Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Estrada, Brown earn All-MVC honors
11/23/2017 | 9:32:00 | Women's Volleyball
Senior outside hitter Andrea Estrada and junior middle hitter Patience Brown were both named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, the league announced Thursday.
For Estrada, it marks the third time in her career that she has earned All-MVC honors. She joins Taylor Pippen, Kristie Kemner and Jennifer Berwanger as the only Salukis to earn recognition from the conference in each of their four seasons (including All-Freshman Team selections). Brown, meanwhile, earned the first All-MVC recognition of her career after a junior campaign in which she finished sixth in the Valley in hitting percentage (.299) and tenth in blocks per set (.82/set).Â
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Estrada finished first on the team in kills (274), kills per set (2.54/set) and was second on the team in digs (327) and digs per set (4.11). She tallied 16 10-plus kill performances, including a season-best 20 kills in a five-set match against Illinois State on Oct. 20. She recorded 12 double-doubles this season, and finished with double figure digs in 16 of SIU's 29 matches this past season. The Bogota, Colombia native ends her remarkable career ranked in SIU's top-five for double-doubles (3rd; 57), digs (4th; 1,382) and kills (5th; 1,385).Â
Brown, who transferred from the University of Akron after her sophomore season, led the Salukis in blocks and finished second on the team in kills per set (2.09/set). The Bloomington, Ill. native put down 10-plus kills in four matches, all of which were SIU wins, including a season-best 16 kills in SIU's 3-1 win at Indiana State on Oct. 27. She recorded at least one block in 28 of SIU's 29 matches, with a  season-high eight coming in a 3-2 win at home over Evansville on Sept. 29. She also hit .300 or better in 13 matches this season and recorded an ace in eight matches.
For Estrada, it marks the third time in her career that she has earned All-MVC honors. She joins Taylor Pippen, Kristie Kemner and Jennifer Berwanger as the only Salukis to earn recognition from the conference in each of their four seasons (including All-Freshman Team selections). Brown, meanwhile, earned the first All-MVC recognition of her career after a junior campaign in which she finished sixth in the Valley in hitting percentage (.299) and tenth in blocks per set (.82/set).Â
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Estrada finished first on the team in kills (274), kills per set (2.54/set) and was second on the team in digs (327) and digs per set (4.11). She tallied 16 10-plus kill performances, including a season-best 20 kills in a five-set match against Illinois State on Oct. 20. She recorded 12 double-doubles this season, and finished with double figure digs in 16 of SIU's 29 matches this past season. The Bogota, Colombia native ends her remarkable career ranked in SIU's top-five for double-doubles (3rd; 57), digs (4th; 1,382) and kills (5th; 1,385).Â
Brown, who transferred from the University of Akron after her sophomore season, led the Salukis in blocks and finished second on the team in kills per set (2.09/set). The Bloomington, Ill. native put down 10-plus kills in four matches, all of which were SIU wins, including a season-best 16 kills in SIU's 3-1 win at Indiana State on Oct. 27. She recorded at least one block in 28 of SIU's 29 matches, with a  season-high eight coming in a 3-2 win at home over Evansville on Sept. 29. She also hit .300 or better in 13 matches this season and recorded an ace in eight matches.
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