Indiana University Athletics
Haworth Makes Inaugural AVCA Player of the Year Watch List
9/18/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With viewership of women's college volleyball at an all-time high, the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) has taken its coverage to a new level. On Wednesday (Sept. 18) afternoon, the organization unveiled the first wave of its 36-player "2024 Division I Player of the Year Award, presented by Nike Volleyball" watch list.
An initiative that's new this season, the AVCA will continue to update its watch list throughout the season before narrowing down the collection of athletes in November. The names of finalists for the prestigious award will be released before the AVCA Convention in December.
Senior setter Camryn Haworth, IU's fourth All-American in program history, was named among the inaugural of players to watch for this year's award. The Fishers, Ind. native has dished out 314 assists (10.13 per set) on the young season, helping IU to a 6-2 start in 2024.
Haworth is well known for being an offensive setter and being a threat at the service line. On the campaign, she's got 16 service aces and 27 kills. She is also averaging 0.86 blocks per set, matching a career high with seven stuffs in a win over Chicago State. The Hoosiers are hitting at a .266 clip with Haworth running the offense.
In her third season as the full-time starting setter, Haworth has moved into sixth in program history in assists. She's got 3,176 assists in her career and is just over 300 away from moving into the top five all-time at IU. Along the way, she will likely pass IU's all-time service aces record. The senior setter needs just 18 more aces to pass Jen Magelssen's record of 197.
Haworth and the Hoosiers have two more matches in the non-conference, both with Notre Dame, before heading into a reinvented Big Ten Conference. Seven teams from the league are ranked in the AVCA Top 25 with an additional two receiving at least one vote.
An initiative that's new this season, the AVCA will continue to update its watch list throughout the season before narrowing down the collection of athletes in November. The names of finalists for the prestigious award will be released before the AVCA Convention in December.
Senior setter Camryn Haworth, IU's fourth All-American in program history, was named among the inaugural of players to watch for this year's award. The Fishers, Ind. native has dished out 314 assists (10.13 per set) on the young season, helping IU to a 6-2 start in 2024.
Haworth is well known for being an offensive setter and being a threat at the service line. On the campaign, she's got 16 service aces and 27 kills. She is also averaging 0.86 blocks per set, matching a career high with seven stuffs in a win over Chicago State. The Hoosiers are hitting at a .266 clip with Haworth running the offense.
In her third season as the full-time starting setter, Haworth has moved into sixth in program history in assists. She's got 3,176 assists in her career and is just over 300 away from moving into the top five all-time at IU. Along the way, she will likely pass IU's all-time service aces record. The senior setter needs just 18 more aces to pass Jen Magelssen's record of 197.
Haworth and the Hoosiers have two more matches in the non-conference, both with Notre Dame, before heading into a reinvented Big Ten Conference. Seven teams from the league are ranked in the AVCA Top 25 with an additional two receiving at least one vote.
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