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Redbird Volleyball Announces 2018 Team Awards

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team recapped a milestone 2018 season on Sunday night at its annual end-of-the-season team dinner.

Four Redbirds – Courtney Pence, Lexi Varga, Lexi Wallen and Ali Line – were honored with individual awards, voted on by their teammates.

Linda Herman Most Valuable Player – Courtney Pence

Pence, a senior libero from Springfield, Illinois, was named the Linda Herman Most Valuable Player after becoming the ISU volleyball program's first repeat American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American, earning an honorable mention in 2017 and 2018.