Four Conference Carolinas Student-Athletes Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) released the 2023 Division II All-America teams and Conference Carolinas had four student-athletes earn honorable mention accolades.
Abigail Durham of North Greenville, Vanja Pruzlj of UNC Pembroke and Alaina Emminger and Jocelyn Martin of Emmanuel each earned recognition.
Przulj, a Conference Carolinas All-Conference first team, All-Tournament team and AVCA First Team All-Region honoree, led the Braves to the East division regular season crown and a runner-up conference tournament finish. The 6-foot senior outside hitter from Belgrade, Serbia, finished the season leading the league in kills (566), kills per set (4.68), points (639), total service aces (57) and points per set (5.28). Nationally Przulj ranks third in total kills, fourth in points per set and sixth in kills per set. She was also a D2 CCA All-American and First Team All-Region honoree.
Durham, the Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year for the third straight season, finished the season second in kills (472), kills per set (4.45), points (535.5) and points per set (5.05). The 6-foot senior right side from Easley, South Carolina was also ninth in attack percentage at .270. Durham was also an AVCA First Team and D2 CCA Second Team All-Region selection.
A first-team All-Conference Carolinas and All-Tournament team selection, Emminger led the Lions to a share of the Southeast division title and the 2023 Conference Carolinas tournament crown. The 6-foot senior outside hitter from Lilburn, Georgia, finished the season fifth in the league in kills per set (3.35) and led the team with 318 kills. She hit .261 on the season and totaled 39 blocks. She also earned AVCA All-Region honorable mention laurels.
Martin, a 5-foot-10 junior outside hitter from Easley, South Carolina, finished third on the team with 267 kills and hit .233 on the season with 37 blocks. Like her teammate, Martin was an AVCA All-Region honorable mention honoree.
The complete all-america release is available here.