ST. LOUIS – University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball junior libero Skylar Weaver and sophomore right side hitter Alayna Santel added more postseason accolades on Tuesday as they were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America team. Weaver was a second team honoree while Santel landed on the third team.

They become the 25th and 26th Triton student-athletes to earn Academic All-America honors and are the fourth and fifth players from the volleyball program to receive the prestigious honor joining Danielle Waedekin (2017), Charlotte Richards (Spring 2021, and 2022) and Lexie Rang (2023).

Weaver, a business major, has a 3.98 GPA. She started all 31 matches this season for the Tritons and was the GLVC's Libero of the Year and a first team all-conference honoree. Weaver was named the GLVC's Defensive Player of the Week three times this season and led the conference in digs with 613 and digs per set (5.33). She was a third team AVCA All-American.

Santel is an undeclared major with a 3.53 GPA. She led UMSL this season in kills (474), kills per set (4.12) and points per set (4.90) while hitting .297 with 49 service aces. Santel led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in total aces with 49 and ranked second in kills, kills per set and points per set. Santel was named the GLVC's Offensive Player of the Week and AVCA National Player of the Week after the final weekend of the regular season. She was a first team AVCA All-American and first team All-GLVC selection.

UMSL finished its season with a record of 26-5 including 13-0 in the GLVC, won the GLVC regular season and postseason titles and hosted the Midwest Regional for the second time in three seasons.