AVCA All-American Boykin joins IU volleyball

Junior college transfer Danetta Boykin has signed a National Letter of Intent with the IU volleyball team, the team announced in a press release Wednesday.

The 6-foot-1-inch Boykin is an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American transferring in from Los Angeles Pierce College in California. She is the sixth player to join the 2013 recruiting class.

“Danetta is a great addition to our program,” IU Coach Sherry Dunbar said in the release. “Her experience at a high-level junior college and most importantly her winning mentality will help us a great deal ... Add her athletic ability into the mix and I couldn’t be happier that Danetta is a Hoosier.”

Boykin led Pierce College to back-to-back undefeated seasons and California Community College Athletic Association titles, a 66-0 record during two seasons. She was named Most Valuable Player of the Western State Conference in 2012.

Boykin joins Miami (Florida) transfer Awele Nwaeze and high school signees Allison Hammond, Taylor Lebo, Jazzmine McDonald and Megan Tallman in the 2013 class.

— Joe Popely