CLEVELAND, Ohio - - After stellar freshman campaigns which saw them help Ball State women's volleyball claim the program's first Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship since 2002, sophomores Marie Plitt and Natalie Risi have been named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-MAC West Division Team as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.
Risi, the 2019 MAC Freshman of the Year, played in all 32 matches and all 126 sets for the Cardinals last season. Her team-leading 360 kills also helped her earn spots on the All-MAC First Team and MAC All-Freshman Team. A two-time MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week last season, Risi smashed double-digit kills in a team-high 18 matches, including a career-high 27 against Toledo (Oct.