Five Cougars receive All-WCC honors

PROVO, Utah – Five BYU women’s volleyball players received 2013 All-West Coast Conference honors on Tuesday.

Freshman middle blocker Whitney Young was selected as the 2013 WCC Freshman of the Year and added to the 2013 All-WCC freshman team.

Young led the WCC in blocks with an average of 1.55 per set (90 overall) in conference matches. She led the Cougars in blocks and helped BYU place second in conference play in opponent hitting percentage.

Sophomore outside hitter Alexa Gray and senior middle blocker Kathryn LeCheminant were named to the 2013 All-WCC first team.

Gray was sixth in hitting percentage (.315 percent) and fifth in kills per set at 3.84 to lead BYU. LeCheminant recorded 1.50 blocks per set (third best in conference play) and hit a .302 percent clip.

This is Gray’s second consecutive year on the All-WCC first team.

Junior outside hitter Tambre Haddock and sophomore libero Ciara Parker were added to the 2013 All-WCC Honorable Mention team.

Haddock helped BYU in conference play with 3.46 kills per set and 2.65 digs per set. Parker contributed 4.28 digs per conference match (third best in conference play).

Below is a complete listing of all-conference honors:

2013 WCC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chloe Ferrari, University of San Diego, SR, MH

2013 WCC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Betsi Metter, Loyola Marymount University, SR, L

2013 WCC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Whitney Young, BYU, MB

2013 WCC COACH OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Petrie, University of San Diego

2013 ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
Savannah Blinn, Gonzaga University, SO, OH
Alaysia Brown, University of San Diego, JR, OPP
Samantha Cash, Pepperdine University, JR, MB
Dalas Dodd, Saint Mary's College, SO, S
Chloe Ferrari, University of San Diego, SR, MH
Kristina Graven, Saint Mary's College, SR, OH
Alexa Gray, BYU, SO, OH
Katie Hoekman, University of San Diego, SR, MH
Kathryn LeCheminant, BYU, SR, MB
Kathleen Luft, Loyola Marymount University, SR, OH
Jordan Shaw, Saint Mary's College, SR, OH
Valentina Zaloznik, University of San Francisco, JR, MB

2013 All-WCC HONORABLE MENTION
Haley Cameron (SCU), Tambre Haddock (BYU), Gillian Howard (PAC), Madelyn Hutson (SMC), Litara Keil (LMU), Rebecca Kopilovitch (USF), Katie Messing (PEP), Betsi Metter (LMU), Taylor Milton (SCU), C'era Oliviera (USD), Ciara Parker (BYU), Kat Schultz (PAC), Becca Strehlow (PEP), Malina Terrell (USF), Autumn Wedan (POR)

2013 ALL-WCC FRESHMAN TEAM
Jillian Bergeson, Pepperdine University, L
Sabrina Clayton, Santa Clara University, OH
Lexi Elman, University of the Pacific, L
Nicole Hess, Santa Clara University, OH
Hunter Jennings, University of San Diego, DS
Makayla Lindburg, University of Portland, OH
Kiara McKibben, University of San Francisco, S
Lyndsay Palmer, Gonzaga University, S
Katarina Pilepic, University of San Francisco, OPP
Inbar Vinarsky, University of San Francisco, MB
Imani Wimbush, Gonzaga University, MB
Whitney Young, BYU, MB