STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford women’s volleyball team had four players recognized when the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its All-America selections today, including rookie Hayley Hodson earning AVCA Freshman of the Year accolades.
Joining Hodson on the second team was redshirt sophomore Merete Lutz, while seniors Madi Bugg and Brittany Howard garnered third team honors.
The selections bring Stanford’s total AVCA All-America award count to 85 honors spread over 35 players. It marks the third straight season in which the Cardinal has produced at least four All-Americans.
Bugg receives her third career honor after being named to the first team last year and the second team in 2013. Lutz is a repeat second team member, while Howard and Hodson are being recognized for the first time.
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AVCA Freshman of the Year
Hayley Hodson • Opposite • Second Team AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year
AVCA All-Pacific North Region
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
All-Pac-12 Conference
All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
Five-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Aug. 31, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 26, Nov. 30)
Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge All-Tournament team
Started all 29 matches played
Led the team with 13 double-doubles
Averaged 3.82 kills, 2.42 digs, 0.34 aces and 4.52 points per set
Ranked third in the Pac-12 in aces per set, sixth in points and seventh in kills
Hit a career-best .652 (16-1-23) and collected a career-high 15 digs in a sweep over Oregon State (Oct. 9)
Posted 22 kills on .636 hitting and a career-best six blocks in a win over No. 25 Oregon (Oct. 11)
Recorded a career-high 25 kills and 11 digs in a win over No. 4 Washington (Oct. 21)
Turned in her fourth 20-plus kills performance at No. 13 UCLA (Nov. 27), finishing with 21
Merete Lutz • Middle Blocker • Second Team AVCA All-Pacific North Region
All-Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26)
Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
Career hitting percentage (.412) is the third-best mark in program history
Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with a .388 attack percentage, sixth with 1.24 blocks and 10th with 3.94 points
Registered double-digit kills in 20 matches
Recorded 19 kills on a .531 attack percentage in her season debut versus No. 6 Illinois (Sept. 4)
Registered a career-high 20 kills on .450 hitting to go with a season-best eight blocks at No. 14 Arizona (Sept. 30)
Hit a season-high .647 (12-1-17) in a sweep at Oregon State (Nov. 8)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Madi Bugg • Setter • Third Team Pac-12 Setter of the Year
AVCA All-Pacific North Region
All-Pac-12 Conference
Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
Finished her career ranked second all-time with 5,014 career assists and eighth with 121 service aces
Led the Pac-12 with 11.05 assists per set
Second on the team with 12 double-doubles
Tallied a season-high four aces against Saint Mary’s (Sept. 19)
Collected a season-high 17 digs at Cal (Sept. 22)
Tied her career-high with six blocks versus No. 3 USC (Sept. 27)
Had 51 assists and tied her career-high with six blocks at No. 14 Arizona (Sept. 30)
Tied her career-high with seven kills versus Utah (Nov. 20)
Recorded a season-high 60 assists, one shy of her career-high, in a win at No. 13 UCLA (Nov. 27)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Brittany Howard • Outside Hitter • Third Team AVCA All-Pacific North Region
All-Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 30)
Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge All-Tournament team
Started all 30 matches as an outside hitter
Finished her career with 3,638 attempts, ranked eighth all-time in school history
Averaged a career-high 3.05 kills and 3.56 points per set
Tallied 10 double-doubles on the year
Registered 16 kills and a season-high five blocks in a win at No. 14 Arizona (Sept. 30)
Collected her 1,000th career kill at Arizona State (Oct. 2), becoming the 17th player in school history to accomplish that feat
Had 17 kills on .429 hitting and tied her season-best with five blocks versus No. 25 Oregon (Oct. 11)
Recorded her 1,000th career dig at Utah (Oct. 16), becoming just the 10th Cardinal player to amass 1,000 career kills and digs
Hit a season-high .565 at Oregon (Nov. 5)
Tallied a season-high 15 digs at No. 3 Washington (Nov. 12)
Poured in a career-high 22 kills on .404 hitting in a five-set win at No. 13 UCLA (Nov. 27)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention