2022 Athletes Unlimited Volleyball season

The 2022 Athletes Unlimited Volleyball season was the Athletes Unlimited Volleyball's second season in existence. The season was played in Dallas, Texas and ran from March 16, 2022 to April 16, 2022.

Bethania de la Cruz was the overall season winner - finishing with 4,652 points.

Scoring system
Unlike traditional volleyball which is best-of-5 sets, matches in Athletes Unlimited always play three sets. A team does not necessarily have to win the majority or all of the sets as the winner is determined based on the final overall score. If the teams are tied after 3 sets, a tie breaking fourth set (referred to as the "Golden Set) is played. The Golden Set goes to 5 points and must win by two.

MVP Points
After each match, players and members of The Unlimited Club vote for three players who had standout performances. MVP points are awarded as follows:


 * MVP 1: +60 points
 * MVP 2: +40 points
 * MVP 3: +20 points

Individual stats
In addition to team points and MVP points, players earn points based on their offensive and defensive performance.

The breakdown for individual points is as follows:
 * Serving: Ace + 12, Error -8
 * Service error (-8)
 * Attack: Kill + 8, Error -12
 * Set: Assist + 1, Error -12
 * Dig: Dig + 5, No Errors
 * Pass: Good pass + 2, Error -12
 * Block: Stuff + 12, No Errors

Captains
At the conclusion of each week, the top four point scorers are named team captains. Each captain is assigned to a team color based on their standing. Captains then choose their team in a weekly draft.


 * No. 1: Gold
 * No. 2: Orange
 * No. 3: Blue
 * No. 4: Purple


 * Week 1 Captains: Bethania de la Cruz, Aury Cruz, Karsta Lowe, and Deja McClendon
 * Week 2 Captains: Dani Drews, Bethania de la Cruz, Natalia Valentín-Anderson, and Lauren Stivrins
 * Week 3 Captains: Bethania de la Cruz, Karsta Lowe, Dani Drews, and Sheilla Castro
 * Week 4 Captains: Dani Drews, Bethania de la Cruz, Sheilla Castro, and Natalia Valentín-Anderson
 * Week 5 Captains: Bethania de la Cruz, Dani Drews, Natalia Valentín-Anderson, and Cassidy Lichtman

Leaderboard
Below is the leaderboard which tallies the total points earned via the scoring system that each player has accumulated during the games that are played each week. The list reflects the final standings.

Awards
The following players were named to the 2022 Dream Team:


 * Champion/MVP
 * 🇩🇴 Bethania de la Cruz (DOM)


 * Best setter
 * Natalia Valentín-Anderson


 * Best outside hitters
 * 🇩🇴 Bethania de la Cruz (DOM)
 * 🇺🇸 Dani Drews (USA)


 * Best middle blockers
 * 🇺🇸 Molly McCage (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Jenna Rosenthal (USA)


 * Best Opposite
 * 🇧🇷 Sheilla Castro (BRA)


 * Best libero
 * 🇺🇸 Morgan Hentz (USA)

Hentz was also named the Defensive Player of the Year.