BATON ROUGE, La.-Senior Katie Lindelow and sophomore Megan Davenport have been selected to the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association All-Academic team, the conference announced on Wednesday.
The All-Academic team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the court and in the classroom. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or better and participated in at least half of their team’s matches.
Lindelow picks up CCSA All-Academic accolades for the second consecutive year while Davenport earns her first-ever CCSA honor.
A native of Mandeville, Louisiana, Lindelow holds an individual record of 21-6 on the season, including a 19-3 record with partner Olivia Powers at the third flight.
Along with Powers, Lindelow has helped to collect the second-best pair record on the team and has won 19 of her last 20 matches. Currently, Lindelow is riding a nine-match winning streak and has garnered six wins against ranked opponents with four victories coming against top-10 competition.
Lindelow also holds a 3.84 GPA and will graduate in the spring with a masters in sport management.
Hailing from Metairie, Louisiana, Davenport has appeared in every match except for the season opener against No. 2 Florida State. This year, Davenport has tallied an impressive individual record of 23-3, including a 12-1 record alongside partner Riley Young primarily at the five.
At 9-1, Davenport boasts the best record on the team against ranked opponents and was the only player to knock off No. 1 USC and No. 4 UCLA at the East vs. West Invitational. Dating back to last season, Davenport has won 35 of her last 39 matches.
Davenport has maintained a GPA of 3.91 and is majoring in history.
CCSA BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
– * Macy Jerger, Florida State (Sophomore | 3.80 | Biology)
– Emily Martinez, UAB (Sophomore | 3.92 | Accounting)
– Lina Bernier, FIU (Redshirt Freshman | 3.91 | Biomedical Engineering)
– Kari Peterson, FIU (Junior | 3.99 | Psychology)
– Anabela Sataric, FIU (Senior | 3.91 | International Business)
– Jessica Fourspring, Georgia State (Senior | 4.10 | Exercise Science)
– Haley Pa’akaula, Georgia State (Graduate Student | 4.00 | Global Hospitality Management)
– Megan Davenport, LSU (Sophomore | 3.90 | History)
– Katie Lindelow, LSU (Graduate Student | 3.84 | Masters in Kinesiology)
– Julia Mannisto, South Carolina (Junior | 3.60 | Finance)
– Katie Zimmerman, South Carolina (Graduate Student | 3.94 | Exercise Science)
* – Denotes a unanimous selection
A tie in voting led to an 11-person All-Academic Team