Complete AVCA All-America Team

Christopher Newport sophomore Hannah Miller earned first-team All-America honors to headline a group of five CAC volleyball players, including four from CNU, on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Team. 

Miller became just the second Captain in program history to secure first-team honors. Joining Miller on the All-America list for the Captains were CAC Player of the Year Rachel Conway, who picked up second-team honors, Briana Sutton earned third-team accolades, and Eliza Fisher was named honorable mention. 

Salisbury's Katie Stouffer also garnered honorable mention accolades. 

With the honor, Miller is just the second CNU player to earn first-team All-American accolades, joining fellow middle hitter Bailey Jensen, who was celebrated as a senior in 2012. Also a first-team All-Conference and All-Region selection this year, Miller has pieced together an incredible sophomore campaign. Entering the NCAA Championships, she is one of only two players in the nation who rank in the top-20 nationally in both hitting percentage and blocks. She currently stands 15th in the country with a .359 hitting percentage and 17th with 129 rejections.

A dominant presence throughout the season, she was named to the Captains Classic and Mary Washington Invitational All-Tournament teams before being selected the MVP of the NCAA Regionals over the weekend. Honored as the AVCA National Player of the Week on September 9, she currently has 19 double-digit kill efforts this season and has registered at least four blocks on 15 occasions. Overall, the Palmyra, Virginia native has 355 kills and is averaging 1.06 blocks-per-set.

Helping pace the offensive attack, Conway secured second-team All-American honors after picking up first-team All-Conference and All-Region nods. She was also named the CAC Player of the Year this season. One of the finest setters in the nation, she stands 20th in the NCAA with 1,224 assists and has helped the squad rank fifth in the country with a .263 hitting percentage. Her 10.12 assists-per-set average also ranks sixth on the program's all-time single-season list.

Selected to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team over the weekend, she was also honored as the MVP of the Juniata / ASICS Invitational and was named to the Mary Washington Invitational, CNU Invitational, and Pikes Peak Challenge All-Tournament squads. A two-time CAC Player of the Week honoree, Conway has 11 40-assist efforts this season, including a career-high 55 at Salisbury on September 30. A well-rounded athlete, the Fairfax, Virginia native also has seven double-doubles, including a 15-dig effort against Eastern on September 5.

One of the most imposing players on the court, Sutton has added firepower on the outside for the Captains. The sweet-swinging sophomore leads the team with a 2.95 kills-per-set average. Her 333 total blasts also rank second overall. Along with her All-American honor, she was also a first-team All-Region selection and a second-team All-Conference pick.

So far this season, Sutton has 18 double-digit kill efforts, including three straight during the NCAA Regionals over the weekend. Honored as the MVP of the Captains Classic and named to the Juniata / ASICS Invitational All-Tournament team, she roped a season-high 18 kills while hitting .560 during a three-set victory over Bridgewater on August 30. She also had 13 kills on just 17 swings against SUNY Cortland on September 19. An equally impressive server, the Williamsburg, Virginia native has 25 aces, including the clincher during the Regional Championship match against Eastern on November 16.

Piecing together one of the finest debut seasons in program history, Fisher is the first CNU freshman to earn All-American honors since 2009. A dynamic offensive threat, she ranks fourth on the team with 256 kills while hitting at a .268 clip. A first-team All-Region and second-team All-Conference selection, she also sits third on the Captains with 46 aces. That total is the most by a CNU freshman in four years.

So far this season, Fisher has 11 double-digit kill efforts, including four straight from September 26-October 3. She also helped carry CNU into the Regional Championship match after roping 10 kills on just 21 swings against Stevenson in the semifinals on November 15. Just as disruptive on the defensive end, the Fairfax, Virginia native ranks fourth on the team with 64 blocks and has tallied at least one in 14 of her last 15 appearances this season.

Stouffer followed her impressive freshman campaign with an even better second season that culminated in her leading the CAC in five offensive categories, including kills (431), kills per set (3.72), and points per set (4.03). She also led the Sea Gulls with a .275 hitting percentage, while finishing third on the squad with 151 digs and 45 total blocks.