Volleyball's Yun Yi Zhang Earns AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
Awards keep piling up for senior outside hitter who led NCAA Division I in kills
12/16/2009 1:02:02 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Yun Yi Zhang has earned the first-ever AVCA All-America recognition for Temple volleyball, taking home honorable mention honors after a truly outstanding senior season.
The postseason award is the first in nine years for the Owls' program, since Alma Kovaci earned Asics All-American honorable mention in 2000.
Zhang, who led NCAA Division I in kills per set this year, had already earned AVCA All-Region Honors in the Northeast Region. As a junior, Zhang earned all-region honorable mention honors.
Zhang’s 5.55 kills per set were tops in the nation as she helped the Owls to a 14-12 record and an appearance in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal against nationally-ranked Dayton.
At the conference level, Zhang was named to the A-10 First Team after earning second team honors a year ago. She was a two-time A-10 Player of the Week this season, and finished her Temple career with 1,656 kills to rank third all-time in the history of the program.