Black, an outside hitter from Spring, Texas, and a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Houston, set XULA season marks in 2018 with 407 kills, 3.84 kills per set and 23 matches of 10-or-more kills. Black also produced 28 aces, 299 digs, 22 blocks and 18 assists. She hit .259, 21 points higher than a year ago. Black played in all 33 matches and in 106-of-112 sets.The Gold Nuggets were 26-7 this season and 14-0 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. For the eighth consecutive year they won GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualified automatically for the NAIA National Championship tournament.
On Tuesday Black was announced as the first XULA sophomore to be chosen first-team all-region. Black's other honors this season included GCAC Player of the Year and Attacker of the Year and GCAC Tournament MVP.
The NAIA's All-America list consists of 14 players apiece on the first, second and third teams. It is headed by Nada Meawad of national champion Park, a sophomore outside hitter who was named Player of the Year.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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