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Texas' Skinner Named VolleyballMag.com Player of the Year

Texas volleyball's Madisen Skinner was named the VolleyballMag.com National Player of the Year, marking the third-consecutive season for a Longhorn to win the award.

Jerritt Elliott was also named the VolleyballMag.com National Coach of the Year.

In six NCAA matches, Skinner totaled 125 kills (20.8/match). In the national semifinals against Wisconsin, she had 18 kills, an assist, six aces and nine digs. Then in the championship-match sweep of Nebraska, Skinner had 16 more kills, two aces, five digs and a solo block. For the season, she had a Big 12-leading 547 kills — 203 more than she had in 2022 — averaging 4.8/set and added 46 aces. She also averaged 1.96 digs/set.

A full list of Big 12 National honors can be found here.