Berkley Whaley Leads CoSIDA Academic All-America Division II Volleyball Team

An advertising and public relations major with a 3.82 G.P.A., Whaley is the winner of the CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division II volleyball and is the first in University of Tampa history.

The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2015-16 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.

The reigning AVCA national Player of the Year, Whaley is a two-time first team Academic All-America® selection. The D2CCA South Region Player of the Year led the Spartans in kills (473) and points (512.5). Whaley compiled a .305 hitting percentage with 14 service aces, 41 total blocks and 359 digs. She is a three-time Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year who has amassed 1,350 kills and 935 digs in her UT career.

Whaley earned Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week after leading the Spartans to a pair of victories to close out the regular season. She hit .461 on the week, committing only two attack errors in 76 swings while averaging 5.29 kills per set. Tampa defeated SSC foes Lynn University and Nova Southeastern University during Whaley's award-winning week.

Ferris State senior libero Danielle Dowd makes the third team after receiving second team laurels in 2014. Both Dowd and Whaley helped their respective teams make the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship. The Manhattan, Illinois, native helped the Bulldogs advance to the Midwest Regional championship match before falling to Rockhurst University. Ferris State completed the 2015 campaign 33-3 overall.

Dowd saw action in 36 of 36 Ferris State matches with 125 sets played. She posted 577 digs and 64 service aces. Dowd recorded a season-high 35 digs in a huge Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road victory at Grand Valley State University Nov. 3. She had 25 digs against Missouri Western State University Sept. 4. Dowd was named to the Ferris State Volleyball Invitational all-tournament team on Sept. 5. She holds a 3.84 G.P.A. with her nursing major.

In addition to Whaley, the first team includes junior Katy Davis of the University of Central Oklahoma, senior Krista Haslag of Missouri University of Science and Technology, senior Katelyn MacLeay of Angelo State University, senior Annie Reilly of  the University of Central Missouri, and senior Alexandra Torline of California State University, San Bernardino.

The six CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team members hold a composite 3.88 cumulative G.P.A. with Davis and MacLeay each checking in with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A.

The CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team includes graduate student Autumn Duyn of the University of West Florida, junior Riley Hanson of Concordia (Minn.) University, St. Paul, senior Whitney Kostal of Rockhurst, senior Iona Lofrano of California State University, Los Angeles, senior Rebekah Phelps of  the University of Montevallo, and junior Leanna Willer of Washburn University.

In addition to Dowd, the third team includes senior Jaci Buscher of Bentley University, junior Alyssa Carney of Washburn, junior Alli Cudworth of Ashland University, junior Kaley Pittsley and senior Morgan Seybold of Clarion University, senior Faith Rohn of Palm Beach Atlantic University, and senior Shelley Stumpff of Wingate University.

In addition to Davis and MacLeay, Phelps, Carney and Pittsley each has a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II volleyball team members are performing at a high level in the classroom and on the court, as 15 of the 20 student-athletes helped their teams reach the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship.

FIRST TEAM
Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Katy Davis	Central Oklahoma	Jr.	Lawrence, Kan.	4.00	Kinesiology
Krista Haslag	Missouri Science & Tech	Sr.	Linn, Mo.	3.82	Architectural Engineering
Katelyn Macleay	Angelo State	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas	4.00	Biology
Annie Reilly	Central Missouri	Sr.	Overland Park, Kan.	3.83	Biochemistry
Alexandra Torline	Cal State San Bernardino	Sr.	Huntington Beach, Calif.	3.85	Pre-Law
Berkley Whaley (1)	Tampa	Sr.	St. Petersburg, Fla.	3.82	Advertising & Public Relations
SECOND TEAM
Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Autumn Duyn	West Florida	Gr.	Venice, Fla.	3.94	Exercise Science
Riley Hanson	Concordia-St. Paul	Jr.	Nevis, Minn.	3.91	Biology
Whitney Kostal	Rockhurst	Sr.	Papillion, Neb.	3.93	Exercise Science
Iona Lofrano	Cal State Los Angeles	Sr.	Meadow Vista, Calif.	3.64	Exercise Science
Rebekah Phelps	Montevallo	Sr.	Huntsville, Ala.	4	Education
Leanna Willer	Washburn	Jr.	Elkhorn, Neb.	3.95	Mathematics
THIRD TEAM
Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Jaci Buscher	Bentley	Sr.	Lakewood, Colo.	3.91	Economics & Finance /
Alyssa Carney	Washburn	Jr.	Auburn, Kan.	4	Biology
Alli Cudworth	Ashland	Jr.	Kent, Ohio	3.87	Integrated Social Studies
Danielle Dowd (2)	Ferris State	Sr.	Manhattan, Ill.	3.84	Nursing
Kaley Pittsley	Clarion	Jr.	Mount Pleasant, Mich.	4	Marketing / Management
Faith Rohn	Palm Beach Atlantic	Sr.	Cedar Lake, Ind.	3.82	Communication
Morgan Seybold	Clarion	Sr.	Coraopolis, Pa.	3.89	Rehab Science
Shelly Stumpff	Wingate	Sr.	Iowa City, Iowa	3.7	Mathematics / Education
Academic All-America® of the Year:  Berkley Whaley, Tampa
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2014
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2014