GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt junior outside hitter Kayla Lund has been named the 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Player of the Year and headlines the All-ACC Team announced Monday. The awards were based on a vote of the league’s head coaches.
Louisville received the four remaining annual honors, as senior Tori Dilfer was named Setter of the Year, sophomore middle blocker Amaya Tillman was voted Defensive Player of the Year, outside hitter Anna DeBeer was selected Freshman of the Year and Dani Busboom Kelly was named Coach of the Year.
Lund is the first ACC student-athlete to be named Player of the Year twice. The senior ranks in the top five in the league in points (third, 323), kills (fifth, 275) and aces (fifth, 28). The Pasadena, California, native helped the Panthers finish undefeated in the spring, winning all 12 of their matches.
Dilfer leads the ACC and ranks among the top 20 in the NCAA in assists per set with 10.93. The senior from Los Gatos, California, keys a Louisville offense that is among the nation’s leaders in hitting percentage (13th, .285) and kills per set (21st, 14.08).
Tillman leads the league and ranks third in the nation in blocks per set with 1.65. She spearheads a stout Louisville defense that is the best nationally in blocks per set this season with 3.25 and ranks 17th in opponent hitting percentage (.132).
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, DeBeer ranks 10th in the league in kills per set with 3.17. The rookie outside hitter has a .283 hitting percentage and averages 1.50 digs per set.
Busboom Kelly led Louisville to its third ACC Championship, winning 13 league matches. Under her guidance, the Cardinals lead the nation in blocks per set and lead the league in opponent hitting percentage. Louisville also ranks among the top five in the ACC in hitting percentage (second, .285), kills per set (second, 14.08) and assists per set (12.58).
Thirteen different schools are represented on the All-ACC Team, led by Louisville and Notre Dame with five honorees each. Four student-athletes were recognized from Florida State, followed by three each from Duke, Georgia Tech and Pitt. Miami, North Carolina and NC State each had two selections, and Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse and Wake Forest each had one.
Four ACC teams earned berths in the 2020 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship: No. 11 seed Louisville, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and Pitt. The first round of play is set for April 14.
2020 ACC Volleyball Awards
Player of the Year: Kayla Lund, Sr., OH, Pitt
Defensive Player of the Year: Amaya Tillman, So., MB, Louisville
Setter of the Year: Tori Dilfer, Sr., S, Louisville
Freshman of the Year: Anna DeBeer, Fr., OH, Louisville
Coach of the Year: Dani Busboom Kelly, Louisville
First Team All-ACC
Emma Clothier**, So., MB, Florida State
Taryn Knuth^****, Sr., MB, Florida State
Julia Bergmann^**, So., OH, Georgia Tech
Mariana Brambilla^***, Jr., OH, Georgia Tech
Anna DeBeer, Fr., OH, Louisville
Tori Dilfer, Sr., S, Louisville
Aiko Jones**, So., OPP, Louisville
Anna Stevenson**, Sr., MB, Louisville
Elizaveta Lukianova***, Sr., OH, Miami
Melissa Evans****, Sr., OPP, NC State
Charley Niego***, Jr., OH, Notre Dame
Zoe Nunez**, Jr., S, Notre Dame
Kayla Lund****, Sr., OH, Pitt
Chinaza Ndee***, Sr., RS, Pitt
Second Team All-ACC
Amaka Chukwujekwu**, Sr., MB, Boston College
Camryn Hannah, Fr., OH, Clemson
Mackenzie Cole, Jr., L, Duke
Ade Owokoniran**, Jr., OH, Duke
Payton Schwantz, Sr., OH, Duke
Morgan Chacon, So., OH, Florida State
Jasmyn Martin**, Sr., OH, Florida State
Matti McKissock**, Jr., S, Georgia Tech
Amaya Tillman**, So., MB, Louisville
Savannah Vach**, So., S, Miami
Jade Parchment, Jr., OH, NC State
Caroline Meuth**, So., OH, Notre Dame
Lindsey Miller, Fr., MB, Notre Dame
Sabrina Starks, Jr., MB, Pitt
All-Freshman Team
Camryn Hannah, OH, Clemson
Anna DeBeer, OH, Louisville
Aziah Buckner, OH, North Carolina
Kaya Merkler, OH, North Carolina
Aubrey Hamilton, OH, Notre Dame
Lindsey Miller, MB, Notre Dame
Hattie Monson, L, Notre Dame
Lauren Hogan, L, Syracuse
Ashley Slater, OH, Wake Forest
^ denotes unanimous selection
* denotes number of career All-ACC honors