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RIO GRANDE VALLEY\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team Tuesday and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros volleyball team had four earn the recognition in junior setter\u00a0Isabella Costantini<\/a>,\u00a0junior libero\u00a0Celianiz Cabranes<\/a>,\u00a0junior outside hitter\u00a0Nadine Zech<\/a>\u00a0and sophomore outside hitter\u00a0Martina Franco<\/a>.\u00a0
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\nAcademic All-District selections are part of the Academic All-America program, which is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across many levels of college sports. To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore athletically and academically with a 3.50 cumulative GPA or better. Requirements to earn Academic All-District for volleyball student-athletes also include competing in 90% of matches or starting in at least 66% of matches. Select student-athletes will advance to the national ballot for consideration for the Academic All-America teams, selected by CSC.\u00a0
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\nCostantini is a multidisciplinary studies major earning her second CSC Academic All-District honor. The two-time Southland Conference (SLC) Setter of the Year and All-Conference First Team member was named to the SLC All-Tournament Team after helping the Vaqueros reach the championship match. Costantini led the SLC averaging 10.62 assists\/set and with 57 service aces. She facilitated the conference’s best offense to a program-record .275 hitting percentage which aided a program-best 16-match winning streak.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nCabranes is a kinesiology major who earned All-SLC Second Team honors this season for her defensive excellence. She totaled 503 digs for an average of 4.79 digs\/set, both top 10 marks in program history. Cabranes also totaled 88 assists and 21 aces in 2025.\u00a0
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\nZech was named to the All-SLC Second Team for the second consecutive year, earning her third conference honors in a row. The exercise science major averaged 2.68 kills\/set and 1.82 digs\/set in 2025 while totaling 30 blocks and 10 aces. She scored 3.10 points\/set as a key contributor on the most efficient and diverse offense in the conference.\u00a0
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\nFranco, a transfer studying kinesiology, was named the SLC Newcomer of the Year and to the All-SLC First Team after a stellar debut season at UTRGV. She led the team averaging 3.44 kills\/set and hit .258 while scoring 4.04 points\/set. Along with totaling 248 booming kills from the outside and back row, Franco served 16 aces and averaged 2.43 digs\/set with 44 total blocks.\u00a0
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