Cavanaugh put together a tremendous junior campaign in 2016 as she became the first Lady Topper volleyball player to earn three All-America accolades in a single season (AVCA, PrepVolleyball.com, VolleyballMag.com).
She put together one of the best seasons by an offensive player across the board, becoming the only outside hitter in the nation to hit .343 or better on more than 1,000 swings.
Cavanaugh led C-USA with 516 kills on the season, a mark that ranked No. 18 nationally and No. 6 on the WKU single-season list.
Cavanaugh is the first Lady Topper volleyball student-athlete to win the award since Ashley Potts in 2013-14.