LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville rightside hitter
Aiko Jones was named to the First Team East All-Region Team. She leads the Cardinals in points (418), kills (346) and is second in blocks (91). She has been the leading hitter in NCAA play in the first two rounds with 44 points in the first two matches.Â
She was First Team All-ACC, All-LUVÂ Tournament, and All-Cardinal Classic this year.Â
The Rundown on Jones
Stepped into a starting role immediately and has gradually taken over as the offensive workhorse for the Cards especially after the loss of
Melanie McHenry ... Had a career-high 20 kills at Miami and 19 at Virginia Tech ... hit .722 against ACC runnerup Georgia Tech (13-0-18) and 18 versus both BC and Syracuse ... Played for Jamaican Junior National Team ... Learned to play volleyball outside on asphalt court ... Threw javelin and shot put as track athlete as well ... Has a wicked serve with 20 aces including three at BC and NC State ... Had season high blocking with 6 at No. 2 Pitt ... Leading point scorer with 418.0 ...
NCAA: Aiko had a match-high 17 kills, hitting .382 with two aces, three digs versus Samford ... Had tied career-high 20 kills versus WKU, hitting .250 with two aces, six digs and six blocks
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EAST REGION
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
| Â Megan Ballenger |
 Creighton |
 MB |
 Sr. |
| Â Maria Bellinger |
 Delaware |
 OH |
 Sr. |
| Â Jenna Bridges |
 Hartford |
 MB |
 Sr. |
| Â Payton Caffrey*** |
 Florida State |
 OH |
 Sr. |
| Â Madelyn Cole** |
 Creighton |
 S |
 Sr. |
| Â Keeley Davis |
 Creighton |
 OH |
 RS-Fr. |
| Â Katie Forsythe |
 Loyola Maryland |
 L |
 So. |
| Â Aiko Jones |
 Louisville |
 RS |
 RS-Fr. |
| Â Taryn Knuth** |
 Florida State |
 MB |
 Jr. |
| Â Zoe McBride |
 Morgan State |
 OH |
 So. |
| Â Polina Shemanova** |
 Syracuse |
 OH |
 So. |
| Â Jasmin Sneed** |
 VCU |
 MB |
 Sr. |
| Â Brittany Witt** |
 Creighton |
 L |
 Sr. |
| Â Marrisa Wonders |
 Towson |
 S |
 Sr. |
