The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Volleyball’s Eggleston named Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year
06.22.2021 | Volleyball
The Longhorns landed five total players on the preseason All-Big 12 volleyball team.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Volleyball's Logan Eggleston has been named the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday. Eggleston leads a total of five Longhorns on the preseason All-Big 12 team.
A unanimous selection as the Preseason Player of the Year, Eggleston helped lead the Texas to the NCAA runner-up finish, as well as the Longhorns' 13th overall and fourth-consecutive Big 12 title last season. She was an AVCA All-America First Team selection in addition to Big 12 Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team pick.
Fellow All-Americans Brionne Butler, Jhenna Gabriel, Skylar Fields and Asjia O'Neal were also named to the preseason team.
Butler was named to the AVCA All-America First Team after leading the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.430) and blocks (147). She averaged 1.48 blocks per set to rank 11th in the NCAA and her 147 total blocks were the most in the nation.
Gabriel, who was a third team AVCA All-American, averaged 11.32 assists per set to rank ninth in the NCAA last season. Her 1,155 assists were the second most in the nation.
Fields and O'Neal were both Honorable Mention All-America selections. Fields hit .331 and totaled 327 kills during last season. O'Neal hit .411 with 222 kills and totaled 113 blocks with 1.13 per set.
2021 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team
|
Name, School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
|
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor#^ |
OH |
6-0 |
Gr. |
Cypress, Texas |
|
Avery Skinner, Baylor# |
OH |
6-1 |
Gr. |
Katy, Texas |
|
Candelaria Herrera, Iowa State* |
MB |
6-1 |
Sr. |
San Juan, Argentina |
|
Eleanor Holthaus, Iowa State^ |
RS/OH |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Richmond, Minnesota |
|
Caroline Crawford, Kansas^ |
MB |
6-3 |
So. |
Lansing, Kan. |
|
Jenny Mosser, Kansas^ |
OH |
5-11 |
Gr. |
Lakeville, Minn. |
|
Aliyah Carter, Kansas State#^ |
OH |
5-9 |
So. |
Dubuque, Iowa |
|
Julia Adams, TCU* |
OH |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Plano, Texas |
|
Brionne Butler, Texas#^ |
MB |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Kendleton, Texas |
|
Logan Eggleston, Texas#^ |
OH |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Brentwood, Tennessee |
|
Skylar Fields, Texas#^ |
OH |
6-2 |
So. |
Missouri City, Texas |
|
Jhenna Gabriel, Texas^ |
S |
5-8 |
Jr. |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
Asjia O'Neal, Texas#^ |
MB |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Southlake, Texas |
|
Samantha Sanders, Texas Tech* |
OH |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Waco, Texas |
|
Briana Lynch, West Virginia#^ |
MB |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Johns Creek, Georgia |
A tie created an extra position on the team.
# - unanimous selection
^ - 2020-21 All-Big 12 First Team
*- 2020-21 All-Big 12 Second Team
