Trio Tabbed All-America Honorable Mention

AVCA All-Americans
2014	Julia Doyle (HM)
2014	Marion Hazelwood (HM)
2014	Kierra Holst (HM)
2013	Sallie McLaurin (2nd)
2012	Sallie McLaurin (3rd)
2011	Brianne Barker (3rd)
2011	Suzy Boulavsky (HM)
2011	Sallie McLaurin (HM)
2010	Brianne Barker (3rd)
2006	Joanna Schmitt (2nd)
2006	Eliane Santos (3rd)

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma volleyball team placed three student-athletes on the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention list. Juniors Julia Doyle and outside hitter Kierra Holst along with freshman Marion Hazelwood, the AVCA All-Southwest Region Rookie of the Year, became the second trio at OU to receive All-America recognition.

For the fifth straight season, the Sooners place at least player on the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention list or better. Sallie McLaurin was a Second and Third Team All-American the last two seasons as well as an Honorable Mention in 2011. In 2011, Brianne Barker earned a Third Team nod and Suzy Boulavksy joined McLaurin as an Honorable Mention.

Doyle, Hazelwood and Holst were all honored last week as AVCA All-Southwest First Team members along with Honorable Mention redshirt-sophomore Madison Ward.

Hazelwood, a middle blocker from Beach City, Texas and an All-Big 12 Freshman Team selection, is the first Freshman of the Year from Oklahoma. She finished her rookie campaign with a team-high .322 hitting percentage, while averaging 2.27 kills and 0.90 blocks per set. In her postseason debut, Hazelwood led the OU attack with 11 kills and a .526 attack rate against LSU.

The Big 12 Setter of the Year, Doyle, a junior and product of Plymouth, Minn., paced the Sooner offense with a career-best 10.63 assists per set. She finished the season ranked fourth in the league with 10 double-double and posted a career-high 60 assists in a five-set match against Iowa State. Doyle enters her senior season with 3,481 career assists; ranking sixth all-time at Oklahoma.

Holst, an outside hitter from Coppell, Texas, was previously named a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection with Ward. She surpassed 1,000 career kills in the regular season finale and took over the top spot for kills in a single season during the 25-point, rally-scoring era at 450 against LSU in the NCAA First Round, For the season, Holst averaged 3.75 kills per set; highlighted with a 32-kill, record-setting effort against Iowa State.

Oklahoma finished the season 20-11 overall, marking its fifth straight 20-win season and sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament; all under 11-year head coach Santiago Restrepo.