Mueller, Todd Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
12/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Dec. 13, 2006
MILWAUKEE - Senior Jamie Mueller and junior Kimberley Todd became the first Marquette volleyball players in university history to earn All-American honors, Wednesday, when they were named American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Honorable Mention All-Americans, as announced by the AVCA.
"The recognition of Jamie (Mueller) and Kim (Todd) reflects MU volleyball and the accomplishments of past players," said head coach Pati Rolf. "They put themselves in position to be two of the finest players in the region and it's an honor for them to be named. It's a great day for both of them and their team."
Mueller concluded her career as one of the greatest Golden Eagle volleyball players to ever step onto the floor. Following the regular season, she was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and was the only unanimous selection after ranking fourth in the conference with 4.10 kills per game and eighth with 4.46 digs per game. Mueller also made her scratch in the record book, setting MU records for digs in a season (517) and digs in a career (1,587), while finishing with the four-most attacks (1,219) in a season and fifth most kills in a season (476). Against Pacific, Sept. 8, Mueller set a BIG EAST and Golden Eagle record for digs in a match with 41, and then against Villanova, Oct. 29, she set a conference and university record with 38 kills in a match. She also leaves Marquette ninth all-time with 1,021 kills and is the only student-athlete in university history to reach the 1,000-kill and 1,000-dig marks. Mueller was a BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection this season and was named to the Marquette Challenge and Duke Invitational all-tournament teams.
Todd finished her junior season earning All-BIG EAST First Team honors after leading the conference and tying for 17th in NCAA Division I with 4.81 kills per game. She set Marquette single-season records with 544 kills and 1,323 attempts, and moved into third place on the career-kills list with 1,235. Twice she was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and three times (Gator Conference Challenge, Marquette Challenge and Michigan/Pepsi Challenge) was named to all-tournament teams.
