The trio of Sarah Burrington, Milica Kubura and Nicole Walch were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Tuesday when the organization announced its regional award winners.
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The AVCA members voted Murphy to the 14-player Midwest region team, which is one of 10 regions that make up the AVCA’s Division I membership.
In her ninth year at the helm of the Mountaineers, Morehead directed the squad to its first-ever outright CCC regular season title. She is also the first Cyclone freshman to earn an All-Region honor, First Team or Honorable Mention. She also lead NM State with 414 kills, including a season high 20 kills against Denver on September 12.
Both Keene and Rosch, by virtue of their all-region selections, are now eligible for AVCA All-America honors, which will be announced December 16.
Her twin sister, Amber, is a newcomer to the AVCA All-Region team.
Walch, a three-time AVCA all-region honoree, capped off a solid senior season by ranking in the top five of eight team categories including kills (459-1st), kills/set (3.83-1st), service aces (30-1st), digs (305-3rd), digs/set (2.54-3rd), solo blocks (5-t-3rd), total blocks (71-4th) and assisted blocks (65-t-4th).
Boswell leads the WCC in blocks per set, averaging 1.40. Johnson delivers a complete match with 0.50 bps, 2.62 dps, and just under a kill per set at 0.88 kps. She was chosen to the Baden Invitational all-tournament team and produced career numbers in matches throughout the season.
Murphy had a stellar season earning several accolades including being the first Aggie in school history to be named Sport Import/AVCA National Player of the Week.
Hunter leads the Huskers with 11.47 assists per set to rank 12th nationally. She finishes her career on The Farm ranked second all-time in career assists (5,014), becoming just the third player in program history to reach the 5,000 assist plateau.
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Stanford has had at least four all-region players for three consecutive seasons. As one of the top right-side hitters in the Pac-12, Abercrombie posted 2.43 kills per set and a. 286 hitting percentage this year and 0.64 blocks per set. A five-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honoree, Hodson led the team with 13 double-doubles this season. The Trojans will face 16th-seeded Creighton (27-8) in the San Diego Regional semifinal on Friday (Dec. 11) at 8 p.m. PT on ESPNU. It will not be televised but will be streamed online at ESPN3.com.
