Northwest Missouri State can celebrate its first volleyball All-American in senior Maddy Bruder.

Bruder, a senior from Firth, Nebraska (Norris HS), is the first Bearcat in program history to earn American Volleyball Coaches Association First-Team All-America honors. Bruder led the MIAA in kills (4.26 per set) and ranked No. 17 in the nation in that category. Bruder blew away the competition in MIAA matches by averaging 4.30 kills per set with 275 kills in 64 sets. Bruder notched a team-best 17 double-doubles, including 12 in MIAA play.

Earlier this month, Bruder was named the MIAA player of the year.