COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Pepperdine junior libero
Jacob Reilly has been named to the USA Volleyball Men's Senior National Team and will compete in the Volleyball Nations League this summer.
Reilly is the first Pepperdine men's volleyball player to earn a spot on the senior national team since
Sean Rooney in 2013. The event, governed by the FIVB, features the world's top national teams and includes competition stops in Rio de Janeiro; Chicago; and Kanto, Japan. Matches will stream live at tv.volleyballworld.com, with schedules and additional information available on the FIVB website.
In his first season at Pepperdine, Reilly averaged 1.8 digs per set and posted a .954 reception percentage, committing only 26 reception errors on 621 attempts. He led the conference in reception efficiency, recording the most total attempts with the fewest errors. During March, he allowed just three reception errors on 139 attempts, helping Pepperdine finish second in the MPSF in fewest service aces allowed (128) and leading the Waves to their seventh MPSF Championship and 19
th NCAA tournament appearance.
STAY CONNECTED
Keep up with all things Pepperdine Athletics by following the Waves on
X and
Instagram and find more on PepperdineWaves.com.