Heredia Colon, Lopez Claim AVCA All-America Recognitions
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Two Miami Hurricanes were among those recognized with All-America honors, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Thursday.
Junior Flormarie Heredia earned her first career All-America recognition, while sophomore Grace Lopez picked up her second accolade after being named an All-American last season.
The duo adds to its postseason awards list with the designation, as Heredia Colon (first team) and Lopez (second team) were selected for All-ACC honors in late November.
Heredia Colon made the all-america list after leading the ACC in kills (490) and points (562.5) for the majority of the season, while maintaining second in points per set (4.93) and kills per set (4.30). In addition to her dominant stats, Heredia Colon earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week after helping her team to an undefeated weekend.
In her second season as a Hurricane, Lopez finished the regular season fifth in total points (470) in the ACC, while claiming sixth in total kills (400). She was also named ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice. With the accolade, Lopez has gone back-to-back in conference honors, as she was selected to the All-ACC First Team and All-Freshman team last season.
