Mallon finished her sophomore year with 432 kills, averaging 3.79 kills per set, 26 assists, 44 service aces, 344 digs, averaging 3.02 digs per set, 27 total blocks, totaling 492.5 points for the Bearcats on the season which was on average 4.32 points per set. These stats were good enough to earn her First Team All-AAC honors for the second year in a row, as well as All-AVCA Honorable Mention honors.
In the spring season of 2021 due to the pandemic it pushed the volleyball season back to the Spring of 2021, Mallon played in 35 sets throughout nine matches, leading the team in kills with 77 kills in conference play, Mallon also recorded seven service aces, averaging 0.30 aces per set, 86 digs, Mallon also led the team in points with 88.5, averaging 3.35 points per set. Mallon finished her junior campaign with 124 kills, 131 digs, a very impressive season especially due to it being cut extremely short due to Covid-19. Mallon was tabbed with All-AAC Second Team honors her junior year due to her play throughout the season
Mallon has been a key piece to the Bearcats early success here throughout the first month of the season as she has been playing very well and teams are starting to take notice, and it allows the Bearcats to fire on all angles of the court because Mallon brings so much attention to opposing teams because of how great a career she has had in her time at Cincinnati.
This is a big milestone for Maria Mallon and The Front Office News would like to congratulate the senior on joining such an elite club here at the University of Cincinnati. This is such a big accomplishment for the senior outside hitter and we are all looking forward to what is yet to come the rest of the season.
