GREENSBORO, N.C. – Jaila Tolbert of Virginia Tech's volleyball team has been named second-team All-ACC, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
The senior earns the honor for the second year in a row, becoming only the third player in school history to be named to the ACC all-conference team in consecutive years. Tolbert joins Felicia Willoughby (2008, '09, '10) and Cara Baarendse (2011, '11, '12).
This fall, Tolbert posted a career-high 348 kills on a .280 hitting percentage, averaging 3.22 kills per set, and 79 blocks. During league matches, she averaged a team-best 3.71 points per set. Tolbert also eclipsed 1,000 kills on Nov. 16 in the third set versus Boston College, making her the 16th player in school history to accomplish the feat.
The Minnesota native wraps up her career with one of the more storied four years in program history. In October, Tolbert was announced a Senior CLASS Award candidate, becoming the first Tech volleyball player to make the cut. She also played on the U.S. Collegiate National Team - Detroit this summer, being only the second-ever Hokie to do so.
2018 ACC VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Payton Caffrey, Jr., OH, Florida State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ryann DeJarld, Sr., L, Notre Dame
SETTER OF THE YEAR
Wilma Rivera, Sr., S, Louisville
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Polina Shemanova, OH, Syracuse
COACH OF THE YEAR
Dan Fisher, Pitt
FIRST TEAM ALL-ACC
Leah Meyer***, Jr., MB, Duke
Andie Shelton, Gr., S, Duke
Payton Caffrey, Jr., OH, Florida State
Taryn Knuth**, So., MB, Florida State
Wilma Rivera**, Sr., S, Louisville
Melanie McHenry**, Jr., OH, Louisville
Molly Sauer****, Sr., L, Louisville
Haley Templeton****, Sr., S, Miami
Layne Van Buskirk^**, Jr., MH, Pitt
Nika Markovic***, Jr., RS, Pitt
Kayla Lund**, So., OH, Pitt
Stephanie Williams***, Jr., OH, Pitt
Santita Ebangwese^***, Sr., MB, Syracuse
Polina Shemanova, Fr., OH, Syracuse
SECOND TEAM ALL-ACC
Brooke Bailey, So., OH, Clemson
Kelsey Wicinski, Sr., L, Florida State
Mikaila Dowd, Fr., OH, Georgia Tech
Elizaveta Lukianova, So., OH, Miami
Kylie Pickrell**, Sr., S, NC State
Teni Sopitan, Sr., OH, NC State
Melissa Evans**, So., RS, NC State
Ryann DeJarld***, Sr., L, Notre Dame
Charley Niego, Fr., OH, Notre Dame
Sydney Bent, Fr., OH, Notre Dame
Zoe Nunez, Fr., S, Notre Dame
Jemma Yeadon***, Jr., OH, Notre Dame
Amber Witherspoon, Sr., MB, Syracuse
Jaila Tolbert***, Sr., RS, Virginia Tech
ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
Gabby Easton, S, Clemson
Solei Thomas, RS, Clemson
Ade Owokoniran, OH, Duke
Mikaila Dowd, OH, Georgia Tech
Mariana Brambilla, OH, Georgia Tech
Zoe Nunez, S, Notre Dame
Charley Niego, OH, Notre Dame
Sydney Bent, OH, Notre Dame
Polina Shemanova, OH, Syracuse
^denotes unanimous selection
*denotes number of All-ACC honors
