Rodriguez named AVCA Second Team All-American, Kubik Honorable mention
Nebraska volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez was named AVCA Second Team All-American on Wednesday. Husker outside hitter Madi Kubik was selected as an honorable mention.
The Huskers had five eligible players up for All-American status as Rodriguez, Kubik, middle blockers Kaitlyn Hord, Bekka Allick and opposite hitter Whitney Lauenstein were on the AVCA North All-Region team.
Rodriguez is no stranger to earning awards. This season, she was selected on the Big Ten First Team. The 5-foot-5 libero led the Huskers with 4.26 digs per set and helped them become the best floor defense in the nation. Nebraska leads the country with a .128 opponent hitting percentage. Rodriguez had 464 digs in 2022 and had the second most service aces on the team with 25.
As a freshman in 2021, the Sterling, Illinois native was an AVCA First-Team All-American, AVCA Freshman of the Year and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
Rodriguez was named a team captain as a sophomore and with no seniors currently on Nebraska’s 2023 roster, she’ll likely be a captain next season.
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Kubik is a four-time AVCA All-American selection as she was on the Third Team in 2021 and an honorable mention pick in 2019 and 2020. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter received her third overall All-Big Ten selection this season and her second consecutive All-Big Ten First-Team pick.
The senior from West Des Moines, Iowa averaged 3.11 kills per set and is hitting .241 this season, the best in her career as a Husker. The team captain has 2.54 digs per set, another career high. She finished 17 digs short of 1,000 career digs.
What we learned from Nebraska volleyball’s 2022 season and the biggest remaining questions
Nebraska’s season came to an end in Louisville, Kentucky when they lost to Oregon in the Sweet 16. The Ducks and Huskers battled for three hours and five sets but Oregon eventually advanced to the Elite Eight.
Oregon outside hitter Mimi Colyer was named the AVCA National Freshman of the Year. The Third Team All-American had 26 kills and hit .254 against Nebraska volleyball.
The Huskers ended the 2022 season 26-6 and 16-4 in the Big Ten.
