LEXINGTON, Ky. --- The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 40th annual AVCA All-America teams for NCAA Division II women's volleyball. Emiah Burrowes and Carly Sosnowski of Tusculum University women's volleyball were featured on the honorable mention list.
The Pioneer pair became the 5th and 6th All-Americans in program history, following Carla Loyd (NAIA), Vivian Lacy (AVCA), Caitlyn Dean (AVCA, D2CCA), and Melissa Mazur (D2CCA).
Burrowes was a consensus All-Region pick, honored by both the AVCA and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). She has also hauled in D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year, AVCA Southeast All-Region first team, SAC Player of the Year, and SAC All-Conference first team this season.
Burrowes led the Pioneers averaging 3.24 kills per set, good for sixth across the conference. The Wesley Chapel, North Carolina product was a 2019 AVCA All-Region first team choice and was the AVCA Region Freshman of the Year. She finished her junior season with a .260 hitting percentage, while averaging 2.26 digs per set. The outside hitter amassed 18 service aces and 28 total blocks while leading the team with her 344.5 total points.
Burrowes accounted for nine double-doubles this year, including a season-best 23 kills and 13 digs in a five-set win over NCAA Tournament participant Mars Hill. In her 26 starts, she has recorded double-digit kills on 17 occasions.
In her 59-match career, she is averaging 3.24 kills per set, which is the third-best average in school history.
Sosnowski joined her teammate on the AVCA All-Region team and the national honorable mention list.
Sosnowski, a graduate student from Oxford, Florida, averaged a team-best 5.08 digs per set, which is fourth in the league and 45th in the nation. The 2021 All-SAC honoree posted double-digit digs in 25 of her 26 matches including a string of 21 in a row.
She has 13 matches with 20 or more digs including a career-high 31 on two occasions. The first 31-dig outing came in a 3-1 win over Queens and repeated that effort in the SAC semifinal against eventual SAC Tournament champion Lenoir-Rhyne. In the SAC postseason, she averaged 6.14 digs per set and earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament Team.
Tusculum's libero became the 10th player in program history with 1,000 digs as a Pioneer during TU's SAC quarterfinal victory over Catawba. Her 1,055 digs at Tusculum are the 10th most in school history, while her 4.86 career average is third in the TU record book. Including her rookie season at Florida International, Sosnowski has accumulated 1,165 digs in her collegiate career.
Tusculum claimed its first-ever SAC championship, a top-seed in the conference tournament, and three-straight weeks atop the NCAA region rankings. The Pioneers earned its first postseason berth since 2013, the sixth overall.
2021 AVCA Division II All-America Teams
First Team
Alexis Cardoza, Cal State San Bernardino
Laura De Marchi, Michigan Tech
Audrey Fisher, Central Missouri
Megan Flom, Winona State
Kenzie Foley, St. Cloud State
Kailyn Gilbreath, Angelo State
Gabby Gunterman, Western Washington
Rylee Hladky, MSU Denver
Allison Maxwell, Washburn
Katie O'Connell, Ferris State
Charlotte Richards, Missouri-St. Louis
Maddy Torve, St. Cloud State
Taylor Vaneekeren, West Florida
Veresia Yon, West Florida
Second Team
Genna Berg, Washburn
Jayln Hayes, Cal State San Bernardino
Anna Jonynas, Michigan Tech
Payton Kirchhoefer, Northwest Missouri State
Avaline Lai, MSU Denver
Taylor Prall, Lenoir-Rhyne
Claudia Rivera, Tampa
Faith Rottinghaus, Washburn
Karla Santos, Cal State LA
Jasmine Schmidt, Palm Beach Atlantic
Madison Squiers, Nebraska-Kearney
Eve Stephens, Alaska Anchorage
Drew Stokes, Colorado School of Mines
Allyssa Van Wienen, Hillsdale
Third Team
Baleigh Allen, Angelo State
Tia Andaya, Central Washington
Madi Cooler, West Florida
Brooke Dexter, Simon Fraser
Amanda Donais, Colorado School of Mines
Mariah-Daisy Duke, Cal Poly Pomona
Audrey Francis, Wheeling
Erin Krupar, Ashland
Ally Offerdahl, Central Missouri
Jami Poppen, Lewis
Alexandra Psoma, Nova Southeastern
Karoline Shelton, Hillsdale
Anna Squiers, Nebraska-Kearney
Averey Yaksich, Sioux Falls
AVCA Division II National Freshman of the Year: Kenzie Foley, St. Cloud State
AVCA Division II National Player of the Year: TBA (Dec. 8)
AVCA Division II National Coach of the Year: TBA (Dec. 8)
Honorable Mention
Jessica Akiona, New Haven
Natasha Bannister, Newberry
Sophia Berg, Angelo State
Rachel Bewick, Lenoir-Rhyne
Journey Blevins, Findlay
Caitlyn Burroway, Regis
Emiah Burrowes, Tusculum
Alexia Byrnes, Chaminade
Maddie Clayton, West Liberty
Anna Dalla Vecchia, Chaminade
Danielle Duis, Colorado School of Mines
Regan Duty, Anderson
Courtney Dyer, Point Loma
Naomi Eckert-Rivera, American International
Hannah Engelken, Central Missouri
Christina Escamilla, Texas Tyler
Olivia Farchild, Western Washington
Kassandra Fairly, Spring Hill
Tyler Fezzey, West Florida
Marianna Fiocco, Nova Southeastern
Taylor Fosler, Tampa
London Fuller, Clarion
Kelsey Gordon, Washburn
Hannah Hair, Seattle Pacific
Jessica Haynie, San Francisco State
Calley Heilborn, Western Washington
Taylor Hicken, Colorado School of Mines
Sorrel Haughton, Tampa
Lindsey Jin, Colorado School of Mines
Annaka Jorgenson, Azusa Pacific
Shannon Kasprak, Wingate
Hayley Kreiger, Davenport
Samantha Lanning, Embry-Riddle
Sydney Leffler, Colorado Mesa
Mara LeGrand, Regis
Nadia Lindner, Lynn
Rachel Linsey, St. Cloud State
Bre Maloney, Winona State
Ashton Marshall, West Florida
Jaden McBride, Embry-Riddle
Ashley McClung, Gannon
Katie McKiel, Tampa
Lindsey Mertz, Hillsdale
Caitlyn Meyer, Daemen
Torrey Miller, West Texas A&M
Kennedy Muff, Flagler
Jasmine Mulvihill, Concordia-St. Paul
Marlee Nunley, Cal State San Bernardino
Brooklen Pe'a, Chaminade
Elizabeth Price, Nova Southeastern
Alyssa Rezac, Northwest Missouri State
Phebie Rossi, St. Cloud State
Madison Roy, Anderson
Lauren Sampson, Gannon
Sophie Schaff, Wingate
Kendall Scharbert, Alabama Huntsville
Meg Schmidt, Southwest Minnesota State
Djuly Schmorantz, Barry
Andrea Serra-Rosa, American International
Cassidy Snider, Clarion
Carly Sosnowski, Tusculum
Lauren Stenman, Lewis
Julia Tays, Simon Fraser
Evelina Teran, Montevallo
Juliana Van Loo, Lewis
Halee Van Poppel, Dallas Baptist
Celeste Vela, Texas A&M-Commerce
Ava Venema, Lewis
Chandler Vogel, West Texas A&M
Mikayla Ware, Texas Tyler
Tye Wedhorn, Colorado Mesa
Angela Young, Southwest Minnesota State
Kira Zimmerman, Cal Poly Pomona
