DURHAM – Duke volleyball senior libero Mackenzie Cole earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-East Coast Region honors, as announced by the organization Tuesday. 

Cole collects the honor for the second time in her career after being tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Year last week.

This season, the Oakdale, N.Y., native picked up 427 digs to tie for first in the conference with 4.19 digs per set and spearheaded a defense that ranked sixth in the ACC. She racked up 20 or more digs six times throughout the season and dished 93 assists, the most on the squad behind Duke's two setters.

She was outstanding in serve receive with just 12 errors on 410 attempts for an impressive .971 percentage. The Oakdale, N.Y., native also owns 126 service aces to rank eighth on the Duke all-time charts and is the 12th person in Duke history with 1,000 digs and 100 aces. Her 40 aces this season were second most in the conference as Duke finished second in the ACC as a team.

Cole has cemented herself as one of Duke's top defensive specialists during her time as a Blue Devil. She is ranked 30th on the NCAA active career leaders list with 1,664 career digs as the lone ACC member in the top 80.

She is fifth on the Duke all-time charts and owns 23 games with 20-plus digs, including a career-high 29 twice (vs. North Carolina – Nov. 17, 2018 & vs. Notre Dame – Oct. 29, 2021).

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