University of Georgia Athletics
Gonzalez Named To All-SEC Second Team
November 29, 2010 | Volleyball
Nov. 29, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Georgia volleyball senior middle hitter Valentina Gonzalez was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Second Team according to an announcement made by the league on Monday.
Gonzalez, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, was named to the All-SEC Second Team for the second-straight year after she finished league play in 2010 having recorded 218 kills on a .383 hitting percentage, which ranked fourth in the league. She also notched 85 blocks in conference action at 1.08 per set, which also ranked fourth in the league. On November 22, Gonzalez was tabbed the SEC Defensive Player of the Week marking the first time a Bulldog had received the honor since 2006. She earned the honor after helping Georgia go 2-0 in a pair of SEC road contests by providing a team-best 13 blocks.
Overall, Gonzalez provided the Bulldogs with team-bests of 334 kills and 128 blocks this season, and she concluded her four-year Georgia career entrenched in the Georgia record books most notably as the school record holder for career blocks assists with 424. Additionally, she finished the 2010 season with a .395 hitting percentage, second-best for a single year, and her career hitting percentage of .335 ranks second in school history as well. Gonzalez's career block total of 453 ranks fourth all-time at UGA and ninth in the SEC in the rally scoring era (since 2001).
2010 SEC Volleyball Awards:
Kelly Murphy, Florida
Libero of the Year: Stephanie Klefot, Kentucky
Desiree Elliott, LSU
Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Lauren Rapp, Kentucky; Nikki Fowler, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Mary Wise, Florida
First Team All-SEC:
Lauren Bledsoe, Florida
Kelly Murphy, Florida
Callie Rivers, Florida
Lauren Rapp, Kentucky
Angela Bensend, LSU
Desiree Elliott, LSU
Regina Thomas, Ole Miss
Nikki Fowler, Tennessee
Kayla Jeter, Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Kayla Fitterer, Alabama
Jasmine Norton, Arkansas
Morgan Johns, Auburn
Cassandra Anderson, Florida
Kristy Jaeckel, Florida
Valentina Gonzalez, Georgia
Stephanie Klefot, Kentucky
Michele Williams, LSU
Ashley Newsome, Mississippi State
Leah Hinkey, Tennessee
SEC All-Freshman Team:
Raymariely Santos, Arkansas
Camila Jersonsky, Auburn
Chanel Brown, Florida
Whitney Billings, Kentucky
Desiree Elliott, LSU
Juliette Thevenin, South Carolina
Kelsey Robinson, Tennessee
