Miller Named AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention
Senior leads Ravens into NCAA East Regional on Thursday
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Miller has earned Honorable Mention All-East Region status from the
AVCA.RINDGE, N.H. (December 4, 2013) – Senior libero Lauren Miller (Alexandria, Ind.) of the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team has been named an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-East Region Honorable Mention, as announced Wednesday by the AVCA.
It is the second honor of the week at the regional level for Miller, who was named to the Daktronics All-East Region First Team on Tuesday. Earlier this fall, she was selected as the Northeast-10 Conference Co-Libero of the Year.
For Miller, the accolade continues an award-filled senior campaign for the three-time captain, who has in many ways been the face of a culture change which has brought the program back to competitiveness at both the Conference and East Region levels. After finishing third in the Northeast-10 in digs per set as a sophomore and sixth as a junior, she has been even better as a senior, as she currently leads the Northeast-10 with 5.33 digs per set, a number which is also good for 25th in the nation (through Nov. 24). In addition, Miller is one of three Ravens in the top 10 in the Northeast-10 in service aces per set, as she currently ranks eighth (0.37). Only a three-year libero after spending her freshman campaign as an outside hitter, Miller will still leave the program second all-time in digs, as she currently has 1,763. Furthermore, she has served up more aces than any other player in program history, as she currently sits at 174 after breaking a record held by Mandy Johnson earlier this season. In addition to earning the aforementioned Daktronics All-Region and Northeast-10 Co-Libero of the Year honors, Miller was also selected to the All-Northeast-10 First Team, her second career All-Conference selection.
The seventh-seeded Ravens (14-8, 9-5 Northeast-10) will open the NCAA Championship East Regional against second-seeded LIU Post in the quarterfinal round on Thursday afternoon. First serve is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn.
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