Sterling’s Lexi Rodriguez a finalist for Player of the Year: The recognition continues to come in as Sterling High School graduate Lexi Rodriguez is one of four finalists for the American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year. The award will be announced on Friday.
Rodriguez, a senior libero for the Nebraska, was the first libero to be named AVCA Region Player of the Year last week. She is a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player and Libero of the Year and became the third player in program history to be a four-time All-American.
A four-year starter and three-year team captain, Rodriguez is No. 2 in school history in career digs with 1,882, needing just nine more to break Justine Wong-Orantes’ school record of 1,890.
