Five Trojans Receive All-Crossroads League Nods

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AVON, Ohio – The 2020 All-Crossroads League Team honors were announced by the Crossroads League on Monday afternoon, with Taylor collecting four First and Second-Team honors among five total accolades.

Amanda Adams and Grace Isaacs highlighted the awards by notching Crossroads League First-Team recognitions, with Kacy Bragg and Ryan Czerniak following on the 14-member CL Second-Team and Nicki Sechrist on the Honorable Mention All-CL Team.

Adams pulled in her third-straight First-Team All-Crossroads League honor, pacing the Crossroads League and rating seventh in the NAIA with 269 kills. The senior offered a career-high 4.14 kills per set on offense and a career-best 2.51 digs per set on defense. Adams posted double-digit kills in 16-of-18 contests, while reaching at least 10 kills in 13-straight matches.

Isaacs closed her Taylor career with a First-Team All-Crossroads League honor, following her Honorable Mention All-CL recognition last year. The middle hitter collected 192 kills to rate second in the league, while displaying efficiency with a .322 hitting percentage. Isaacs also played her best season defensively with 1.0 blocks per set and 62 total blocks, which put her amongst the top-25 in the NAIA.

Bragg followed her Crossroads League All-Freshman Team award from last season with a Second-Team All-CL honor, as TU's lone setter. The sophomore distributed a league-best 629 assists and accumulated at least 24 assists in all 18 matches for the Trojans. Bragg added 65 kills, 164 digs, 13 aces and 20 total blocks to her stellar 2020 campaign.

Czerniak landed her fourth postseason all-league honor on Monday, earning her second career Second-Team All-Crossroads League nod. The right-side hitter logged 82 kills through 31 sets, boasting an impressive .337 hitting percentage on the season.

Sechrist was named Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League for the second time in her career. The junior outside hitter saw action in all 18 matches, recording 98 kills, 30 digs, and 13 blocks.

The Trojans finished the 2020 campaign at 8-11 overall and 7-9 in the Crossroads League. TU is set to return Czerniak, Bragg and Sechrist from that squad for the 2021 season.