Schaben Named Honorable Mention All-American

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State outside hitter Jess Schaben was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Honorable Mention All-American, the AVCA announced Wednesday. The award comes a week after Schaben was named to the AVCA All-Midwest Region Team.

This marks the ninth-straight year and 10th time in the last 11 years that the Cyclones have had either a member of one of the three All-America teams or an Honorable Mention All-America honoree. The sophomore is the 12th All-American in program history. She is the sixth Cyclone sophomore to earn an All-America honor, joining Mackenzie Bigbee (HM, 2013), Kristen Hahn (HM, 2011), Jamie Straube (HM, 2010), Ashley Mass (Third Team, 2008) and Victoria Henson (HM, 2008).

Schaben once again led the Cyclone offense in 2016, even while transitioning to a six-rotations role. The Defiance, Iowa native posted 349 kills at 3.36 kills per set. In the back row, she contributed 242 digs at 2.33 dps, which included posting eight double-doubles on the season. An All-Big 12 First Team selection, Schaben's season included many highlights: a 26-kill performance at West Virginia to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors, a 22 kill-22 dig effort at UNI for Iowa State's first 20-20 match since 2010 and 19 kills in a sweep of Syracuse, the most kills in a Rally Scoring Era (2001-Present) match.