Women's Volleyball

Pitt’s Fairbanks, Stanford's Rubin Headline 2024 Volleyball All-ACC Academic Team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt’s Rachel Fairbanks and Stanford’s Elia Rubin have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference 2024 Volleyball Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year and headline the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team, the league announced on Thursday.

Fairbanks was named the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season. The setter out of Tustin, California, graduated this past December with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance. This is her third season on the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team.
 
During the 2024 season, Fairbanks recorded 1,067 assists (10.76 a/s), 221 digs (2.21 d/s), 41.0 total blocks (1.04 b/s), 38 kills and 38 service aces to help lead Pitt to its fourth consecutive national semifinal. She was a 2024 AVCA First-Team All-American, 2024 First-Team All-ACC honoree and a semifinalist for the 2024 AVCA Player of the Year. Fairbanks was also named to the 2024 AVCA East Coast Region team and the 2024 Pittsburgh NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team. She was also a second-team College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American this past season.
 
Stanford’s Rubin is a junior outside hitter studying Science, Technology & Society. The Santa Monica, California, native is two-time Academic All-Conference (2023, 2024), two-time CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024) and was a 2024 CSC Second-Team Academic All-American.
 
Rubin closed out the 2024 season with 440 kills (3.93 k/s), 34 service aces, 283 digs (2.527 d/s) and 68.0 total blocks to lead the Cardinal offense. She hit .300 or better in 19 matches, including 10 matches above the .400 threshold and was second on the team with 10 double-doubles. She led the Cardinal in kills in 21 of 32 matches played and recorded 20 or more kills four times. Rubin was named to the 2024 AVCA Player of the Year Watch List, was a member of the 2024 All-ACC First-Team and was a 2024 First-Team AVCA All-American.
 
Twenty-one student-athletes who earned All-ACC first or second-team honors this season also secured spots on the academic team, highlighted by Louisville’s Elena Scott, the 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Seven student-athletes on the All-ACC Freshman Team earned All-ACC Academic Team honors, highlighted by Louisville’s Nayelis Cabello, the 2024 ACC Freshman of the Year.
 
All 18 ACC volleyball programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team with Duke leading the conference with 13 student-athletes followed by SMU with 12, Stanford with 11, and Boston College, Clemson, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest all with 10 apiece.
 
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.
 
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. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests.
 
