Wake Forest Athletics
Rydberg and Williams Named Honorable Mention All-America
1/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Jan. 12, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-- Wake Forest sophomores Valerie Rydberg and Christy Williams were named honorable mention All-America by the AVCA for their play during the 2003 volleyball season. The duo helped lead the Demon Deacons to a 21-10 overall record and a third-place finish in the ACC.
Rydberg, a redshirt sophomore from Lemont, Illinois, led the Deacs with 429 kills on the season and her 4.17 kills per game was good for fourth in the ACC. Rydberg also ranked fifth in the league with 3.61 digs per game and was the only player in the ACC who ranked in the top five in both kills per game and digs per game. Her 0.71 service aces per game led the ACC and ranked sixth in the nation. Rydberg was one of just two players in the league to be named ACC Player of the Week twice during the season and received first team All-ACC honors.
Williams, a sophomore from Chicago, Illinois, followed up on her ACC Freshman of the Year campaign in 2002 by ranking third in the ACC with a .362 hitting percentage and earning second team All-ACC honors in 2003. Williams finished the season with 293 kills and led the Demon Deacons with 96 total blocks.
