LEXINGTON, Ky. (SMU/AVCA) – Morgan Heise earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Honorable Mention accolades for the second straight season after leading the American Athletic Conference and ranking 18th in the NCAA with 5.17 digs per set.

The senior was selected by the league's coaches as the conference Libero of the Year for the third year in a row, and was an all-region selection for the second straight season.  She finished the year with 626 digs, 12th in the NCAA this season, and set a school and conference record with 2,379 digs, matching Georgia Southern's Alex Beecher for the active lead among NCAA Division I liberos.

Heise had just one reception error during conference matches, going 20 straight matches without a reception error, and committed just 10 on the season. The Hempstead, Texas, native had a season-high 30 digs at Tulane, and recorded 27 in a 3-1 win at TCU. She eclipsed 20 digs 15 times, including 20 in a 3-0 win against Texas A&M.

Since 2009, six Mustangs have earned 11 All-America awards. Heise is the fourth player in program history to earn multiple All-America awards, and the third to achieve the honor in back-to-back seasons.

SMU won its second straight American Athletic Conference championship with an 18-2 record in league matches, a program record for conference wins. The Mustangs advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 win against Texas A&M, the first postseason win in program and conference history.

The Mustangs finished with a 26-8 record overall, one shy of matching the single-season record in wins. The 2016 senior class, which included Heise, as well as all-conference award winners Janelle Giordano and Kristen Stehling, won 101 matches, the most successful four-year span in program history.