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Yun Yi Zhang

Volleyball's Yun Yi Zhang Earns AVCA All-America Honorable Mention

12.16.09 | Women's Volleyball

Awards keep piling up for senior outside hitter who led NCAA Division I in kills

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.
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