COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Volleyball student-athletes Maya Sands and Jordan Iliff were selected to the 2024 Academic All-District Volleyball Team, the College Sports Communicators announced Tuesday.
The 2024 Academic All-District Volleyball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
Sands and Iliff both earned the distinction for the second-straight season and second time in their collegiate careers. Missouri now has 15 CoSIDA/CSC All-District players.
Junior libero Maya Sands was selected to her second career Academic All-District Volleyball Team Tuesday.
The Rock Falls, Illinois, native, has a 3.84 GPA and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Parks, Recreation, & Sport: Sport Management at Mizzou. Academically, she was listed on the 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The 2024 AVCA Central All-Region selection led the SEC with 4.53 digs per set and ranked second in the league with 535 total digs (35th in the NCAA) this season.
Sands eclipsed the double-digit dig mark in all but one contest this season. Her 535 digs this campaign will go down sixth all-time for a single season at Mizzou.
Most recently, the back-to-back SEC Libero of the Year (2023 & 2024) notched double-digit digs in all three of Mizzou’s matches at the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Sands recorded an NCAA Tournament personal-best 20 digs in the First Round against Texas State (Dec. 5). She also had 14 digs and five assists at SMU (Dec. 6) and notched 13 digs against Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Dec. 12.
Sands ranked second during the conference slate with 4.49 digs per set (292 digs) to earn SEC Libero of the Year and All-SEC honors for the second-straight season. She also had 15 aces in 2024.
She compiled a career-best matching 30 digs twice in 2024, against Mississippi State (Oct. 20) and at Arkansas (Oct. 25).
Sands notched her second career double-double versus MSU (Oct. 20), adding 10 assists to go with her 30 digs.
She also surpassed 1,000 career digs this season (1,489 career digs, 1,077 career digs at Mizzou).
Senior rightside hitter Jordan Iliff was named to her second career Academic All-District Volleyball Team Tuesday.
The St. Louis, native, currently has…
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