BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo senior middle blocker Cassie Shado has been named to the preseason All-MAC East Division team, the conference office announced on Tuesday morning along with the league's preseason poll, which had the Bulls fourth in the East Division.
Shado was named to the All-MAC First Team last season as she led the Bulls and the entire Mid-American Conference in hitting percentage over the 2016 season as she hit .400, becoming only the second player in UB school history to hit at least .400 for a season. Shado was second on the team with 241 kills and also second on the squad with 90 blocks, averaging 0.