MURFREESBORO, TN – Junior Samira Lawson Body was named to the Conference USA Volleyball All-Academic Team for the spring 2021 season, as announced Tuesday by the league office. Lawson Body's selection marks the third consecutive year a Middle Tennessee player has received the honor.

Lawson Body leads the Blue Raiders with 155 kills, an average of 2.58 per set. She tied a career-high in kills with 16 against Marshall on Mar. 7. On Mar. 15 versus FIU, she earned 15 kills with a .682 hitting percentage. She also collected a career-high 19 points against Marshall on Mar. 7.

Academically, Lawson Body is majoring in Biology and received the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal and was named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in the fall of 2019. The junior earned a 4.0 GPA last semester. She helped the Middle Tennessee volleyball team win the AVCA All-Academic Team Award the past two years.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, at least a sophomore class standing, and be a starter or key reserve member of the squad. The selection is also based on a student-athlete's athletic performance.

2020-21 Conference USA Volleyball All-Academic Team

Sydney Rowan, Charlotte
Sarah Schank, Marshall
Samira Lawson Body, Middle Tennessee
Valerie Valerian, North Texas
Hailey Duncan, Old Dominion
Alessia Sgherza, Old Dominion
Nicole Lennon, Rice
Carly Graham, Rice
Paulina Perez Rosas, UTEP
Cheyenne Jones, UTEP
Paige Briggs, WKU