Claiming to have "the best fans in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC)", if you have never been to a Maverick volleyball game in Brownson Arena, especially in the last decade – you've been missing out. A regular season championship, two tournament championships, two division championships, four NCAA tournament appearances, and eight consecutive AVCA Team Academic Awards are just a few accomplishments by the Mavericks over the years.

The Maverick Volleyball All-Decade Team highlight just a number of the best to wear maroon and gold, starting with MacKenzie "Zie" Edwards, a 5-10 outside hitter from Lakewood, Colo. Edwards competed for the Mavs from 2015-2018 dominating at the pin recording 1,102 kills during her career, placing her fifth all-time in the record books. A six-rotation player, she also was a force in the backrow tallying 877 digs, 15^th All-Time.

Her numbers earned her Daktronics/D2CCA All-Central Region honors (2017), AVCA All-America -Division II (2017), AVCA All-Region (2017) in addition to numerous RMAC and academic honors throughout her career.
During her time with the Mavs she helped lead the team to the second RMAC tournament title in program history in 2018, landing on the All-Tournament team with dominant offensive and defensive performances.

Kasie Gilfert transferred to CMU after a short stint at Northern Arizona. Though her time with the Mavericks was minimal, she made an immediate impact and will remain in the record books for a long time for her contributions. Gilfert embodied the "bread and butter" of the Maverick offense, connecting quickly and efficiently in the middle. In her debut season, she maintained a .451 hitting percentage to lead all of Division II and the RMAC. That same season, the Parker, Colorado native contributed 413 kills, averaging 3.69 per set, along with 16 solo blocks and 107 block assists to average just over a block per set.

Not only does Gilfert hold the top spot for hitting percentage at .420 for her career, she was also the first Maverick in program history to be named an AVCA First Team All-American. Her honors extend to First Team All-America D2CCA, South Central Regional Player of the Year, RMAC Player of the Year and the most valuable player in the 2018 RMAC tournament.

Melissa Hess dedicated four seasons (2011-2014) to the Mavericks and was a pivotal part in the success of CMU volleyball over the past decade. Hess originally came in as a right side recruit, but transitioned to the middle and never looked back. Hailing from Scottsdale, Arizona Hess lands sixth All-Time in the record books, and is just the sixth person in program history to surpass the 1,000 kill mark with 1,022. Not only did she terminate the ball she was efficient and took advantage of every offensive opportunity, upholding a .299 hitting percentage over her career – fifth best all-time. Defensively she tallied 264 blocks (3^rd All-Time), 44 of which were solo.

A key part of the programs first conference and tournament championship in 2014, Hess led the conference in hitting percentage (.371) and ranked 19^th nationally with 416 kills on the season. She was also named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-South Central Region First Team, Daktronics All_America (2^nd Team) and All Region (1^st Team) to go along with a handful of conference honors during her stint.

Jordyn Moody (2011-2014) ran the offense during her time in Grand Junction and is likely to remain untouched in the record books for years to come. Her 4,202 career assists, hold the top spot to this day and is 766 more than Tara King (2011) who sits second in the record books. She averaged 10.15 assists per set (4^th All-Time), and carried her offensive success behind the service line with 80 service aces (4^th All-Time.

An AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, Daktronics All-Region and CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District First Team selection, Moody was key in the offensive success of Maverick volleyball and paved the way for future setters who suit up in maroon and gold.

Abby Ney (2012-2015) proved to be an offensive threat being one of the few, if not the only left-handed middle. Using a unique approach to the ball, in collaboration with the fast tempo Ney was hard to stop during her time at CMU. The Fort Collins native tallied 971 kills (7^th All-Time) and hit at an efficient .325 clip giving her the third best spot in the record books. A wall in the front row, Ney notched 321 career blocks (2^nd All-Time).

Despite suffering an almost career ending injury as a senior, Ney came back to close out the 2015 season with a bang. She led the team to back-to-back RMAC tournament finals, as well as a NCAA tournament appearance reaching the semifinals after a thrilling win over the #2 seed Tarleton State in a five-set thriller. A primary starter for the Mavs, Ney earned AVCA All-American, AVCA All-Region, and multiple RMAC and academic honors during her time with the Mavs.

The middles have continuously brought success to the volleyball program, and Camille Smith (2016-2019) is no exception. A Parker, Colorado and Ponderosa High School product, Smith takes the second spot in the record books, just behind Gilfert, hitting an outstanding .337 clip over her career. As a junior, Smith helped the team to their 2018 RMAC tournament championship, averaging 2.43 kills per set and hitting at an .367 efficiency.

Her standout junior season earned her AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, AVCA All-South Central Region and NCAA Division II All-South Central Regional Tournament Team. She finished her career with 647 kills, 43 solo blocks, and 220 total blocks, ranking among of the best of the best.

A team isn't able to run their offense if there isn't someone willing to lay it all out in the back row to keep the ball alive, that someone was Taylor Woods. Woods a libero out of Glendale, Arizona made her name known early on and continued to surpass her previous years numbers. The all-time digs leader with 2,080 digs over her four years, she was named AVCA South Central Regional Freshman of the Year and RMAC Freshman of the Years, earning defensive player of the week three times as a true freshman.

Though only in the rotation for a limited time, she made her presence known not just defensively but serving up 120 aces (2^nd All-Time), along with dishing out 334 assists (14^th All-Time)
 
Volleyball:
MacKenzie Edwards
Kasie Gilfert
Melissa Hess
Jordyn Moody
Abby Ney
Camille Smith
Taylor Woods
 
Past All-Decade Teams:
Men's and Women's Cross Country - Sept. 17
Men's and Women's Golf - Sept. 10