Hailey Busch nabbed her first All-American honor, issued by the AVCA, after leading the Northern State volleyball team to a 23-7 record in 2017. She was named to the All-America third team. She then earned an honorable mention nod in 2018 after leading the team to the most wins in school history.Â
2018
Busch has appeared in every set for the Wolves this season and leads the team with 425 kills, averaging 3.76 per set. She hit .246 on the year, and was named to the NSIC All-Conference first team. The senior finished the year second on the team with 314 digs, averaging 2.78 per set. She recorded 52 blocks, 26 aces, and ten assists on the year as well. Busch was also honored as a member of the Google Cloud Academic All-District® second team.
2017
Busch led the team with 344 kills this season, averaging 4.05 per set. She hit .271 on the year while adding seven assists, 23 aces, and 36 blocks. The Kasson native was third on the team with 245 digs, averaging 2.88 per set. Busch finished the regular season ranked third in the NSIC in kills per set. She ranks 21st in kills per set, 24th in points per set, and 50th in attacks per set in the nation.
The redshirt junior tallied a career high 23 kills against Cal State San Bernardino and 25 digs against Augustana. She has recorded 20 matches with double-digit kills and eight matches with double-digit digs. She was named to the NSIC All-Conference first team, D2CCA All-Region team, and AVCA All-Region team.
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