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Cincinnati’s Thompson, UCF’s Melville Named AVCA All-Americans

FULL 2019 AVCA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – American Athletic Conference volleyball history was made on Wednesday, as Cincinnati redshirt senior Jordan Thompson became the league’s first American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-America choice. UCF sophomore McKenna Melville joined Thompson as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-America selection for the second straight season.

Thompson, a three-time unanimous American Athletic Conference Player of the Year recipient (2016, 2018-19), finished her career as the conference’s all-time leader in kills (2,664), kills per set (5.41), total attacks (6,070), points (2,920) and points per set (5.93). As of Dec.