Ball State University Athletics
McCormick Named a CVU.com Libero of the Year Honorable Mention
January 06, 2006 | Women's Volleyball
Muncie, Ind. - - After turning in one of most successful defensive campaigns in school history, Ball State junior libero Amanda McCormick (Muncie, Ind./Burris H.S.) has one more accolade to add to her list, earning 2005 Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) Libero of the Year Honorable Mention. McCormick is the first player in school history to pick up the award.
Princeton's Jenny McReynolds was named the 2005 CVU.com Libero of the Year, while Paula Gentil (Minnesota), Debora Seilhamer (USC) and Marie Dobrenz (College of Charleston) joined McCormick on the honorable mention list.
An American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Mideast Region Team selection, McCormick finished the year ranked first in the Mid-American Conference and fourth in the nation with a 6.32 digs-per-game average. The average is a Ball State and MAC single-season record. She also became just the second player in league history to record over 700 digs in a season, tallying 727 in her first year with the Cardinals after transferring from the University of Nebraska.
McCormick earned national recognition on Nov. 8, when she became the first women's volleyball player in school history to earn CVU.com National Player of the Week accolades. She earned the honor after collecting a then-career-high 37 digs in BSU's three-game win at Toledo (Nov. 5). The 37 digs were the most in a three-game set in the nation this season and tie as the third-most in a three-game match in NCAA history. McCormick was also named MAC West Division Player of the Week after the accomplishment.
A member of the 2005 All-MAC Second Team, McCormick was named to the 2005 MAC All-Tournament Team after helping guide the Cardinals to the championship match. In BSU's five-game semifinal win over Eastern Michigan, the 5-8 libero posted a career-best 43 digs. She ended the season with 33 digs in the five-game win over Alabama to push her season total over the 700 mark. She was also named to the Michigan State Invitational and Georgetown Hoya Classic All-Tournament Team during the season.
McCormick also joined Rachel Refenes (Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Lutheran H.S.) as the first players in BSU history to earn AVCA All-America status as both were named to the honorable mention team this season.
