Jimenez named to AVCA Southeast Region First Team
Jimenez was also named to D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team for second straight season.
WINGATE, N.C. - Mars Hill junior libero Laela Jimenez was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Southeast Region First Team, as announced Wednesday morning.
She was also named to the 2024 D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team, also announced Wednesday morning, marking her second straight year receiving that honor.
Jimenez, a native of Naples, Florida, is third in the nation in digs per set and has helped lead the Lions to the top spot in the country as the team leads all others in Division II, averaging over 20 digs per set. Jimenez was named a South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week earlier in the season and also leads the conference in total digs and service aces. She helped lead the team to their eighth straight SAC Tournament appearance as well as their first trip to the semifinals since 2011.
She was named All-SAC First Team for the second straight year back in November.
Jimenez wrapped up the season with 99 sets played in 27 matches, totalling a career-high 613 digs and 6.19 digs per set.