Bartsch Receives AVCA All-American Honorable-Mention Recognition
12/13/2023 10:39:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Boise State junior Paige Bartsch has been honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as an All-American Honorable Mention, as announced by the organization on Wednesday.Â
Bartsch is the fourth Bronco all-time to receive honorable mention recognition. She joins former Broncos Liz Harden (2012) and Sarah Baugh (2015), who earned the accolade once each, and Sierra Nobley, who was a three-time honoree (2015-17).
The native of Helena, Mont., was recently named AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention, the Mountain West Co-Player of the Year and All-MW. In addition, on December 12, she was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.Â
The junior outside hitter was one of the most dominant players in the conference in 2023. She finished the season leading the MW in eight statistical categories: total kills (530), kills per set (5.05), total attacks (1,349), attacks per set (12.85), total service aces (52), service aces per set (0.50), total points (614.5) and points per set (5.85).Â
As of December 10, she was ranked in the top 20 nationally in all eight of those categories: second for points per set, fifth for kills per set and attacks per set, eighth for total points, 10th for total kills, 14th for total attacks and service aces per set, and 20th for total service aces.
Bartsch closed the regular season recording 13 contests with 20-plus kills and 16 contests with 20-plus points, with two in the 30s.
She led the Broncos in kills in 28 of 29 matches, in service aces 15 times, digs on four occasions, blocks thrice, and points 27 times.
Bartsch moved into second place in Mountain West history for kills in a season with 530 and fourth in points with 614.5.
The outside hitter also set two school match records for attacks in a three-set match (58) and service aces in a five-set match (7), as well as four all-time season records for points (614.5), points per set (5.85), kills (530), kills per set (5.05); and two rally-scoring era records for total service aces (52) and service aces per set (0.50).
Bartsch is the fourth Bronco all-time to receive honorable mention recognition. She joins former Broncos Liz Harden (2012) and Sarah Baugh (2015), who earned the accolade once each, and Sierra Nobley, who was a three-time honoree (2015-17).
The native of Helena, Mont., was recently named AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention, the Mountain West Co-Player of the Year and All-MW. In addition, on December 12, she was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.Â
The junior outside hitter was one of the most dominant players in the conference in 2023. She finished the season leading the MW in eight statistical categories: total kills (530), kills per set (5.05), total attacks (1,349), attacks per set (12.85), total service aces (52), service aces per set (0.50), total points (614.5) and points per set (5.85).Â
As of December 10, she was ranked in the top 20 nationally in all eight of those categories: second for points per set, fifth for kills per set and attacks per set, eighth for total points, 10th for total kills, 14th for total attacks and service aces per set, and 20th for total service aces.
Bartsch closed the regular season recording 13 contests with 20-plus kills and 16 contests with 20-plus points, with two in the 30s.
She led the Broncos in kills in 28 of 29 matches, in service aces 15 times, digs on four occasions, blocks thrice, and points 27 times.
Bartsch moved into second place in Mountain West history for kills in a season with 530 and fourth in points with 614.5.
The outside hitter also set two school match records for attacks in a three-set match (58) and service aces in a five-set match (7), as well as four all-time season records for points (614.5), points per set (5.85), kills (530), kills per set (5.05); and two rally-scoring era records for total service aces (52) and service aces per set (0.50).
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