Leah Mikeksy, Rice
Mary Pursell, Southern Miss
Dajana Boskovic, UTSA
Alyssa Cavanaugh, WKU
Noelle Langenkamp, WKU
Jessica Lucas, WKU
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Abreia Epps, Charlotte
Brittney Brown, Florida Atlantic
Lucia Castro, FIU
Jennifer Ene, FIU
Holly Milam, North Texas
Portia Okafor, Rice
Chelsey Harris, Rice
Stephany Purdue, Southern Miss
Gabby Deshotel, UAB
Amanda Gonzales, UTSA
Marijeta Runjic, UTSA
Kylie Schott, UTSA
Haley Bodway, WKU
Sydney Engle, WKU
ALL-FRESHMAN
TEAM
Gabriela Martin, Florida Atlantic
McKay Kyle, Rice
Sarah Bell, Southern Miss
Kylie Grandy, Southern Miss
Kylie Baumgartner, UTEP
Amanda Gonzales, UTSA
Rachel Anderson, WKU
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