Full List of 2019 AVCA All-America Selections
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue volleyball added three more All-America honorees to its ranks as sophomore Grace Cleveland was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) third-team All-American and redshirt senior Blake Mohler and junior Caitlyn Newton garnered honorable mention accolades on Wednesday.
The honor is the first of Cleveland and Newton's careers and the second of Mohler's, following a third-selection in 2018. The accolades also mark the tenth straight season a Purdue player has been named an All-American.
Cleveland earns her first All-American recognition after dominating at the net for Purdue with 1.08 blocks per set and a team-best 127 assisted. Offensively, she was second on the squad with 3394 kills and 3.23 kills per set. She was also second on the team with 43 service aces, including a league-best 33 aces through Big Ten play. Overall, Cleveland tallied 22 matches with double-digit kills, 10 contests with five or more blocks and 10 matches with at least two aces.
Earning her second All-America award, Mohler concluded the season with a team-best in total blocks (139), solo blocks (22) and blocks per set (1.23), She also ranked second on the team with a .333 hitting percentage, while rating third with 240 kills and 319.5 points. Named Pre-season All-Big Ten, Mohler had 12 matches where she hit .400 or better and eight matches with at least five blocks. A four-year starter for the Boilermakers, Mohler completed her collegiate career with 976 career kills and 497 blocks.
A six-rotation player, Newton closed out the season with a match-high 19 kills against No.1 Baylor in the NCAA regional round at Waco, Texas. Overall, she led the Boilermakers in kills (445), kills per set (3.90) and points (529.5). The Terra Haute, Ind. native had 26 matches with double-digit kills and eight matches in which she hit over .300. The outside hitter also guided the Big Ten with 0.46 aces per set. Defensively, Newton finished second on the team with 15 solo blocks, while adding 165 digs and 41 aces on the year.
The 2019 Boilermakers posted a 24-8 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. The team returns all but two members, Mohler and redshirt Shavona Cuttino in 2020.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue volleyball added three more All-America honorees to its ranks as sophomore Grace Cleveland was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) third-team All-American and redshirt senior Blake Mohler and junior Caitlyn Newton garnered honorable mention accolades on Wednesday.
The honor is the first of Cleveland and Newton's careers and the second of Mohler's, following a third-selection in 2018. The accolades also mark the tenth straight season a Purdue player has been named an All-American.
Cleveland earns her first All-American recognition after dominating at the net for Purdue with 1.08 blocks per set and a team-best 127 assisted. Offensively, she was second on the squad with 3394 kills and 3.23 kills per set. She was also second on the team with 43 service aces, including a league-best 33 aces through Big Ten play. Overall, Cleveland tallied 22 matches with double-digit kills, 10 contests with five or more blocks and 10 matches with at least two aces.
Earning her second All-America award, Mohler concluded the season with a team-best in total blocks (139), solo blocks (22) and blocks per set (1.23), She also ranked second on the team with a .333 hitting percentage, while rating third with 240 kills and 319.5 points. Named Pre-season All-Big Ten, Mohler had 12 matches where she hit .400 or better and eight matches with at least five blocks. A four-year starter for the Boilermakers, Mohler completed her collegiate career with 976 career kills and 497 blocks.
A six-rotation player, Newton closed out the season with a match-high 19 kills against No.1 Baylor in the NCAA regional round at Waco, Texas. Overall, she led the Boilermakers in kills (445), kills per set (3.90) and points (529.5). The Terra Haute, Ind. native had 26 matches with double-digit kills and eight matches in which she hit over .300. The outside hitter also guided the Big Ten with 0.46 aces per set. Defensively, Newton finished second on the team with 15 solo blocks, while adding 165 digs and 41 aces on the year.
The 2019 Boilermakers posted a 24-8 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. The team returns all but two members, Mohler and redshirt Shavona Cuttino in 2020.