Bella Ray Named to 2024 CSC Academic All-America® Women's Volleyball Team
Published: January 14, 2025.
The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced on Tuesday (Jan. 14) that Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå graduate student (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) was named to the CSC Academic All-America Team. The team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Ray is making her third straight appearance on the All-American Team (3.99 GPA) after being awarded in 2022 and 2023 for her efforts in the classroom and on the court. The graduate student played and started in all 34 matches in 2024 and saw the floor in 128 out of a possible 129 sets for Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.She recorded 406 kills, 3.17 kills/set and a .334 attack percentage on the season. At the net, the Plainfield, Illinois native ranked first in total blocks in the GLVC and third NCAA Division II with 169, while ranking 15th in the nation with 1.32 blocks/set. This season, Ray broke the school record for total blocks in a career and ended with 548.In addition to this honor, Ray earned D2CCA All-American First-Team Honors and recorded a Third-Team AVCA All-American selection.Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå women's volleyball finished 23-11 this season with its fourth straight Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship and the Flyers made their 18th consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament. The Flyers went on to defeat Rockhurst in the first round before falling to eventual Midwest Region champion Ferris State in the regional semifinals. The Division II Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division II Academic All-America program.For more information about the CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit . Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå University is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.