Two Hurricanes Named Volleyball All-ACC Academic
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The University of Miami’s Olga Strantzali and Hannah Sorensen were named to the 2016 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team, as announced by the conference office on Thursday.
Strantzali and Sorensen were among the 35 student-athletes selected to the All-ACC Academic team following the 2016 season. All honorees were required to have a minimum GPA of 3.00 for both the last semester and for their careers.
“I am excited for Olga and Hannah to receive this recognition,” Miami head coach Jose “Keno” Gandara said. “We want our student-athletes at Miami to excel in athletics, academics and life. It is great to see two of our players that work hard to succeed in all aspects of their Hurricanes career earn a well-deserved accolade.”
Strantzali earned her second straight All-ACC Academic honor, adding to a long list of achievements following the 2016 season. A public relations major, Strantzali had a 3.75 GPA in the fall and is at 3.47 for her career. She has been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice and is a three-time Book Buster since joining the Hurricanes prior to the 2015 season.
On the court, Strantzali was recognized as AVCA All-America honorable mention and earned AVCA All-East Coast Region and First Team All-ACC honors. The junior outside hitter was one of the best players in the NCAA, finishing the regular season ranked seventh in Division I with 4.76 kills per set and ninth with 5.37 points per set. Her 0.39 service aces per set sat 50th among Division I players at the conclusion of Miami’s regular season. The Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, native was arguably the top player in the ACC in 2016, leading the conference in kills per set, service aces per set and points per set.
Sorensen received the first All-ACC Academic honor of her young career. An entrepreneurship major, Sorensen had a 3.43 GPA in the fall and is at 3.28 overall. The freshman was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and a Book Buster following the fall semester.
A native of Sandy, Utah, Sorensen finished her collegiate debut season ranked third in the ACC with 10.88 assists/set. She had a career-high 64 assists in a five-set victory at Notre Dame that tied for second-most in a single match in program history. Two days later, she dished out 61 assists in a victory at Louisville and had a third 60-assist performance later in the season against Duke. She dished out at least 25 assists in each of her 23 matches played in 2016. Sorensen also finished the season with 20 service aces, good for fourth-most on the 2016 Hurricanes.
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