TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati women's volleyball freshman Zeta Washington has been named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Washington, a native of Ponte Vedra, Fla., averaged 3.24 points, 2.75 kills and 0.97 blocks across 91 sets played. She led the Bearcats in hitting percentage (.316) and was second on the team in kills (250) and blocks (88). She is the first Bearcat to procure a yearly Big 12 volleyball honor.
The middle blocker finished a stellar freshman campaign with 13 double-digit kill performances, including 10 in league action. She ranked inside the top-25 in the Big 12 in kills per set (2.75). One of her top offensive performances came in her collegiate debut where she dropped a 25-piece in a four-set win over Kennesaw State (Sept. 1). She hit .524 with 25 kills and only three attacking errors on 42 swings to earn Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors.
Defensively, she recorded five-or-more blocks in eight matches, including a season-high seven blocks twice. She finished 14th in the league in blocks per set (0.97).
Fourteen student-athletes were named to the All-Big 12 First Team while 10 were selected to the Second Team. Six freshmen were chosen to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team. A full list of honorees can be found below.
2023 Big 12 Volleyball Award Winners
Player of the Year: Madisen Skinner, Texas*
Setter of the Year: Camryn Turner, Kansas
Libero of the Year: Kate Georgiades, Houston
Freshman of the Year: Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa St.
Coach of the Year: Ray Bechard, Kansas
All-Big 12 First Team
Elise McGhee, Baylor
Whitney Bower, BYU
Erin Livingston, BYU*
Whitney McEwan-Llarenas, BYU
Kate Georgiades, Houston
Kenna Sauer, Houston
Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State
Reagan Cooper, Kansas*
Ayah Elnady, Kansas
Camryn Turner, Kansas
Aliyah Carter, K-State*
Melanie Parra, TCU*
Asjia O'Neal, Texas*
Madisen Skinner, Texas*
All-Big 12 Second Team
Manuela Bibinbe, Baylor
Lauren Briseno, Baylor
Averi Carlson, Baylor
Abbie Jackson, Houston
London Davis, Kansas
Sydney Bolding, K-State
Mackenzie Morris, K-State
Alexis Shelton, Oklahoma
Jalyn Gibson, TCU
Audrey Nalls, TCU
All-Rookie Team
Mia Lee, BYU
Zeta Washington, Cincinnati
Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State*
Raegan Burns, Kansas
Aniya Clinton, K-State
Ella Swindle, Texas*
*Unanimous selection
Players for the First, Second and Rookie Teams are sorted Alphabetically by school.
Washington, a native of Ponte Vedra, Fla., averaged 3.24 points, 2.75 kills and 0.97 blocks across 91 sets played. She led the Bearcats in hitting percentage (.316) and was second on the team in kills (250) and blocks (88). She is the first Bearcat to procure a yearly Big 12 volleyball honor.
✨ 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝟏𝟐 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 ✨
— Cincinnati Volleyball (@GoBearcatsVB) November 28, 2023
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The middle blocker finished a stellar freshman campaign with 13 double-digit kill performances, including 10 in league action. She ranked inside the top-25 in the Big 12 in kills per set (2.75). One of her top offensive performances came in her collegiate debut where she dropped a 25-piece in a four-set win over Kennesaw State (Sept. 1). She hit .524 with 25 kills and only three attacking errors on 42 swings to earn Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors.
Defensively, she recorded five-or-more blocks in eight matches, including a season-high seven blocks twice. She finished 14th in the league in blocks per set (0.97).
Fourteen student-athletes were named to the All-Big 12 First Team while 10 were selected to the Second Team. Six freshmen were chosen to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team. A full list of honorees can be found below.
2023 Big 12 Volleyball Award Winners
Player of the Year: Madisen Skinner, Texas*
Setter of the Year: Camryn Turner, Kansas
Libero of the Year: Kate Georgiades, Houston
Freshman of the Year: Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa St.
Coach of the Year: Ray Bechard, Kansas
All-Big 12 First Team
Elise McGhee, Baylor
Whitney Bower, BYU
Erin Livingston, BYU*
Whitney McEwan-Llarenas, BYU
Kate Georgiades, Houston
Kenna Sauer, Houston
Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State
Reagan Cooper, Kansas*
Ayah Elnady, Kansas
Camryn Turner, Kansas
Aliyah Carter, K-State*
Melanie Parra, TCU*
Asjia O'Neal, Texas*
Madisen Skinner, Texas*
All-Big 12 Second Team
Manuela Bibinbe, Baylor
Lauren Briseno, Baylor
Averi Carlson, Baylor
Abbie Jackson, Houston
London Davis, Kansas
Sydney Bolding, K-State
Mackenzie Morris, K-State
Alexis Shelton, Oklahoma
Jalyn Gibson, TCU
Audrey Nalls, TCU
All-Rookie Team
Mia Lee, BYU
Zeta Washington, Cincinnati
Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State*
Raegan Burns, Kansas
Aniya Clinton, K-State
Ella Swindle, Texas*
*Unanimous selection
Players for the First, Second and Rookie Teams are sorted Alphabetically by school.