Emory Places Two On AVCA All-America Team
Division
III All-America Teams
Two members Emory University volleyball team have earned
American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America honors for the
2009 season. Sophomores Natalie Schonefeld
(Riviera, TX) and outside hitter Jessica McAlvany
(Roswell, GA) landed first-team acclaim after helping the Eagles to
an overall record of 34-6 and the program's 14th
straight appearance to the NCAA Tournament.
Schonefeld, a second-team All-American last season, ran the Emory
offensive attack with precision from her setting post and ended the
year averaging 10.73 assists per set with that mark ranking seventh
on the school's seasonal list. Schonefeld doled out a total
of 1,405 assists during the 2009 campaign, good for fifth on the
Eagles' seasonal chart. After two years of action, she
already holds down the No. 5 spot on the Eagles' career chart with
2,826 assists. The 5-foot-7 Schonefeld also averaged 2.16
digs and 0.46 blocks per set.
The 6-foot-1 McAlvany made a significant impact in her first year
with the program following her transfer from Davidson. She averaged
a team-high 3.15 kills per set and recorded a solid 30.7 hitting
percentage. She played in 35 matches and registered 18
outings of double-figure kills including a pair of 20-kill efforts,
one being a 24-terminations outing vs. Armstrong Atlantic, the
high-water mark by an Emory player during the year, and the other a
21-kills night against Randolph-Macon College. She was named
the University Athletic Association Player of the Week on three
occasions.
The duo of Schonefeld and McAlvany also were recognized for their
outstanding seasons with first-team berths on the AVCA All-South
Region Team. It represented the second time Schonefeld had
landed a spot on that team
Also drawing recognition on the All-South Region Team as
honorable-mention choice was senior outside hitter Alysse
Meyer (Stockton, CA). Meyer averaged 2.76 kills per set
and hit 28.6 percent on the year. She played in 32 matches
and racked up 13 performances of 10 or more kills.
Career-wise, Meyer wound up in the No. 3 spot on Emory's all-time
list with 1,573 kills.
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