Nalani Iosia Named First Team All-B1G
12/4/2024 1:00:00 PM | Volleyball
The Big Ten leader in digs/set (4.57) and total digs (516), Iosia becomes the first libero in program history to earn first team honors and the first Spartan on the first team since 2021.
Her 4.57 digs/set were the sixth-most in a single season at MSU and her 516 digs also rank sixth. Iosia's 34 digs against Ohio State on November 3, 2024, set the program record for digs in a four-set match and are the third-most single-match digs in program history. No other B1G libero recorded more than 30 digs in a match this past season.
Nalani Iosia This Season....
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- Tallied 516 digs (most in the conference)
- Averaged 4.57 digs/set (most in the conference)
- Recorded her 2,000th career dig against Northwestern
- Became the first player in MSU history to earn 3x B1G Defensive Player of the Week award… pic.twitter.com/iwmAKlYCdP
Iosia earned two B1G Defensive Player of the Week honors in 2024 becoming one of just two players in program history to earn that designation twice in a season (Alyssa Garvelink, 2016). Her three career Defensive Player of the Week honors is a program record since the award's inception in 2005.
One of just five three-time team captains in team history, Iosia etched her name in the Michigan State record book over her three seasons in the Green & White. Her 4.25 career digs/set rank third and her 1,466 total digs are tied for third-most all time.
On November 25, 2024, Iosia became the first Spartan drafted into the Pro Volleyball Federation, selected with the seventh pick of the fifth round (39th overall) by the Orlando Valkyries. Iosia is the third Spartan to go pro under head coach Leah Johnson joining Zoe Nunez and Amani McArthur.
Junior outside hitter Taylor Preston was Michigan State's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. In her first season as a Spartan, Preston posted 3.24 points/set and 2.85 kills/set on .222 hitting.
2024 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
Player of the Year: Sarah Franklin, Gr., OH, Wisconsin
Setter of the Year: Bergen Reilly, So., Nebraska
Libero of the Year: Lexi Rodriguez, Sr., Nebraska
Freshman of the Year: Izzy Starck, S, Penn State
Coach of the Year (Coaches & Media): Katie Schumacher-Cawley, Penn State
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
RAINA TERRY, Sr., OH, Illinois
Allison Jacobs, Gr., OH, Michigan
Nalani Iosia, Sr., L, Michigan State
Lydia Grote, Gr., OPP, Minnesota
JULIA HANSON, Jr., OH, Minnesota
Melani Shaffmaster, Gr., S, Minnesota
Merritt Beason, Sr., OPP, Nebraska
ANDI JACKSON, So., MB, Nebraska
Harper Murray, So., OH, Nebraska
Bergen Reilly, So., S, Nebraska
LEXI RODRIGUEZ, Sr., L, Nebraska
Emily Londot, Gr., OPP, Ohio State
MIMI COLYER, Jr., OH, Oregon
Onye Ofoegbu, Gr., MB, Oregon
Camryn Hannah, Gr., OH, Penn State
JESS MRUZIK, Gr., OH, Penn State
Izzy Starck, Fr., S, Penn State
Taylor Trammell, Sr., MB, Penn State
Raven Colvin, Sr., MB, Purdue
Eva Hudson, Jr., OH, Purdue
Cheridyn Leverette, Jr., OH, UCLA
Ally Batenhorst, Gr., OH, USC
Mia Tuaniga, Sr., S, USC
SARAH FRANKLIN, Gr., OH, Wisconsin
Anna Smrek, Sr., OPP, Wisconsin
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM*
Ramsey Gary, So., L, Indiana
Camryn Haworth, Sr., S, Indiana
Samantha Schnitta, Gr., OPP, Maryland
Valentina Vaulet, So., OPP, Michigan
Phoebe Awoleye, Gr., MB, Minnesota
Michelle Ohwobete, Gr., OH, Oregon
Gillian Grimes, Jr., L, Penn State
Taylor Anderson, So., S, Purdue
Chloe Chicoine, So., OH, Purdue
Anna Dodson, Sr., MB, UCLA
Leah Ford, Fr., MB, USC
Kierstyn Barton, So., OH, Washington
Emoni Bush, Jr., OH, Washington
Carter Booth, Jr., MB, Wisconsin
Charlie Fuerbringer, Fr., S, Wisconsin
Julia Orzol, Sr., OH, Wisconsin
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Ashlyn Philpot, MB, Illinois
Emmi Sellman, OH, Ohio State
Cristin Cline, S, Oregon
Caroline Jurevicius, OH, Penn State
IZZY STARCK, S, Penn State
Leah Ford, MB, USC
Julia Hunt, MB, Washington
CHARLIE FUERBRINGER, S, Wisconsin
Lola Schumacher, L, Wisconsin
SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Christy Martinez Mundo, Gr., L, Illinois
Ava Vickers, So., MB Indiana
Joy Galles, Gr., L, Iowa
Ellie Watson, Sr., MB, Maryland
Allison Jacobs, Gr., OH, Michigan
Taylor Preston, Jr., OH, Michigan State
Elise McGhie, Sr., S, Minnesota
Leyla Blackwell, Sr., MB, Nebraska
Sophia Summers, Gr., MB, Northwestern
Sydney Taylor, Sr., DS, Ohio State
Daley McClellan, Sr., DS, Oregon
Ava Falduto, Fr., DS, Penn State
Sydney Yim, Sr., S, Purdue
Lexi Visintine, Jr., OH, Rutgers
Gala Trubint, Jr., L, USC
Sophia Tulino, Sr., OH, Washington
Julia Orzol, Sr., OH, Wisconsin
* - Additional player(s) due to tie in voting
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection
