Kadi Kullerkann Named AVCA All-Region
12/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Season Stats | AVCA Full Release
HOUSTON - Senior outside hitter Kadi Kullerkann was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I All-Southeast Region team for the 2014 season. This is the first All-Region honor for a Houston Volleyball player since Lucy Charuk was selected to the 2011 Midwest All-Region team.
Kullerkann is one of the five American Athletic Conference players to be selected to the Southeast Region team. She received 18 votes, the third most in the region for a hitter behind two SEC student-athletes. Kullerkann is now in the running for AVCA All-America honors that are scheduled to be announced Dec. 19.
"We are very proud of Kadi. She has represented the University of Houston, the volleyball program and herself with sincere humility, relentless determination and as a fierce competitor," Head Coach Kaddie Platt said. "Kadi has put Houston Volleyball in the national spotlight with her efforts this season."
"She is a testament to what hard work and determination will do for a student-athlete. She is one of the most coachable players I have coached. We are thankful for her to represent the University of Houston so well."
Earlier this month, Kullerkann was named first team All-Conference for her outstanding performance this season.
Kullerkann closed out the year leading the conference with 644 kills, averaging 5.03 per set. She also ranked third in the nation for total kills and total attacks and is fifth in the nation for kills per set. Kullerkann stands third in kills for a single season in school history and is now the conference record holder for the most kills and kills per set in a single season.
The Estonian native played in all 32 matches this season, only missing one set. She recorded double-digit kills in all 32 matches and led the team with a hitting average of .274.
This season, Kullerkann tallied 686.5 points, averaging 5.36 per set, to lead the conference. Her average ranks eighth nationally.
The 37-kill performance in a five-set victory over Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (Sept. 19) is the second best showing by any Division I athlete this season. Kullerkann wrote herself into the conference record books as she broke the record for the most kills in a match.
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