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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Six Falcon Volleyball Players Named Academic All-MAC
January 19, 2012 | Volleyball
Cleveland, Ohio – Bowling Green volleyball players Laura Avila and Kari Galen were named to the Mid-American Conference Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team Thursday, while Lindsey Butterfield, Libby Dachenhaus, Ashley Dunn, and Emily Kauth earned academic honorable mention honors.
The Academic All-MAC Team is voted on by the league's faculty athletic representatives. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must have a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and have participated in 50 percent of their team's contests. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residency are not eligible for the award.
Avila started all 31 matches as Bowling Green's setter during her sophomore season in 2011, playing in every set. She posted double-digit assist totals in every match and had at least 40 assists twice, averaging 6.90 per set. She also ranked seventh in the league with 32 aces and was named to the South Florida Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Galen, a junior middle, started 29-of-31 matches and ranked fourth in the MAC with a .337 attack percentage. That percentage was also the sixth-best season in program history. Galen also led the team with 99 blocks and ranked fourth on the squad with 176 kills. She was named MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week after earning MVP honors at the South Florida Invitational after posting 26 blocks in four matches over two days. Galen was also named to the Bucknell Invitational All-Tournament team.
Butterfield battled through injuries early in her sophomore season to play in 24 matches in 2011 and rank seventh on the team with 54 kills. She had a season-high seven kills against Buffalo.
Dachenhaus, a sophomore defensive specialist, played in 27 matches and had the top serving percentage on the team at .971. She was fifth on the team with 82 digs and had at least one ace in four consecutive conference matches.
Dunn, a sophomore, played in every set during the 2011 season as the team's libero and had 450 digs, the 10th highest single-season total in school history. Her 4.02 digs per set ranked seventh in the MAC and her 25 aces were third-best on the team. Dunn closed the season with 19 consecutive double-digit dig matches and early in the season she was named to the South Florida Invitational All-Tournament team. She earned MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 4.80 digs per set in matches against Oakland, Toledo, and Ball State.
Kauth, a senior middle, started all 31 matches for the Falcons and ranked eighth in the conference with a .310 attack percentage. Her 2.31 kills per set were third on the team and her 63 blocks were second. She had 11 double-digit kill matches, including a season-high 16 in a win over rival Toledo. She was named to three all-tournament teams, earning the honors at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, the South Florida Invitational, and the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational. Finally, Kauth was named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week after posting 33 kills and hitting at a .476 clip against Oakland, Toledo, and Ball State.
Bowling Green was the most improved team in the MAC in 2011, winning 11 more matches than a year earlier and finishing 19-12 on the season. The Falcons had their best start in school history, winning their first 12 matches, including a four-set victory over then-unbeaten Michigan State in the first ever match in the Stroh Center.
The Academic All-MAC Team is voted on by the league's faculty athletic representatives. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must have a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and have participated in 50 percent of their team's contests. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residency are not eligible for the award.
Avila started all 31 matches as Bowling Green's setter during her sophomore season in 2011, playing in every set. She posted double-digit assist totals in every match and had at least 40 assists twice, averaging 6.90 per set. She also ranked seventh in the league with 32 aces and was named to the South Florida Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Galen, a junior middle, started 29-of-31 matches and ranked fourth in the MAC with a .337 attack percentage. That percentage was also the sixth-best season in program history. Galen also led the team with 99 blocks and ranked fourth on the squad with 176 kills. She was named MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week after earning MVP honors at the South Florida Invitational after posting 26 blocks in four matches over two days. Galen was also named to the Bucknell Invitational All-Tournament team.
Butterfield battled through injuries early in her sophomore season to play in 24 matches in 2011 and rank seventh on the team with 54 kills. She had a season-high seven kills against Buffalo.
Dachenhaus, a sophomore defensive specialist, played in 27 matches and had the top serving percentage on the team at .971. She was fifth on the team with 82 digs and had at least one ace in four consecutive conference matches.
Dunn, a sophomore, played in every set during the 2011 season as the team's libero and had 450 digs, the 10th highest single-season total in school history. Her 4.02 digs per set ranked seventh in the MAC and her 25 aces were third-best on the team. Dunn closed the season with 19 consecutive double-digit dig matches and early in the season she was named to the South Florida Invitational All-Tournament team. She earned MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 4.80 digs per set in matches against Oakland, Toledo, and Ball State.
Kauth, a senior middle, started all 31 matches for the Falcons and ranked eighth in the conference with a .310 attack percentage. Her 2.31 kills per set were third on the team and her 63 blocks were second. She had 11 double-digit kill matches, including a season-high 16 in a win over rival Toledo. She was named to three all-tournament teams, earning the honors at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, the South Florida Invitational, and the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational. Finally, Kauth was named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week after posting 33 kills and hitting at a .476 clip against Oakland, Toledo, and Ball State.
Bowling Green was the most improved team in the MAC in 2011, winning 11 more matches than a year earlier and finishing 19-12 on the season. The Falcons had their best start in school history, winning their first 12 matches, including a four-set victory over then-unbeaten Michigan State in the first ever match in the Stroh Center.
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