GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Thirty-four Atlantic Coast Conference student-athletes were selected to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team, headlined by Syracuse’s Santita Ebangwese, the 2018 ACC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced today by the league office.
Ebangwese, a senior majoring in bioengineering from Rochester, New York, was also a Senior CLASS Award Finalist and Google Cloud CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American. The four-time All-ACC Academic honoree is minoring in French, a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and has made multiple dean’s list and AD Honor Rolls. Ebangwese earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors, AVCA East All-Region honors and led the nation in hitting percentage.
In addition to Ebangwese, 23 other All-ACC honorees made the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team.
The 2018 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team has 34 honorees, with 12 institutions represented. Louisville led the league with six selections, followed by four for Notre Dame, Pitt and Virginia Tech. Syracuse had three honorees, while Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State and Virginia each had two, and Clemson had one selection.
Louisville’s Molly Sauer, Miami’s Haley Templeton, Notre Dame’s Ryann DeJarld and Jemma Yeadon and Pitt's Stephanie Williams received All-ACC Academic honors for the third time in their careers, while six other student-athletes earned the recognition for the second time in their careers.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team
Brooke Bailey, Clemson, JR, Psychology
Leah Meyer, Duke, JR, Evolutionary Anthropology
Andie Shelton, Duke, GR, Master of Liberal Studies
Taryn Knuth**, Florida State, SO, Sports Management
Kelsey Wicinski, Florida State, SR, Social Science
Mariana Brambilla, Georgia Tech, FR, Biology
Mikaila Dowd, Georgia Tech, FR, Biomedical Engineering
Jasmine Bennett**, Louisville, SR, Sport Administration
Melanie McHenry**, Louisville, JR, Elem. Education
Wilmarie Rivera**, Louisville, SR, Organization Leadership & Learning
Molly Sauer***, Louisville, SR, Exercise Science
Emily Scott, Louisville, FR, Undecided
Megan Sloan, Louisville, JR, Communication
Elizaveta Lukianova, Miami, SO, Marketing/Management
Haley Templeton***, Miami, SR, Master of International Business Studies
Jade Parchment, NC State, FR, Management
Teni Sopitan, NC State, SR, Nutrition Science
Sydney Bent, Notre Dame, FR, Aerospace Engineering
Ryann DeJarld***, Notre Dame, SR, Management Consulting
Zoe Nunez, Notre Dame, FR, Undecided
Jemma Yeadon***, Notre Dame, JR, Neuroscience & Behavior
Kayla Lund, Pitt, SO, Undeclared
Nika Markovic, Pitt, JR, Communication: Rhet & Comm
Layne Van Buskirk, Pitt, JR, Communication: Rhet & Comm
Stephanie Williams***, Pitt, JR, Health & Physical Activity
Santita Ebangwese****, Syracuse, SR, Bioengineering
Polina Shemanova, Syracuse, FR, Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Jalissa Trotter, Syracuse, SR, Health & Exercise Science
Sarah Billiard**, Virginia, SO, Undeclared
Milla Ciprian, Virginia, FR, Undeclared
Marisa Cerchio, Virginia Tech, SO, Marketing
Carol Raffety, Virginia Tech, JR, Criminology
Kaity Smith, Virginia Tech, SO, Criminology
Jaila Tolbert**, Virginia Tech, SR, International Studies
* - Number of All-ACC Academic honors