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Lion Volleyball All-Americans
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VANESSA FERRETTI
AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL AMERICA First-Team - 2005 DAKTRONICS First-Team - 2005 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2005
NATASHA FOMINA
AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL AMERICA Second -Team - 2015 Second -Team - 2016 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2016
LEXIE BRADLEY
AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL AMERICA Honorable Mention - 2016 First -Team - 2017 D2CCA Second-Team - 2017 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2017
Received All-America honors in 2005 after leading the nation with 757 kills on the year. She was also third nationally with a 5.69 kills-per-game average. UNA went 36-2 on the year. Earned back-to-back All-America honors during her junior and senior seasons. She led UNA to GSC titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016, earning GSC and D2CCA South Region Player of the Year honors in 2016. Earned All-America honors in 2016 and 2017, with a GSC title as a junior and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Also received All-South Region honors and was named the 2017 GSC Player of the Year.
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MARIELA FASCE 1997
First-Team
A two-year starter at setter on teams that went 77-11 overall and won back-to-back Gulf South Conference championships and an NCAA Division II South Central Regional crown. In her two seasons at UNA she had 3,264 assists and averaged 12.1 assists per game.
NESRIN SECKIN 2000
Selected All-American in both of her two seasons with the Lions. Helped lead UNA to a 72-7 record, two GSC titles and the Final Four.
ASHLEY MOFFITT 2000
Daktronics • Third-Team 2001
Daktronics • Second-Team 2003
Daktronics • First-Team AVCA • Third-Team
A three-time All-American selection. A four-time All-GSC and All-South Central Region pick who led UNA to a 135-19 record from 2000-03. She led Division II in assists twice and set two national records.
ANNA BONDARENKO 2002
Selected a second-team AllAmerican as a junior in 2002 after helping lead UNA to a 30-5 overall record. Averaged 3.67 kills per game and had a .365 hitting percentage. Had 429 total kills, 67 assists, 330 digs and 95 total blocks on the year.
YANA NINOVA 2002
AVCA & Daktronics First-Team
Selected All-American as a junior and senior. A four-time All-GSC and All-South Central Region pick who led UNA to a 135-19 record from 2000-03, including the '03 national championship.
LAURA BELLINGER 2005
Daktronics • First-Team AVCA • Second-Team 2006
AVCA • First-Team Daktronics • Second-Team
A two-time All-American who helped lead the Lions to a 95-14 record in three seasons. Led the nation with 1,910 assists as a junior and fi nished her career with a 13.33 assist-per-game average.
MEGAN STOUT 2006
Became UNA's 10th All-American after earning third-team honors in 2006. Helped lead the Lions to a 125-19 record in four seasons. Was also a fi rst team All-South Central Region selection as a senior.
WHITNEY SANDERS 2008
Earned All-America honors as a senior in 2008 after leading the Lions in kills (4.22 per set) and blocks (1.04 per set). Was selected fi rst team All-GSC and fi rst team AllSouth Region. Was also named the Gulf South Conference East Division Player of the Year.
ALISON JACOBS 2009
Was a third-team AVCA selection after earning fi rst team All-South Region honors from Daktronics and AVCA. Also named fi rst team All-Gulf South Conference and was the GSC East Division Player of the Year while leading UNA to a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.
NATALIE MARSH 2011
Earned second-team All-America honors after receiving fi rst-team All-South Region honors from AVCA. Was also a second team all-region selection by Daktronics. Other honors included NCAA South Region all-tournament, fi rst team All-Gulf South Conference, GSC all-tournament and three-time GSC Player of the Week.
JESSICA AUSTIN 2017
Was a third-team AVCA selection after earning All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region honors from D2CCA and AVCA. Led the GSC in hitting percentage as the Lions won back-to-back conference titles in 2015 and 2016 and made three straight NCAA Tournament trips from 2015-17.
