This marks the second consecutive CSC Academic All-District award for both Maeder (left) and Taumoepeau (right).
Both Advance To National Ballot
California volleyball’s Annalea Maeder and Sam Taumoepeau have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division I Academic All-District Team for the second consecutive year, the CSC announced Tuesday. Both will advance to the Academic All-America ballot, with voting concluding on Dec. 19.
To qualify for Academic All-District consideration, athletes must have an academic standing of sophomore or above and at least a 3.50 grade point average. They must compete in 90 percent of their institution’s sets or must start in at least 66 percent of the institution’s total matches.
Maeder, a junior majoring in microbial biology, set career highs in assists (1,037), digs (286), aces (46), kills (81) and blocks (44), the first of which was her first 1,000-assist campaign and the most by any Golden Bear since 2015. Her 46 service aces ranked third in the Pac-12 this season and tied for 10th in program history. She currently sits at sixth on Cal’s all-time aces list with 116 and seventh on the all-time assists list with 2,584.
Taumoepeau, who will graduate this winter with a philosophy degree, likewise set significant career highs in kills (332), digs (221), aces (33), blocks (39) and assists (33). She earned two All-Tournament nods prior to conference play and posted a 20-kill performance against eventual NCAA Tournament team Southeastern Louisiana in September. Taumoepeau ended the season with five double-doubles to her name, third-most on the team.
The CSC Volleyball Academic All-Americans will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
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