Temple University Athletics
Volleyball's Gabriella Matautia Named to American Athletic Conference First Team
12.3.13 | Women's Volleyball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Capping numerous awards already earned in the 2013 season, Temple volleyball's Gabriella Matautia has been named to the American Athletic Conference First Team. Twelve athletes in the 10-team conference were named to both the first team and second team in a vote by the league's head coaches.
Matautia led the Owls and ranked second in the conference with 3.43 kills/set, playing in 110 of Temple's 111 total sets this season. She helped lead the team to an 18-12 overall record, and finished with 1,248 kills in her career.
Over four years, Matautia was a consistent leader for Temple volleyball both on and off the court. In addition to her 1,248 career kills, she amassed 901 career digs. She played in 109 matches as an Owl, and started in 100 of those. Matautia was a preseason All-American Athletic Conference Team selection, and was named the American's Player of the Week on Sept. 9.
She earned MVP honors at the Patriot Invitational early in the season, and was named to All-Tournament Teams at all four of the Owls' tournaments. As a junior, Matautia was named to the Atlantic 10 First Team and Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team. As a kinesiology major, she has been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll in each year of her career for having a GPA above 3.0.
USF sophomore Erin Fairs was named the American's Player of the Year. Louisville's Caitlin Welch was named Libero of the Year, while teammate Maya McClendon was a unanimous selection as Freshman of the Year. SMU's Avery Acker garnered Setter of the Year honors. Anne Kordes, who led Louisville to the inaugural championship, was named Coach of the Year.
2013 American Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Award Winners
Player of the Year
Erin Fairs, OH, USF
Libero of the Year
Caitlin Welch, Louisville
Setter of the Year
Avery Acker, SMU
Freshman of the Year
*Maya McClendon, OH Louisville
Coach of the Year
Anne Kordes, Louisville
2013 All-Conference
First Team
*DeLaina Sarden, UCF, Jr., MB
Katie George, Louisville, So, S
*Emily Juhl, Louisville, Sr., OH
Brooke Mattingly, Louisville, Gr., MB
*Maya McClendon, Louisville, Fr., OH
Caitlin Welch, Louisville, Sr., L
*Erin Fairs, USF, So., OH
Andrea Rodriguez Gomez, USF, Sr., MB
*Avery Acker, SMU, So., S
Janelle Giordano, SMU, Fr., MB
*Caroline Young, SMU, Jr., OH
Gabriella Matautia, Temple, Sr., RS
Second Team
Angelica Crump, UCF, RSr., OH
Kaye-Alese Green, UCF, RJr., MB
Jade Hayes, UCF, Jr., L
Marie Reiterova, UCF, RJr., S
Karson Ratliff, UConn, Jr., OH
Kadi Kullerkann, Houston, RSo., RS/OH
Sarita Mikals, Houston, Fr., OH/RS
Randi Ewing, Louisville, Gr., MB
Lauren Hawkins, Memphis, Jr., MB/RS
Alexis Wesley, Memphis, RSo., MB
Cailin Bula, SMU, So., OH
Abbey Bybel, SMU, So., MB
* = Unanimous Selection
