LEXINGTON, Ky. – After main TCU volleyball to one in all its finest begins to a season in program historical past, sophomores
Evan Hendrix and
Becca Kelley had been added to the watch record for the AVCA’s 2025 Division I Player of the Year Award introduced by Nike Volleyball, the American Volleyball Coaches Association introduced on Friday.
The unique record consists of 30 gamers from 20 colleges, that includes among the high expertise within the nation. A complete of 17 student-athletes are being added by the AVCA on the midway level of the season, which incorporates the Horned Frog duo.
TCU’s early season-success has been fueled by Hendrix and Kelley’s play. The 12
th-ranked Frogs have knocked off a program report six ranked opponents, together with No. 5 Penn State and No. 8 Texas A&M.
Hendrix, a 5-9 exterior hitter, has stepped as much as lead the TCU offense this season. She ranks ninth within the Big 12 with 3.78 kills per set and has totaled 204 kills. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native has recorded at the least 10 kills in 12 of the Frogs’ 15 matches, together with a career-high 32 towards No. 23 Missouri.
Playing all six rotations, Hendrix’s influence on the sport is felt in all sides. She is averaging 2.69 digs per set and has eight double-doubles on the 12 months. Hendrix has additionally added 26 blocks and 7 aces to her title.
Kelley, a 6-3 exterior hitter, has taken her sport to the subsequent stage after an All-Big 12 Rookie Team marketing campaign final season. With 168 kills in 2025, she is averaging only a tick underneath 3.00 kills per set for the Frogs. The Rockwall, Texas, product has double-digit kills in 10 matches to this point and is coming off a career-best 21 in TCU’s win over No. 18 Kansas.
Her presence within the entrance row has been a game-changer on either side of the ball. Kelley ranks third on the workforce with 35 complete blocks, serving to TCU maintain its opponents to a .176 hitting proportion.
The Watch List can be narrowed down in November to a bunch of semifinalists, after which the names of the finalists can be launched earlier than the AVCA Convention. The 2025 AVCA Player of the Year can be introduced on Friday, Dec. 19, in Kansas City in the course of the AVCA Convention.
The full watch record may be discovered
here.
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