University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hen Junior Katie Hillman Named To All-CAA Volleyball Second Team, CAA All-Academic Squad
11/19/2014 7:00:00 PM | Volleyball
RICHMOND, Va. -- University of Delaware junior outside hitter Katie Hillman has been named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association Volleyball Second Team, as the league announced its all-conference honors on Wednesday.
Hillman, a nursing major from Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS), was also the Blue Hens' representative on the CAA All-Academic Team.
Hillman has appeared in all 113 sets for Delaware this season, leading the squad and ranking sixth in the league by averaging 3.21 kills per set. She also has posted 41 services aces, good for second in the conference.
Hillman has slammed 363 kills through the regular season while recording a .224 attack percentage, and she also ranks second on the squad with 262 digs. Additionally, Hillman paces the Blue Hens with 433.5 points and ranks fifth with 55 blocks.
Hillman leads Delaware with eight double-doubles on the campaign, and has reached double figure kills in 19 matches including 11 of the last 14 contests. She fired 21 kills at James Madison on Nov. 7, the most by a Blue Hen on the season, and added 20 kills to go with 17 digs against the College of Charleston on Oct. 31.
A three-year starter for the Delaware, Hillman has recorded 968 career kills and needs just 32 more to reach 1,000 for her career.
Hillman and the Blue Hens will compete in the CAA Tournament this weekend, taking on fourth-seeded UNCW in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. on Friday in Charleston, S.C.
All-CAA Volleyball First Team
OH - Saitaua Iosia, Towson
MB - Nuria Lopes da Silva, Hofstra
MH - Meredith Peacock, UNCW
RS - Sloane White, College of Charleston
OPP - Victoria Williams, Towson
OH - Kelsie Wills, Hofstra
Second Team
RS - Janey Goodman, James Madison
OH - Katie Hillman, Delaware
OH - Cara Howley, College of Charleston
S - Hannah Klemm, Hofstra
L - Natalia Skiba, Northeastern
L - Andi Zbojniewicz, College of Charleston
Third Team
MB - Lizzy Briones, James Madison
OH - Emily Burke, Hofstra
OH - Morgan Kline, UNCW
OH - Melissa Morello, College of Charleston
OH - Haley Pa'akaula, Towson
L - Paige Sekerak, Towson
CAA Player of the Year: Kelsie Wills, Hofstra
CAA Setter of the Year: Hannah Klemm, Hofstra
CAA Defensive Specialist of the Year: Andi Zbojniewicz, College of Charleston
CAA Rookie of the Year: Brigitte Burcescu, Northeastern
CAA Coach of the Year: Don Metil, Towson
