ST. LOUIS – Illinois State volleyball senior Mekaila Aupiu was selected as the Missouri Valley Conference Setter of the Year to highlight a group of three Illinois State volleyball student-athletes honored with individual honors by the conference, as announced on Saturday morning.
Along with being named MVC Setter of the Year, Aupiu is joined by junior Aida Shadewald on the All-MVC First Team, marking Aupiu's first time as an All-Conference First Team selection in her illustrious collegiate career.
Shadewald earns her third MVC individual honor and her second-straight first-team selection, becoming the first Redbird to be named First Team in back-to-back seasons since 2019 and 2020-21 (Stef Jankiewicz).