Isaksen and Reusch Named Liberty League 1st Team All-Stars

Juniors Kate Isaksen and Rachel Reusch each found themselves at the top of the national leaderboards this year and unsurprisingly the duo from the Clarkson University Volleyball team were chosen to the Liberty League All-Star team when the conference announced its end-of-season awards on Wednesday morning.

Both Isaksen and Reusch earned Liberty League First-Team All-Star honors, the second such honor for each. Isaksen is a repeat winner, while Reusch gained the award as a freshman in 2016.

Isaksen led the nation in digs per set last year but had to settle for runner-up status in 2018 despite averaging 7.97 digs per set, the third-highest figure at NCAA Division III since the sport changed to the 25-points per set system in 2008. Her 901 total digs led the country this year, and is the seventh-highest figure since 2008, just 32 short of the national mark. Isaksen also currently ranks third on the active leaderboard for digs with 2489, making her the only junior in the country to rank in the top 20 and the only one with more than 2000 digs through three seasons. Her 6.86 digs per set through three collegiate seasons places her fourth all-time in that category at the national level.

While Isaksen provided an outstanding effort from the back row, Reusch was busy at the net on both offense and defense. She ranked second in the conference with 1.00 blocks per set (41-72-113), with her 41 solo blocks nearly double that of the next player in the Liberty League (21). She tied for the national lead in solo blocks and had more than three entire teams in the conference while tying with a fourth in the league. In addition to her blocking prowess, Reusch also made life difficult for the opposition with 3.51 kills per set and a .342 hitting percentage. Her kills mark ranked her fifth in the league and the hitting percentage was third. Reusch's 958 career kills puts her on track to join the 1000-kill club early next year, while her 2.809 kills per set is the fifth best figure in program history and the highest average by a middle hitter.

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Players Mentioned

#17 Kate Isaksen: L; 5' 9"; Junior

#12 Rachel Reusch: MH; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#17 Kate Isaksen
: 5' 9"; Junior
: L

#12 Rachel Reusch
: 6' 2"; Junior
: MH

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Players Mentioned

#17 Kate Isaksen

#12 Rachel Reusch

Players Mentioned

#17 Kate Isaksen

#12 Rachel Reusch