Jackson, Murray, Reilly Named to AVCA Watch List
Nebraska volleyball student-athletes Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were named to the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List on Wednesday. The three Husker juniors are among 30 players who are part of the Player of the Year Watch List.
The Player of the Year Watch List was compiled by the AVCA Division I Women’s Volleyball Awards Committee. They will also be the group working on the additional phases of the Player of the Year process. Midseason additions to the list will come in October, and the semifinalists will be named in November. Finalists will be announced on Dec. 15, and the Player of the Year Award will be presented in Kansas City at the AVCA Awards Banquet on Friday, Dec. 19.
Jackson, a junior middle blocker, had a breakout year in 2024, earning AVCA All-America First Team and unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors. Jackson averaged 2.62 kills per set with a .439 hitting percentage, which ranked sixth in the nation and fourth in school history. She also put up 1.18 blocks per set.
Murray, a junior outside hitter, was an AVCA Second Team All-American last year after earning third-team honors as a freshman. Murray led the Huskers in 2024 with 3.40 kills per set and a team-high 39 service aces. She is a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection. Murray was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team last season and was the NCAA Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player.
Reilly, a junior setter, is the first player in Big Ten history to win Big Ten Setter of the Year as both a freshman and sophomore, and she is coming off her second straight AVCA All-America Second Team honor. Reilly averaged 11.08 assists per set in 2024 while leading the Huskers to a .284 hitting percentage, their best since 2016.
AVCA Player of the Year Watch List
(10 more student-athletes to be announced on July 24)
|
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
|
Cheridyn |
Leverette |
UCLA |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Maggie |
Li |
UCLA |
OH |
Jr. |
|
Ava |
Martin |
Creighton University |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Alexis |
Shelton |
University of Oklahoma |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Kennedy |
Martin |
Penn State University |
RS |
Jr. |
|
Izzy |
Starck |
Penn State University |
S |
So. |
|
Olivia |
Babcock |
University of Pittsburgh |
RS |
Jr. |
|
Bre |
Kelley |
University of Pittsburgh |
MB |
RS-Sr. |
|
Ifenna |
Cos-Okpalla |
Texas A&M University |
MB |
Sr. |
|
Logan |
Lednicky |
Texas A&M University |
RS |
Sr. |
|
Brooklyn |
DeLeye |
University of Kentucky |
OH |
Jr. |
|
Eva |
Hudson |
University of Kentucky |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Nia |
Washington |
Louisiana State University |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Flormarie |
Heredia Colon |
University of Miami (FL) |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Andi |
Jackson |
University of Nebraska |
MB |
Jr. |
|
Harper |
Murray |
University of Nebraska |
OH |
Jr. |
|
Bergen |
Reilly |
University of Nebraska |
S |
Jr. |
|
Elia |
Rubin |
Stanford University |
OH |
Sr. |
|
Caroline |
Kerr |
University of Tennessee |
S |
RS-Jr. |
|
Kamryn |
Gibadlo |
University of Utah |
OH |
Jr. |