ST. LOUIS – Five Redbirds – Oliva Caputa, Abby Reck, Hannah Reichensperger, Aida Shadewald, and Ruth Ziegler – have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
Caputa, a sophomore with a 3.68 grade point average in mass media, finished the season with 146 kills and 207 digs. She finished her 2025 season strong with double-digit kills in three of her last four matches, including a season-high 13 in the MVC Tournament semifinals against Northern Iowa. She had five matches this season with double-digit kills, and eight with double-digit digs including a season-high 16 twice during the season.