2015 Volleyball Academic All-America™ Teams
TOWSON, Md. -- The 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America™ Women's Volleyball Teams have been announced, and two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball student-athletes were recognized for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
Ferris State senior libero Danielle Dowd makes the third team after receiving second team laurels in 2014. The Manhattan, Illinois, native helped the Bulldogs advance to the Midwest Regional championship match before falling to Rockhurst University. Ferris State completed the 2015 campaign 33-3 overall.
Dowd saw action in 36 of 36 Ferris State matches with 125 sets played. She posted 577 digs and 64 service aces. Dowd recorded a season-high 35 digs in a huge Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road victory at Grand Valley State University Nov. 3. She had 25 digs against Missouri Western State University Sept. 4. Dowd was named to the Ferris State Volleyball Invitational all-tournament team on Sept. 5. She holds a 3.84 G.P.A. with her nursing major.
Ashland University junior outside hitter Alli Cudworth keeps piling up the postseason honors, having received third-team Academic All-America honors.
Cudworth led the Eagles in kills (491), kills per set (4.13), service aces (63), points (586) and points per set (4.9). She also had a .237 hitting percentage, 298 digs and 56 total blocks. Cudworth led the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in kills per set, service aces, points and points per set.
In December, Cudworth received two 2015 All-Midwest Region awards, gaining American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) first-team and Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) second-team honors. In November, Cudworth earned first-team All-GLIAC honors for the third time. In the classroom, Cudworth sports a 3.87 cumulative grade-point average in Integrated Social Studies Education.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2015-16 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
| 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America Volleyball Teams | |||
| Third Team | |||
| Name | School | GPA | Major |
| Alli Cudworth | Ashland | 3.87 | Integrated Social Studies Ed. |
| Danielle Dowd * | Ferris State | 3.84 | Nursing |
* – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2014