The full list of the 2024 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team can be found below:
Name School Pos. Class Degree
Anna Herrington Boston College MB  Jr. Management
Brooklyn Yelland Boston College L/DS So. Management
Emilia Bernal Boston College L/DS Fr. Political Science
Grace Miliken Boston College MB Jr. Management
Jane Petrie  Boston College S Sr. Management
Julia Haggerty Boston College MB/OPP Sr. Management
Morgan Riddle Boston College L/DS Gr.  Leadership M.S.
Samantha Hoppes Boston College OPP So. Management
Sequia Layne Boston College OH/OPP Fr. Undeclared
Sophia Lambros Boston College S Gr.  Leadership M.S.
Gianna Bartalo California DS/L Gr. Business Admin. Certificate Program
Peyton DeJardin  California OH Jr. Media Studies
Sophia Johnson California DS/L So. Undeclared
Ashley Li California OH So. Media Studies
Maggie Li California OH So. Undeclared
Ava Mehrten California OPP Sr. Media Studies
Sawyer Thomsen California MB So. Undeclared
Audrey Armbruster Clemson S So. Accounting
Azyah Dailey Clemson PA Sr. Athletic Leadership (MS)
McKenna Gildon Clemson L So. Pre-Business
Kate Hansen Clemson MB So. Sociology
Neea-Maria Joki Clemson PA Fr. Pre-Business
Claire Luoma Clemson L Fr. Pre-Business
Mia McGrath Clemson PA Jr. Sport Communication
Katherine Sandt Clemson S So. Accounting
Devan Taylor  Clemson L Sr. Biomedical Engineering (MS)
Indigo Young Clemson MB Gr. Athletic Leadership (MS)
Christina Barrow Duke DS Jr. Political Science
Mailinh Godschall Duke DS Fr. Undeclared
Breonna Goss Duke MB Fr. Undeclared
Avery Hamlin Duke OH Fr. Undeclared
Lauren Ingram Duke OH So. Undeclared
Kerry Keefe Duke OH Jr. Economics
Millie Muir Duke S Jr. Biology
Grace Penn Duke S Gr. Master of Management Studies
Nikki Quinn Duke S So. Undeclared
Rachel Richardson Duke OH Sr. Psychology
Sydney Tomlak Duke DS Jr. Environmental Sciences & Policy
Nikki Underwood Duke DS Sr. Psychology
Taylor Williams Duke OH Fr. Undeclared
Emery Dupes Florida State L Sr. Marketing
Iane Henke Florida State OH Jr. Psychology
Audrey Koenig Florida State OH Gr. Public Health
Kelsey Perry Florida State MB Jr. Sport Management
Kennedy Phelan Florida State S So. Art Studio
Loren Robertson Florida State S Gr. Hospitality & Entrepreneurship
Madeline Snider Florida State OH So. Exercise Physiology
Bianca Bertolino Georgia Tech OH Sr. Biology
Luanna Emiliano Georgia Tech S Sr. Applied Language & Intercultural Studies
Laura Fischer Georgia Tech RS Sr. Business
Ashlyn Goolsby Georgia Tech S Sr. Business
Leia Harper Georgia Tech OH Sr. Biomedical Engineering
Liv Mogridge Georgia Tech MB Jr. Literature, Media & Comms
Lauren Sanden Georgia Tech L Sr. Biomedical Engineering
Nayelis Cabello Louisville S Fr. Exercise Science
Cara Cresse Louisville MB Jr. Communication
Anna DeBeer Louisville OH Gr Business Administration
Elle Glock Louisville S Sr. Biology
Charitie Luper Louisville OH Sr. Psychology
Payton Petersen Louisville OH Fr. Sport Administration
Kamden Schrand Louisville L/DS So. Marketing
Elena Scott  Louisville L/DS Sr. Communication
Hannah Sherman Louisville MB Jr. Business Management
Ashley Carr Miami MB Sr. Biomedical Engineering
Paula Guersching Miami OH Gr. Economics
Grace Lopez Miami OPP So. Sport Administration
Bianka Lulic Miami MH R-So. Management
Milan Moisio Miami L Jr. Elementary Education
Ariana Rodriguez Miami S R-So. Finance
Alanys Viera Miami S Sr. Communication Broadcast Journalism
Dalia Wilson Miami MB Jr. Communication Studies
Ava Brizard NC State OH Jr. Business Management
Courtney  Bryant NC State OH So. Business Management
Sydney Daniels NC State DS Jr. Psychology
Sophie Groom NC State MB Jr. Nutrition
Martyna Leoniak NC State OH Sr. Business Management
Kate Peterson NC State S So. Biological Sciences
Amanda Rice NC State OPP Sr. Microbiology, Masters
Maisie Alexander Notre Dame DS/L Sr. Finance
Anna Bjork Notre Dame MB Fr. Science Pre-Professional
Mallory Bohl Notre Dame MB Fr. Psychology
Cailey Dockery Notre Dame DS/L Jr. Neuroscience & Behavior
Morgan Gaerte Notre Dame OH Fr. Marketing
Grace Langer Notre Dame MB Fr. Science Pre-Professional
