The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 2017 All-American teams on Wednesday. Michigan State placed four players on the teams: Autumn Bailey (Burlington, Ontario) and Alyssa Garvelink (Holland, Mich.) were Second Team All-America selections, while Rachel Minarick (Naperville, Ill.) and Holly Toliver (Berrien Springs, Mich.) were Honorable Mention picks.
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Minarick Named CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America
Michigan State senior Rachel Minarick has been named a CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America, as announced by the organization on Monday. Minarick, a four-year starting setter for the Spartans, is just the second First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America in MSU Volleyball program history.
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Minarick, Garvelink Earn CoSIDA All-District Honors
Seniors Rachel Minarick (Naperville, Ill.) and Alyssa Garvelink (Holland, Mich.) have been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Volleyball Teams. CoSIDA recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
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Minarick Named B1G Setter of the Week
Senior setter Rachel Minarick has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week, as announced by the Conference office on Monday afternoon.
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Alyssa Garvelink has superb chemistry with setter Rachel Minarick
Four years ago, Alyssa Garvelink walked on to Michigan State’s campus a 6-foot-4, wide-eyed freshman.The Holland, Michigan native was on a volleyball scholarship with six other freshman — and the future looked bright.After three years, the Spartans are poised for a big season with a big senior class and have proved it with upset wins of the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 teams in the country this year.
Source: NCAA.com
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Spartan Volleyball All-Access: “Stronger than Ever”
With the arrival of the 2017 volleyball season, Rachel Minarick tells her story about volunteering in the community, battling through adversity, and goals for this year’s team.