Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Henley Named to C-USA Preseason Team
1/14/2021 1:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball, BRAA
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Kayla Henley has been selected to the Volleyball Preseason All-C-USA team, as announced Thursday afternoon by the league office. She is one of 12 players to make up the 2020-21 list, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
In 2019, Henley became the second player in program history to receive C-USA All-Freshman Team honors. After piecing together a stellar freshman season, she finished third on the team in kills with 202, third in blocks with 53, and fifth on the team in digs with 158. She also collected double-digit kills on 11 occasions.
The conference also released its coaches' poll on Thursday, where the Blue Raiders were selected to finish fifth in the East Division in head coach Chuck Crawford's fourth season at the program's helm. Reigning C-USA Champion, WKU was chosen as the favorite to win the conference.
The Blue Raiders are set to open the 2020-21 slate with home and away matches against Lipscomb on Jan. 22 and 24.
2020-21 Volleyball Preseason All-C-USA Team
Sydney Rowan, Charlotte
Fiorella Murillo, FIU
Sydney Nemtuda, Florida Atlantic
Ciara Debell, Marshall
Kayla Henley, Middle Tennessee
Rhett Robinson, North Texas
Nicole Lennon, Rice
Anota Adekunle, Rice
Cheyenne Jones, UTEP
Paige Briggs, WKU
Lauren Matthews, WKU
Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
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In 2019, Henley became the second player in program history to receive C-USA All-Freshman Team honors. After piecing together a stellar freshman season, she finished third on the team in kills with 202, third in blocks with 53, and fifth on the team in digs with 158. She also collected double-digit kills on 11 occasions.
The conference also released its coaches' poll on Thursday, where the Blue Raiders were selected to finish fifth in the East Division in head coach Chuck Crawford's fourth season at the program's helm. Reigning C-USA Champion, WKU was chosen as the favorite to win the conference.
The Blue Raiders are set to open the 2020-21 slate with home and away matches against Lipscomb on Jan. 22 and 24.
2020-21 Volleyball Preseason All-C-USA Team
Sydney Rowan, Charlotte
Fiorella Murillo, FIU
Sydney Nemtuda, Florida Atlantic
Ciara Debell, Marshall
Kayla Henley, Middle Tennessee
Rhett Robinson, North Texas
Nicole Lennon, Rice
Anota Adekunle, Rice
Cheyenne Jones, UTEP
Paige Briggs, WKU
Lauren Matthews, WKU
Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
Follow Us
Keep up with Blue Raider Volleyball online: Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball on Facebook, @MT_Volleyball on Twitter, and @mt_volleyball on Instagram.
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