2012 Daktronics, Inc. All-America Teams

WAYNE, Neb. – No. 19 UIndy volleyball senior outside hitter Kristina Kerrigan was named to the 2012 Daktronics, Inc., All-America First Team, while sophomore setter Meghan Binkerd was an honorable mention selection.

Kerrigan was the top vote getter at outside hitter while helping UIndy to its second trip to the Elite Eight since 2009. She averaged 4.60 kills and 3.24 digs per set this season for the 30-7 Greyhounds, ranking fourth in NCAA Division II in kills per set and seventh in points per set nationally at 4.96. Kerrigan was named the Daktronics Midwest Region and
Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year this season.

Binkerd is eighth in the country in assists with 11.62 per set to help the Greyhounds rank 10th in kills per set (14.45) and 25th in attack percentage (.245). Binkerd was AVCA and Daktronics First Team All-Midwest Region and First Team All-GLVC after being the 2011 AVCA Midwest Region and GLVC Freshman of the Year.

Kerrigan, Binkerd and head coach Jody Rogers will speak at the pre-tournament press conference for the Elite Eight tonight (Dec. 5) at 7:55 p.m. ET. Fans can view the press conference at this link: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/uwfpress.portal#

The Greyhounds open play on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET against New Haven (30-1) at the UWF Field House.

The Daktronics Division II All-America Volleyball Team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition...the company also markets DakStats sports statistics software with programs for football, basketball and baseball. The All-America Volleyball team is selected by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA).