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Taya Beller, Maggie Brahmer named D2CCA First Team All-Americans for second straight season

12/6/2023 12:42:00 PM

            Wayne State College junior middle hitters Taya Beller and Maggie Brahmer were named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Women's Volleyball All-American Team released Wednesday afternoon.  Both Wildcat players received First Team honors at middle hitter and are repeat First Team All-American selections. 

            Beller, a 6-2 junior middle hitter from Lindsay (Humphrey HS), led the NSIC in blocks this season (1.15/set), was second in hitting percentage (.390) and points per set (4.43) and fifth in kills per set (3.54).  She was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week three times this season and became the 20th player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and was named to the Central Region All-Tournament Team.  Beller matched a career-high with 20 kills to go with a season-high eight blocks in a 3-2 win over Northern State (10/20/23).  She earned All-NSIC First Team honors for a third straight season this year and is now a two-time All-Central Region First Team selection.
 
            Brahmer, a 6-0 junior middle hitter from Pierce (Pierce HS), earned D2CCA All-American First Team honors for a second straight season after averaging 3.40 kills and 1.07 blocks per set this season.  She leads the NSIC and ranks ninth nationally with a .409 hitting percentage, is fourth in the NSIC in blocks per set, fifth in points per set (4.04) and eighth in kills per set (3.40).  Brahmer, voted to the Central Region All-Tournament Team last weekend, is a three-time NSIC Player of the Week selection this season and was named AVCA/GameChanger National Player of the Week October 3rd.  She also joined the 1,000-kill club at WSC this season and currently ranks 20th in career kills with 1,063.  Earlier this season Brahmer was named All-NSIC First Team for a third straight year and is a two-time AVCA All-Central Region First Team selection.
             
            Wayne State College is 31-2 and the #3 seed for the NCAA Division II Elite Eight Volleyball Championships that begin Thursday afternoon in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.  The Wildcats face West Region champion Cal State Los Angeles, who is 21-10 and the #6 seed with the match starting at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (11 a.m. Central).
 
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