ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Lewis University women’s volleyball team earned two selections on the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II All-America Teams. Senior setter Rachel Ruedi (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet Seymour) was named to the Second Team and senior outside hitter Lauren Seliga (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx) earned Honorable Mention accolades.
Ruedi, who was a 2009 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, totaled 1,144 assists on the year with a career-best average of 10.69 assists per set. She was also named the 2010 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the year. Her 3,847 career assists ranks third all-time in Lewis history.
Seliga earns All-American honors for the first time in her career. She was the only player in the GLVC to lead her team in kills (329) and digs (438). Seliga was twice named the GLVC Player of the Week in 2010. She finished her career with 1,491 digs which are second all-time in Lewis history. Her 1,072 career kills rank ninth all-time and 135 career aces is seventh.
Ruedi and Seliga join Terri Botkin (1979), Cathy Spencer (1981), Karen Lawton (1988) and Stephanie Sagat (2009) and the only All-American selections in school history. Ruedi is the school’s first two-time honoree.
Ruedi and Seliga were named to the AVCA All-Midwest Region Team, the Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team and the Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team as well as being named First Team All-GLVC.
The duo compiled a 122-22 record during their four seasons at Lewis. They earned a ranking as high as No. 8 in the AVCA Top 25 poll and won five NCAA Tournament matches with a pair of Sweet 16 berths.
“Both Lauren and Rachel play the game of volleyball with heart and love,” head coach Lorelee Smith said. “They both are true teammates in every aspect.
Their ability to improve from season to season and continually make strides is recognized in their honors and awards. They will be greatly missed.”
The 2010 Flyers finished the season 27-5, winning the 2010 GLVC Championship and earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive season.
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