Rettke Becomes Lone Freshman on 2017 Women’s VolleyMob All-America Second Team

The 2017 NCAA Season has come to its conclusion with Nebraska winning the biggest team award in the National Championship. But how about some more individual accolades to give out?

This week, we will present our year two end-of-season VolleyMob awards, starting with our Third-Team yesterday, Second-Team today and First-Team on Thursday. For each level of All-America recognition, we’ve selected six players plus a libero. The week will culminate with us naming our National Player of the Year.

*Note: All-Americans and National Player of the Year were voted on by a VolleyMob staff of writers and compiled based on the aggregate results.

ADORA ANAE, SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER AT UTAH

6’1″ | Punaluu, Hawaii

• 2017 Stats: 4.38 kills per set (.232), 3.16 digs per set, 0.44 blocks per set, 0.18 aces per set
• Ranked 19th in the NCAA (8th among NCAA Tournament teams) in kills per set
• Her season-high 29 kills came at UCLA on Nov. 10 and 20 digs vs. Washington on Nov. 4
• Utah finished 24-10, falling to Texas in the Sweet 16

LEAH EDMOND, SOPHOMORE OUTSIDE HITTER AT KENTUCKY

6’2″ | Lexington, Kentucky

• 2017 Stats: 4.53 kills per set (.310), 2.01 digs per set, 0.55 blocks per set, 0.34 aces per set
• Ranked 13th (7th among NCAA Tournament teams) in the NCAA in points per set (5.16)
• Her season-high 26 kills came at Marquette on Sep. 10 and 17 digs vs. Alabama on Oct. 6
• Kentucky finished 29-4, falling to eventual National Champions Nebraska in the Elite Eight

CHIAKA OGBOGU, SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER AT TEXAS

6’2″ | Coppell, Texas

• 2017 Stats: 2.58 kills per set (.399), 1.64 blocks per set, 0.59 digs per set, 0.13 aces per set
• Ranked 3rd (2nd among NCAA Tournament teams) in the NCAA in blocks per set
• Her season-high 16 kills came against Utah in the Sweet 16 and 11 blocks twice this season
• Texas finished 27-3, falling at Stanford in the Elite Eight

DANA RETTKE, FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER AT WISCONSIN

6’8″ | Riverside, Illinois

• 2017 Stats: 3.42 kills per set (.443), 1.37 blocks per set, 0.32 digs per set, 0.22 aces per set
• Ranked 3rd in the NCAA in hitting % and 8th (4th for NCAAT teams) among middles in points per set
• Her season-high 22 kills came at Minnesota on Oct. 21 and 10 blocks at Northwestern on Nov. 19
• Wisconsin finished 22-10, falling to Stanford in the Sweet 16

JENNA GRAY, SOPHOMORE SETTER AT STANFORD

6’1″ | Shawnee, Kansas

• 2017 Stats: 12.14 assists per set, 1.45 digs per set, 0.74 blocks per set, 0.64 kills per set, 0.39 aces per set
• Ranked 4th (3rd among NCAA Tournament teams) in the NCAA in assists per set
• Facilitated the attack of a team that posted a .319 hitting percentage (3rd in the NCAA)
• Stanford finished 30-4, falling to Florida in the Final Four

MERETE LUTZ, SENIOR RIGHT SIDE AT STANFORD

6’8″ | Houston, Texas

• 2017 Stats: 2.94 kills per set (.316), 1.01 blocks per set, 0.20 digs per set
• Ranked 4th among right sides in the NCAA in hitting percentage
• Her season-high 16 kills came against Utah in the Sweet 16 and 11 blocks twice this season
• Stanford finished 30-4, falling to Florida in the Final Four

ASHLEY DUSEK, SENIOR LIBERO AT KENTUCKY

5’7″ | East Bernard, Texas

• 2017 Stats: 4.35 digs per set, 0.88 assists per set, 0.12 aces per set
• Named the SEC Libero of the Year
• Her season-high 28 digs came at Alabama on Nov. 8
• Kentucky finished 29-4, falling to eventual National Champions Nebraska in the Elite Eight

The 2017 Women’s VolleyMob All-America Third Team can also be seen here.