Shelby Martin Named To 2018 AAC Second Team

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Sophomore setter Shelby Martin has been selected to the 2018 American Athletic Conference Second Team according to an announcement by the league Tuesday. Martin, the 2017 AAC Freshman of the Year, earned second-team honors for the second-straight season.

Martin finished the regular season ranked fourth in the conference in assists per set (8.80) and 13th in hitting percentage (.274). She was the first player in program history and the only AAC player in 2018 to record a triple-double, notching 10 kills, 34 assists and 14 digs in a five-set match at Memphis Oct. 28. Martin also recorded a team-high 10 double-doubles with eight occurring in American Conference matches.

With two seasons of eligibility remaining, Martin has tallied 1,920 assists which puts her ninth on the program's career list. She also carries a career .268 hitting percentage – a mark that is currently sixth in school history.

2018 American Athletic Conference Regular Season Awards
Player of the Year
Jordan Thompson, OH/RS, R-Jr., Cincinnati *

Setter of the Year
Jade Tingelhoff, Sr., Cincinnati

Libero of the Year
Giorgia Civita, So., Wichita State

Freshman of the Year
McKenna Melville, OH, UCF

Coach of the Year
Todd Dagenais, UCF

First Team All-Conference
Kristina Fisher, OH, So., UCF
McKenna Melville, OH, Fr., UCF *
Jordan Pingel, L, Sr., UCF
Maria Mallon, OH, Fr., Cincinnati
Jade Tingelhoff, S, Sr., Cincinnati
Jordan Thompson, OH/RS, R-Jr., Cincinnati *
Caylee Parker, OH, Fr., UConn
Jac'cara Walker, OH, Jr., USF
Erika Hansel, RS, Jr., Tulane *
Dayna Kern, MB, Sr., Tulane
Emily Thorson, OH, Sr., Tulsa
Giorgia Civita, L, So., Wichita State

Second Team All-Conference
Anne-Marie Watson, OH, So., UCF
Emma Turner, S, Sr., UConn
Shelby Martin, S, So., ECU
Hannah Flowers, RS, So., Memphis
Clara Payne, MB, R-Sr., USF
Brittany Adams, OH, Sr., SMU
Taylor Horsfall, L, Jr., Libero, Tulsa
Rachel Moore, OH/MB, Sr., Tulsa

*unanimous selection

Players Mentioned

Shelby Martin

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