Lola Arslanbekova Earns 2013 Academic Momentum Award
February 05, 2013 | Women's Volleyball, Academic Services
Feb. 5, 2013
University of Louisville outside hitter Lola Arslanbekova has been honored with a 2013 Academic Momentum Award, as presented by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports and the Scholar Baller program.
She was named to the second team and is one of 63 male and female student-athletes nationally representing 15 different sports to receive the honor, which is based on the level of academic improvement and the impact of that academic momentum.
A 2012 Second team AVCA All-American and Volleyball Magazine All-American, Arslanbekova was the BIG EAST Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and led the Cardinals to BIG EAST regular season and BIG EAST tournament titles. The senior was a unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection for the second straight year and led the conference with 596 kills and 646 points. As of Dec. 10, she ranked fourth in the country in kills per set (4.93) and seventh in points per set (5.34). She finished her career as the all-time kills leader in Louisville history and tallied over 2,000 kills and 1,000 digs during her four-year tenure. She earned four AVCA All-America laurels. She was a third team honoree as a junior and an honorable mention choice as a freshman and sophomore. She graduated in December and is currently playing professionally in Puerto Rico.
