ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Illinois State volleyball was selected fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll while junior leftside Aida Shadewald was named preseason All-MVC, announced by the conference office Wednesday following a poll of the MVC's 12 head coaches.
Shadewald was named First-Team All-MVC in 2023. Shadewald has played in all 60 matches over her two seasons with the Redbirds. Her 384 kills in 2023 rank 11th-most in school history for a sophomore in a single season. She also led the program with 36 aces, the 12th-most by a sophomore in program history for a single season.