The Emory University volleyball program had six members selected to the All-University Athletic Association Team on Monday as announced by the league office.
 
Three Eagles earned First-Team honors including seniors Madison Cail and Deborah Hong as well as junior Kate LaRocco, her first career All-UAA selection. Another Eagle earning her first selection is junior Olivia Rabinowitz who was selected for Second Team honors alongside teammate Alana Dawson. Rounding out the selections for Emory was sophomore Sophia Luo who earned honorable mention recognition, her first career selection.
 
Head coach Brianna Jones and her assistant coaches Leah Saunders, Gary Aromin, Nico Castro, Trung Huynh and Jona Braden have also earned UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors, Jones' first recognition as head coach. The group helped lead the Eagles to a UAA Championship and a perfect conference record of 7-0. The team also reached national rankings as high as 4^th in the NPI rankings and 5^th in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
 
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Cail picked up her fourth career All-UAA recognition after another impressive season with the Eagles. She competed in 26 sets across seven conference matches for the Eagles and finished fifth on the team with 54 kills while notching a .320 hitting percentage to lead the team and rank fifth in the conference. Cail was also effective at the net finishing sixth in the conference and second on the team with 29 total blocks including four solo (3^rd in UAA). She also finished fourth on the team with eight service aces.
 
Hong also earned her fourth career selection this season after finishing her senior season will stellar numbers. She played in all 27 sets for the Eagles to help the team to a perfect 7-0 record in conference play this season. Hong totaled 146 digs while averaging 5.41 per set to finish second in the conference. She only had one reception error in 90 attempts good for a .989 reception percentage while also finishing second on the team with 11 service aces. Hong ranked fourth in the program this season with 38 assists averaging 1.41 per set.
 
LaRocco dominated conference play this season earning her the first All-UAA selection of her career. She finished 10^th in the conference and second on the team with 66 kills averaging 2.87 across 23 sets played. LaRocco also paced the team with 15 service aces ranking second in the conference while also finishing second on the team with 63 digs while averaging 2.74 digs per set.
 
Rabinowitz continues to be the go-to setter for the Eagles earning her first All-UAA recognition. She paced the team with 159 assists finishing fifth in the conference. Rabinowitz also ranked fifth in the conference averaging 5.89 assists per set while finishing sixth on the team with four service aces. She was able to get things done on defense as well totaling 51 digs and averaging 1.89 per set to finish fourth on the team.
 
Dawson earns her third career All-UAA selection competing in 25 sets for the Eagles across seven conference matches. She finished fourth on the team with 62 kills while averaging 2.48 kills per set. Dawson finished with a .274 attack percentage to finish 11^th in the UAA, just one point outside of the top 10. She was also efficient at the net registering 18 total blocks, the third most on the squad, and totaled 14 digs for the Eagles on defense.
 
After competing in just one set last season, Luo dominated the court this year competing in 26 sets for the Eagles in conference play. She finished first on the team with 71 kills averaging 2.73 kills per set while also ranking 10^th in the conference with a .275 hitting percentage. Luo was another Eagle helping at the net registering 11 blocks ranking fifth on the team.
 
The Eagles received an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will find out more about their postseason fate today at 1:00 PM during the NCAA Selection Show.