Hattie Monson Notre Dame DS/L Gr. Master of Science in Management
Sydney Palazzolo Notre Dame OH Sr. Science Pre-Professional
Ella Sandt Notre Dame S Gr. Master of Science in Business Analytics
Lucy Trump Notre Dame OH Sr. Psychology
Blaire Bayless Pitt OH Jr. Urban Studies
Rachel Fairbanks Pitt S Sr. Finance
Catherine Flood Pitt OH Gr. Management
Dillyn Griffin Pitt L/DS Sr. Communication: Rhet & Comm/Psychology
Ryla Jones Pitt MB So. Undeclared
Emmy Klika Pitt L/DS Gr. Sport Science
Mallorie Meyer Pitt L/DS Fr. Undeclared
Valeria Vazquez Gomez Pitt OH Gr. Health and Physical Activity
Casey Batenhorst SMU S Jr. APSM-Sport Management
Ellie Bolton SMU DS/L Gr. Master's of Management
Celia Cullen SMU S Gr. Master's of Management
Natalie Foster SMU MB Gr. Master's of Management
Brooke Frazier SMU DS/L Sr. Applied Physicology of Sports Management
Jentry Lamirand SMU OH Jr. Accounting
Natalia Newsome SMU MB Fr. Undeclared
Nnedi Okammor SMU MB Gr. Master's of Management
Natalie  Perdue SMU OH Gr. Master's of Management
Naya Shime SMU OPP Gr. Master's of Management
Maya Tabron SMU OH Gr. Master's of Sport Management
Jamison Wheeler SMU OH Sr. Marketing; Minor: Sport Management
Lizzy Andrew Stanford MB Fr. Undeclared
Taylor Beaven Stanford DS Sr. Human Biology
Malyssa Cawa Stanford DS Fr. Undeclared
Sami Francis Stanford MB Sr. Science, Technology & Society
Jordyn Harvey Stanford OPP So. Undeclared
Koko Kirsch Stanford DS So. Undeclared
Ipar Kurt Stanford OH So. Undeclared
Elena Oglivie Stanford L Sr. Science, Technology & Society
Anna Pringle Stanford DS Jr. Human Biology
Elia Rubin Stanford OH Jr. Science, Technology & Society
Taylor Yu Stanford S Fr. Undeclared
Ashlee Gnau Syracuse  DS/L Fr. Social Work
Mira Ledermueller Syracuse  S So. Psychology; Neuroscience
Sydney Moore Syracuse  MB Gr. Marketing
Anastasiia Nikolnikova Syracuse  MB So. Sociology; Law, Society, and Policy
Ava Palm Syracuse  OH Gr. Project Management
Greta Schlichter Syracuse  DS/L So. Biomedical Engineering; Neuroscience
Nikki Shimao Syracuse  DS/L Gr. Applied Data Science
Veronica Sierzant Syracuse  S So. Finance-U
Sydnie Waller Syracuse  OH/RS So.  Management (Undeclared); Public Relations
Sara Wasiakowska Syracuse  RS Gr. Intercollegiate Athletic Advising &Supprt
Zoe Behrendt North Carolina S So. Undecided
Julia Bohlinger North Carolina L/DS Fr. Undecided
Erin Curtis North Carolina OH Fr. Undecided
Safi Hampton North Carolina OH So. Undecided
Madelyn May North Carolina L/DS Sr. Exercise and Sport Science
Marissa Meyerhoefer North Carolina L/DS Sr. Business Administration
Carson Overbeck North Carolina L/DS Sr. Global Studies
Jacqueline Taylor North Carolina MB Fr. Undecided
Chelsea Thorpe North Carolina OPP Jr. Business Administration
Kate Dean Virginia MB Jr. Sociology
Zoey Dood Virginia S Fr. Arts & Sciences Undeclared
Milan Gomillion Virginia L Sr. Youth & Social Innovation
Kate Johnson Virginia DS/L Jr. Biology
Ashley Le Virginia S Sr. Media Studies
Abby Tadder Virginia MB Sr. Economics
Heyli Velasquez Virginia DS/L Sr. Media Studies
Becca Wight Virginia RS Fr. Arts & Sciences Undeclared
Elizabeth Aylward Virginia Tech OH So. Psychology
Erica Dellesky Virginia Tech S Fr. Human Development
Aisha Keric Virginia Tech RS Fr. Exercise and Health Sciences
Sarah Malinowski Virginia Tech RS Jr. Aerospace Engineering
Leandra Mangual Duran Virginia Tech L/OH Gr. Curriculum and Instruction
Belle Patrick Virginia Tech OH Fr. Business
Hailey Pearce Virginia Tech OH So. Business
Jasmine Robinson Virginia Tech MB R-Jr. Human Development
Viktoria Wahlgren Virginia Tech S Jr. Public Health
Ece Yildiz Virginia Tech DS Fr. University Studies
Rian Baker Wake Forest S Jr. Communications
Becca Bellows Wake Forest S Fr. Undeclared
Paige Crawford Wake Forest OH Jr. Communications
Emma Farrell Wake Forest L Jr. Communications
Olivia Franke Wake Forest MB Gr. Teaching
Tina Grkovic Wake Forest MB Gr. Business Analytics
Dhru Lalaji Wake Forest DS Fr. Undeclared
Olivia Murphy Wake Forest RS R-So. Finance
Laila Ricks Wake Forest RS Gr. Project Management
Jaime Santer Wake Forest OH Gr. General Management