LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the second season in a row, Sun Devil Volleyball has four AVCA Pacific All-Region honorees and head coach JJ Van Niel is the AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year, as announced by the AVCA on Tuesday. The four earning all-region nods are Geli Cyr, Claire Jeter, Mary Shroll and Argentina Ung, a second-straight region recognition for the latter three and a first for Cyr.
After another successful season, Arizona State sees four all-region honors for the second-consecutive year. Jeter and Shroll are on the list again for ASU, while Ung gets her first as a Sun Devil, second in her career. Cyr ends her career with her first all-region honor. For Van Niel, he was the first head coach in program history to win AVCA Region Coach of the Year last season and now adds to his accolades this year with a second-straight honor.
For the complete list of AVCA All-Region honorees, head here.
The 2024 Big 12 Champions, JJ Van Niel in his second season helped Arizona State finish the season with a 30-3 record, going 17-1 in Big 12 play. The Sun Devils, who earned a No. 3 seed and hosted the first two rounds, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the second-straight year doing so. The 30 wins are the most this century and one of the most all-time (31 in 1982). Additionally, ASU had 20 sweeps this year, tied with the program record. The Sun Devils went undefeated at home in the regular season for the first time since becoming an NCAA sport.
THAT’S OUR COACH ??
For the second year in a row, @jjvanniel has been named the @AVCAVolleyball Pacific Region Coach of the Year! ??#ForksUp pic.twitter.com/e4gLAQ4xJN
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) December 10, 2024
Senior outside hitter Geli Cyr led the team in kills with 373 to wrap up her career with her most productive single-season output. Named to the All-Big 12 First Team, she notched double-digit kills in all but nine matches. She also had 10 double-doubles and was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on October 1. In career kills, she had 1,061, which is the 18th-most all-time at Arizona State.
Graduate middle blocker Claire Jeter wrapped…
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