"What a great way to cap off a memorable season for Erin," FGCU head coach Matt Botsford said. "Being named among the top players in the nation is an unbelievable honor and a great milestone for a player who is really just getting started. Erin had an historic year, and I am so grateful that the All-American committee recognized the level and which she performed throughout the entire spring."
Shomaker (Granville, Ohio/Granville HS), who was previously named the program's seventh AVCA All-Region selection, had a breakout sophomore campaign, capturing the ASUN's player of the year award after recording team-highs in kills (242), kills per set (4.75), points (284.5), points per set (5.58) and aces (27) while adding 152 digs and 28 blocks. She also hit .296 as the former ASUN freshman of the year finished fourth nationally in points per set, sixth in kills per set and 15th in aces per set. She also checked in among the top 60 players in attacks per set and total aces. Her 4.75 kills per set is sixth-best in ASUN history for a single-season, and her 0.53 aces per set is the 11th-best such season.
The Ohio native tallied eight double-doubles over 15 matches and produced 10+ kills in 14 of them. She had five matches with 20+ kills and 10+ digs and recorded an ace in all but two matches. In the ASUN tournament, she totaled 44 kills in the semifinals and finals combined, including a career-high 27 in the championship game en route to all-tournament team recognition. On top of that, she earned her first career ASUN player of the week selection on March 16.
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Matt Botsford is in his seventh season as head coach of the FGCU women's volleyball program in 2019 after being hired on Feb. 10, 2014. In his tenure, Botsford-led teams have compiled a 157-53 (.749) record overall, including an 81-19 (.810) record in ASUN play. Including 2019, he has taken the program to heights it has not seen in the Division-I era (2007-present) – registering at least 20 wins overall in five straight seasons and at least 10 wins in conference play six straight seasons. Furthermore, the team's offensive efficiency has drastically improved since Botsford started. In his first two seasons, his squad produced hitting percentages of .212 and .220. The next two, which saw .267 and .256 percentages, are the third and fourth highest in program history. In 2018, he led the program to its first regular season championship since 2012 (fourth overall) and its first-ever ASUN tournament title, NCAA tournament appearance, NCAA tournament win and victory over a ranked team. His first two campaigns resulted in ASUN regular season runner-up finishes, and the following two saw the Eagles advance to the tournament championship and now the team has won two straight regular season titles. On Sept. 10, 2016, Botsford led his team to a five-set win over Indiana in Alico Arena, which signified the program's first-ever win over a team from a Power-5 conference. Last year, he led the team to a win over Miami (Fla.) - the program's first-ever road Power-5 win, and the Eagles followed that up with a straight-set win over the Hurricanes at a neutral site in 2019.
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