The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 2 Volleyball’s Ogbogu named Big 12 Player of the Year
11.27.2017 | Volleyball
Five additional Longhorns earned Big 12 honors.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Volleyball senior Chiaka Ogbogu has been named Big 12 Player of the Year, the Big 12 Conference office announced on Monday.
Ogbogu becomes the 10th Longhorn to earn the award and the first since Amy Neal in 2015.
She finished the 2017 regular season as Texas' leader in blocks and hitting percentage with 160 blocks (1.74/set) and a .389 efficiency (230-52-458).
The postseason conference honor marks Ogbogu's fifth after earning first team accolades in every year of her career and Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2013.
Ogbogu and fellow senior Ebony Nwanebu, along with sophomore Micaya White and freshman Lexi Sun were all named to the All-Big 12 First Team, while senior Cat McCoy and freshman Ashley Shook earned second team accolades. Sun and Shook were also named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
Nwanebu closed the regular season with 176 kills and a team-low 33 errors for a .338 efficiency, also adding 66 blocks (0.94/set). It marks Nwanebu's second-straight honor after earning first team honors in 2016.
White posted 306 kills (3.40/set), hitting .278, a team-high 19 service aces, 225 digs (2.50/set), and 78 blocks (0.87/set). It is also White's second-straight honor after earning first team honors in her freshman season.
Sun led the Longhorns in kills with 313 (3.44/set, .289) during the regular season, also posting 142 digs (1.56/set), and 60 blocks.
McCoy capped off an impressive regular season with 400 total digs (4.40/set), 102 assists (1.12/set), and 17 service aces. It marks her third postseason award after earning second team honors in 2015 and the freshman team in 2014.
Shook closed her regular season freshman campaign with 994 assists (10.80/set), 221 digs (2.40/set), 71 kills, and 53 blocks.
Texas will open the 2017 NCAA Tournament on Friday, Dec. 1 to host Fairfield at 7 p.m. CT.
2017 ALL-BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
Coach of the Year: Ryan McGuyre, Baylor
Player of the Year: Chiaka Ogbogu, Texas (6-2, MB, Sr., Coppell, Texas/Coppell)
Libero of the Year: Hali Hillegas, Iowa State (5-6, So., Charles City, Iowa/Charles City)
Setter of the Year: Ainise Havili, Kansas (5-10, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas/Haltom)
Freshman of the Year: Yossiana Pressley, Baylor (6-0, OH, Cypress, Texas/Cypress Falls)
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
Name, School Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown/Last School
Shelly Fanning, Baylor 6-2 So. MB Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor 6-0 Fr. OH Cypress, Texas/Cypress Falls
Katie Staiger, Baylor 6-1 Sr. OH Lewisville, Texas/Prestonwood Christian Academy
Hali Hillegas, Iowa State 5-6 So. L Charles City, Iowa/Charles City
Jess Schaben, Iowa State 6-2 Jr. OH Defiance, Iowa/Harlan
Samara West, Iowa State 6-4 Sr. RS Omaha, Neb./Omaha North
Ainise Havili, Kansas 5-10 Sr. S Fort Worth, Texas/Haltom
Kelsie Payne, Kansas 6-3 Sr. OH Austin, Texas/John B. Connally
Madison Rigdon, Kansas 6-0 Sr. OH Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville
Alyssa Enneking, Oklahoma 5-11 Jr. OH League City/League City Clear Falls
Chiaka Ogbogu, Texas 6-2 Sr. MB Coppell, Texas/Coppell
Ebony Nwanebu, Texas 6-4 Sr. OH Fairview, Texas/Lovejoy
Lexi Sun, Texas 6-2 Fr. OH Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe Christian
Micaya White, Texas 6-1 So. OH Frisco, Texas/Centennial
Payton Caffrey, West Virginia 6-0 So. OH Chuluota, Fla./Winter Springs
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
Name, School Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown/Last School
Hannah Lockin, Baylor 6-0 Fr. S Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Aniah Philo, Baylor 5-8 Jr. OH Rockwall, Texas/Louisville
Jada Burse, Kansas 6-1 So. OH DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
Zoe Hill, Kansas 5-11 So. MB Houston, Texas/Glenda Dawson
Bryna Vogel, Kansas State 6-0 Sr. OH/OPP Clearwater, Kan./Clearwater
Anna Walsh, TCU 6-2 Jr. MB Grapevine, Texas/Virginia
Cat McCoy, Texas 5-7 Sr. L Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll
Ashley Shook, Texas 6-1 Fr. S Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central
Missy Owens, Texas Tech 6-1 Jr. S Yorba Linda, Calif./Long Beach State
Mia Swanegan, West Virginia 6-1 Sr. MB Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, School Ht. Pos. Hometown/Last School
Hannah Lockin, Baylor 6-0 S Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor 6-0 OH Cypress, Texas/Cypress Falls
Avery Rhodes, Iowa State 6-2 MB Waco, Texas/Midway
Peyton Williams, Kansas State 6-4 MB Topeka, Kan./Cair Paravel
Ashley Shook, Texas 6-1 S Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central
Lexi Sun, Texas 6-2 OH Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe Christian
Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes
