EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana senior libero
Kayla Heldman and junior outside hitter
Lauren DeShaney were named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV team in a vote by the sports information directors in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region.
Heldman has compiled a 3.84 grade point average in USI's nursing program and ranks seventh in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, 56th in the nation, with 4.81 digs per set. The two-time GLVC Defensive Player of the Week is USI's all-time leader with 1,710 career digs and is just 48 digs shy of becoming the first player in school history to reach 500 in a single season.
Heldman's play this year has helped the Screaming Eagles hold the opposition to a league-low .145 attacking percentage.
DeShaney, who has built a 3.82 GPA in kinesiology at USI, ranks eighth in the GLVC with a team-high 3.12 kills per set. The GLVC Offensive Player of the Week on October 21, DeShaney also has contributed 0.52 blocks per frame for a squad that ranks eighth, nationally, in blocks per set.
USI (20-6, 11-2 GLVC), which is ranked third in the NCAA II Midwest Region rankings, returns to action Saturday at 5 p.m. when it hosts Maryville University at the Physical Activities Center. The Eagles, who are receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches' Poll, are tied for first in the GLVC and are in the hunt to host the GLVC Tournament November 22-24.
