Northwest Missouri State University senior outside hitter Maddy Bruder became the Bearcats’s first American Volleyball Coaches Association first-team all-region selection.

Bruder earned first-team all-central region honors capping a tremendous senior season that also saw her named the MIAA Player of the Year.

Bruder (Firth, Nebraska/Norris HS) is the first four-time first-team all-MIAA selection in Bearcat volleyball history. 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.

Bruder ranks No. 4 all-time at Northwest with 1,654 kills. She also ranks No. 8 in program history in digs (1,306).

Earlier this month, Bruder was named to the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association all-Central region volleyball team.

— Associated Press —