The University of Mississippi Athletics
Edie, Thompson Named to AVCA All-South Region Team
12/6/2016 | Volleyball
OXFORD, Miss. - Senior Aubrey Edie and junior Lexi Thompson played a major role in Ole Miss volleyball posting its third straight winning season for the first time since the mid 80s, and both were named to the AVCA All-South Region Team Tuesday.
Edie set the career-record at Ole Miss with 4,834 assists, which ranks fourth in the NCAA in active career assists. She ranks fifth in the SEC in assists per set and paved the way for the Rebels to have two hitters among the top 10 in the SEC and two players in the top 10 in kills and points per set.
This is the second time for Edie to be honored by the AVCA, as she earned honorable mention honors in 2014.
Thompson led the SEC with 21 double-doubles and ranked ninth in the SEC in kills per set (3.50) and 10th in points per set (3.90). She recorded her 1,000th career kill at Alabama to move up to fifth all-time at Ole Miss and set the single-season kills record with 437. Thompson finished second on the team with 374 digs and led the team with 487.5 points.
This marks the third year in a row for the Rebels to have at least one person on the All-Region Team.
"I'm glad to see that Aubrey and Lexi have been recognized for their hard work," head coach Steven McRoberts said. "It's nice for Aubrey to end her career with this award. For Lexi, it's a great way to end this season as she looks forward to working hard to have an even better year next year."
Edie and Thompson are in contention to earn AVCA All-America honors, which will be voted on and announced towards the conclusion of the NCAA tournament.
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