The best part of the start of the NCAA Volleyball season isn’t the anticipation, or the lineup drama, or the intrasquad scrimmages. The best part of of the start of the NCAA Volleyball season…is scholarship surprises.
The latest comes from Division I Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. When the team gathered last week to hand out posters to local businesses to post around town and pull in more fans, Sofia Resendiz got some news.
Our @ACU_Volleyball is cruising around town this morning passing out schedule posters to local businesses in anticipation of this evening's intrasquad match. First serve at Moody Coliseum is at 6 p.m., and be sure to follow the team here on Twitter and Instagram. #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/4PPcbLImyq
— ACU Sports (@ACUsports) August 17, 2018
As the team gathered back at the athletics office, junior libero/defensive specialist Sofia Resendiz from San Antonio was called the the front. After being recognized by university president Dr. Phil Schubert for her hard work on the court and in the classroom (she has a 3.6 GPA), Resendiz was told that she was being offered a scholarship for the 2018-2019 season. In NCAA Division I volleyball, all scholarships are full scholarships, meaning that the annual award is worth $45,150 based on the school’s list price of attendance for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Awesome moment at the end of our @ACU_Volleyball Poster Handout as Sofia Resendiz is honored for her hard work on the court and in the classroom! pic.twitter.com/dAB2wAsBwo
— ACU Sports (@ACUsports) August 17, 2018
Resendiz received the team’s 2017-2108 Fighting Heart Award. She played in 37 sets for the Wildcats, and has been named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll in each of her first two collegiate seasons.
After receiving the award, Resendiz called her parents to tell them the news.
You heard the big news Sofia Resendiz received this morning… now hear her share her news with her parents! #RingSzn #ACUE4C #GoWildcats @NCAAVolleyball pic.twitter.com/SLGB0hL3sM
— ACU Volleyball (@ACU_Volleyball) August 17, 2018
The team finished 13-18 last season, including 7-9 in Southland Conference play. That left them 8th out of 13 teams in the league.
ACU played their annual purple vs. white intrasquad matchup on August 17th, and will officially open play on Friday against Georgetown and Winthrop before playing Georgia Tech and Idaho State on Saturday. Resendiz finished the intrasquad match with back-to-back aces and dug a match-best 16 aces to go with 5 assists.Sofia Rese
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