BOCA RATON, Fla. – Honors continue for the Florida Atlantic University volleyball team with outside hitter
Katelynn Robine being named to the 2021 Conference USA All-Freshman team, as announced by C-USA on Thursday.
Robine's selection is an honor bestowed by the 14 C-USA head coaches, and she joins teammate Stephan Young, who was named earlier in the week as an All-Academic C-USA selection. She also follows teammate
Nikola Bartecka, who earned C-USA All-Freshman honors for 2020, which was played last Spring.
Head Coach Fernanda Nelson
On Robine:
"We are so proud of Katelynn. Robine, as we affectionately call her, is a wonderful kid with a great personality. It is a joy to coach her every day. She works really hard and is fun to watch. We had a great recruiting process with Katelynn and her family and were thrilled when she committed to our FAU family. We can't wait to see what she can accomplish at FAU."
Robine played in every match, drawing 15 starts and a total of 88 sets played, tops on the team. She finished the year third on the team in points scored with 215.5 and ended her first collegiate season second on the team with 200 kills, and third with 3.37 kills per set, with the second most swings. Defensively, she was charged with just two receiving errors and was credited with 25 blocks, all assists. In total, 88 or 41% of her points and 60% of her blocks came in C-USA play. She tallied 18 kills versus Wofford, six digs at Charlotte and three blocks versus FIU for season match highs.