PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PittsburghSportsNOW.com.
Olivia Babcock earned National Freshman of the Year last season, so naturally, she’s followed it up the only logical way.
Babcock has been named the AVCA National Player of the Year, the first player in program history to earn the honor. And it’s very well-deserved for the most impactful player in women’s college volleyball this season.
“I know that I couldn’t have done any of this without the people I’m surrounded by every day, so I’m taking it as more of a group award than an individual award,” Babcock told Michella Chester of NCAA Digital. “I’m just so happy that I was able to perform well enough for my team to earn something like this, and I feel like every single day we get in the gym and we just play together, so I’m just really glad that I could do this.”
Pitt had its season cut short against rival Louisville, falling in the Final Four for the fourth straight season, but it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort. Babcock put in one of the best performances of her career in the 3-1 loss.
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