Eastern Michigan Athletics
Alyssa LaFace Named To AVCA Midwest Region Team
12/4/2018 1:44:00 PM | Volleyball
The senior libero is the first Eagle since 2002 to earn an AVCA honor
LEXINGTON, Ky. (EMUEagles.com) – For the first time since 2002, the Eastern Michigan volleyball program had a player named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region team. Senior Alyssa LaFace (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Park) earned Midwest Region Honorable Mention, the organization announced Tuesday, Dec. 4.
LaFace becomes the first Eagle since Camila Olaio to earn the honor of all-region.
The award provides a perfect bookend to the Allen Park, Mich. native's career, which began in 2015 as a walk-on. LaFace finished her senior season with a 5.75 digs per set mark, good for seventh in the NCAA, and put up 725 total digs in the season, the second-best single-season total in EMU history. The libero earned All-MAC First Team and MAC All-Tournament team for her efforts in 2018.
"I'm incredibly proud of Alyssa and all of her accomplishments, but this one is extra special," said head coach Kimi Olson. "She took ownership of the libero position and became one of the best our program has ever had. She embraced the process and helped bring EMU volleyball to a new level."
For her career, LaFace finished with 1,673 digs, placing her fifth in Eastern laurels. She is also at the top of the single-game match records, having set the record for digs in a four-set match with 37 against Harvard, Sept. 1.
Eastern Michigan won its first ever Mid-American Conference Tournament championship in 2018, securing a berth in its first ever NCAA Tournament.
LaFace becomes the first Eagle since Camila Olaio to earn the honor of all-region.
The award provides a perfect bookend to the Allen Park, Mich. native's career, which began in 2015 as a walk-on. LaFace finished her senior season with a 5.75 digs per set mark, good for seventh in the NCAA, and put up 725 total digs in the season, the second-best single-season total in EMU history. The libero earned All-MAC First Team and MAC All-Tournament team for her efforts in 2018.
"I'm incredibly proud of Alyssa and all of her accomplishments, but this one is extra special," said head coach Kimi Olson. "She took ownership of the libero position and became one of the best our program has ever had. She embraced the process and helped bring EMU volleyball to a new level."
For her career, LaFace finished with 1,673 digs, placing her fifth in Eastern laurels. She is also at the top of the single-game match records, having set the record for digs in a four-set match with 37 against Harvard, Sept. 1.
Eastern Michigan won its first ever Mid-American Conference Tournament championship in 2018, securing a berth in its first ever NCAA Tournament.
From @EMUVolleyball walk-on to @AVCAVolleyball All-Region, it has been quite the ride for @alyssa_laface3 !#EMUEagles | #LineItUp pic.twitter.com/HFjpsaSN0P
— EMU Athletics (@EMUAthletics) December 4, 2018
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