CAMDEN, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2021) – Rutgers University-Camden right side
Kaliyah Moss (Rockville, MD/Colonel Zadok Magruder) capped her brilliant rookie season when she was named Division III All-America Honorable Mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
A sophomore academically who has freshman athletic eligibility, Moss becomes the first volleyball All-American in the Rutgers-Camden history. Last week she became the first Scarlet Raptor to earn a berth on the AVCA All-Region 4 team.
The All-America honor closes a spectacular season for Moss, who also earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and NJAC First Team honors.
Moss was the third Scarlet Raptor to notch NJAC Rookie of the Year honors and only the second Rutgers-Camden star to capture NJAC First Team recognition. She was the NJAC Rookie of the Week three times during the season (Sept. 13, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25), while also earning Rutgers-Camden Raptor of the Week recognition twice (Sept. 13 and Oct. 25).
Moss was a major force as Rutgers-Camden posted a 21-10 season, rolling up the second-highest victory total in program history. The Scarlet Raptors capped their season over the weekend in Alfred, New York, when they reached the final game of the ECAC Div. III Volleyball Championships. They defeated Hunter College in the semifinals to post only the second ECAC tournament win in program history before falling to Kean University in the title game.
AVCA Div. III All-America Teams
Moss wrote her name all over the program's single-season records, collecting 291 kills (fourth in program history), a .300 hitting percentage (seventh), 88 blocks (seventh) and 719 total attacks (11th). She led the Scarlet Raptors in all of those categories, while also finishing second in digs (246) and third in service aces (48).
Moss recorded the 10th-highest single-match hitting percentage (for all players with a minimum of 12 kills) in program history on Sept. 28. She had 14 kills and no errors in 24 attempts against Ramapo for a .583 percentage.
A Nursing major at Rutgers-Camden, Moss produced 10 double-doubles this season with the combination of kills and digs. She had a high of 19 kills and 17 digs against Washington College (Sept. 4). She came within two digs and one kill of adding three more double-doubles.
Moss added her high of seven blocks (three solo, four assisted) against New Jersey City University on Oct. 5. Her high of six service aces came against Rutgers-Newark Oct. 26.
