Two members of the Wolfpack volleyball team earned all-conference honors, as announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference office Monday afternoon. Both Amanda Rice and Ava Brizard earned All-ACC Second Team honors.

Rice, a junior opposite, made her mark in the record book. She recorded three consecutive 20+ kill matches this season, a first in program history. In Oct. 27 match at Duke, she recorded 27 kills, a career high, and became the first person since 2016 to record at least 27 kills in a five-set match. Rice finished conference play with 200 kills, 38 blocks and 221 points.

After her performance against Duke and UNC, she was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week. She became the first person since Melissa Evans in 2021 to record back-to-back 20-kill matches.

Brizard, a sophomore outside hitter, played in every set in every match this season. In ACC play, she led the team with 236 kills to average 3.47 per set. Brizard also led the team in points with 259.5 and added 14 service aces to her conference stats. In the Oct. 8 meeting with Florida State, she tallied a career high 25 kills on 53 attempts with only three errors. She ranked in the top-10 in the conference for kills and points.

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Two members of the NC State volleyball team earned East All-Region honors, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Tuesday morning.

Opposite Amanda Rice earned All-Region accolades, while outside hitter Ava Brizard earned All-Region honorable mention to become the first members of the Wolfpack since 2021 to earn postseason AVCA honors.

Rice earns the accolade after a stellar season. The junior from Lemont, Illinois, earned All-ACC Second Team honors in addition to AVCA East All-Region this season. She became the first person in program history to record three-consecutive 20+ kill matches. She recorded a career-high 27 kills on Oct. 27 at Duke and became the first person since 2016 to record 27 kills in a five-set match. She completed her junior season with 380.5 points, 331 kills to average 3.25 per set, 80 blocks and 62 digs.

Brizard earned All-Region honorable mention after completing her sophomore campaign. She recorded a career-high 25 kills on 53 attempts with only three errors on Oct. 8 at Florida State. She finished the season totaling 385 kills, 166 digs, 28 blocks and 25 service aces. She also led the Wolfpack with 425.5 points on the season.

Both Rice and Brizard surpassed 500 career kills during the 2023 campaign to help the team finish 22-7 on the season.

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