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Proper Named AVCA Second Team All-America

University Park, Pa, May 4, 2006 - Senior men's volleyball player Matt Proper (Guys Mills, Pa.) was named a second team All-America selection by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), it was announced Wednesday night at the NCAA Championship banquet at the Mt. Nittany Club at Beaver Stadium. Proper earns his second national postseason honor, as he was also a second team selection last year.

Proper, who leads the team and ranks 16th in country in kills per game (4.19), has led the Penn State squad in kills 17 times this year. He has 22 double-digit kill matches, including five contests with 20 or more kills. Proper also has at least one dig in every match of the season, including his first double-double of the year with 21 kills and 10 digs at Ball State on April 15. An all-around player, Proper also has at least one block in 26 of 28 matches and leads the team with 32 service aces, including nine multiple-ace matches.



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2006-07 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 Proper AVCA Team Proper Named AVCA Second Team All-America University Park, Pa, May 4, 2006 - Senior men's volleyball player Matt Proper (Guys Mills, Pa.) was named a second team All-America selection by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), it was announced Wednesday night at the NCAA Championship banquet at the Mt. Nittany Club at Beaver Stadium. Proper earns his second national postseason honor, as he was also a second team selection last year. Proper, who leads the team and ranks 16th in country in kills per game (4.19), has led the Penn State squad in kills 17 times this year. He has 22 double-digit kill matches, including five contests with 20 or more kills. Proper also has at least one dig in every match of the season, including his first double-double of the year with 21 kills and 10 digs at Ball State on April 15. An all-around player, Proper also has at least one block in 26 of 28 matches and leads the team with 32 service aces, including nine multiple-ace matches.