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Four Utes Named to Pac-12 Volleyball All-Conference Team
11/28/2017 12:04 PM | Volleyball
Anae earns first team honors, Luafalemana, Trueman and Oblad named honorable mention
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Senior outside hitter Adora Aane, senior middle blocker Tawnee Luafalemana, senior outside hitter Carly Trueman and junior middle blocker Berkeley Oblad were each named to the 2017 All-Pac-12 Volleyball Team, the league office announced on Tuesday.
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Anae was tabbed a first team selection for a third consecutive year, while Luafalemana, Trueman and Oblad earned honorable mention accolades. This is first honor for both Trueman and Oblad, while Luafalemana was named honorable mention for a second straight season.
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Anae becomes the first Utah player to earn three consecutive All-Pac-12 Conference honors and becomes the first Ute to earn three consecutive first team honors since Karolina Bartkowiak was tabbed First Team All-Mountain West Conference from 2008-10.
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This is Anae's third All-Pac-12 Team honor and fourth overall conference postseason selection after being named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2014.
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Anae and Luafalemana become the first Utah duo to earn consecutive all-conference honors in back-to-back seasons since Kim Turner and Sylva Strzinkova were both honored in 2001 and 2002.
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This marks the first time that four Utah players have been named to an all-conference team since 2010 when Bartkowiak, Keisha Fisher, Morgan Odale and Erin Redd-Brandon were each named All-MWC players.
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Anae ranked fourth in the league with 4.28 kills per set and 484 total kills. She also posted 360 digs, 49 total blocks and 19 service aces on the season.
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Luafalemana totaled 143 blocks on the season, which ranked fourth in the Pac-12. She also ranked fourth in the league with a .364 hitting percentage. Luafalemana registered 233 kills and 48 digs for the Utes this season.
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Trueman totaled 278 kills, a 2.55 kills per set average, 61 digs and 44 total blocks on the year. She tallied 20 kills in a single match two different times this season, with the last effort coming back on Nov. 4 against Washington.
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Oblad totaled 134 blocks on the season, which ranked eighth in the Pac-12. She ranked among the top-10 with a 1.13 blocks per set average, as well. Oblad registered 277 kills, a 2.33 kills per set average, a .316 hitting percentage, 69 digs and 134 total blocks.
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Utah returns to the court this Thursday, Nov. 30, when they face-off with Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. First serve between the Utes and Vikings is set for 7 p.m. MT at the Huntsman Center
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The following is a complete list of 2017 Pac-12 volleyball awards:
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Pac-12 Player of the Year:Â Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year:Â Kylee McLaughlin, Oregon State
Pac-12 Libero of the Year:Â Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Pac-12 Setter of the Year:Â Jenna Gray, Stanford
Pac-12 Coach of the Year:Â Mark Barnard, Oregon State
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ALL-PAC-12
Brittany Abercrombie, USC
Taylor Agost, Oregon
Adora Anae, Utah
Reily Buechler, UCLA
Carly DeHoog, Washington
Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford
Madeleine Gates, UCLA
Jenna Gray, Stanford
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Khalia Lanier, USC
Merete Lutz, Stanford
Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State
Taylor Mims, Washington State
Oluoma Okaro, Arizona State
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Courtney Schwan, Washington
Ronika Stone, Oregon
Alexa Smith, Colorado
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HONORABLE MENTION
Naghede Abu, Colorado; Tami Alade, Stanford; Brynna DeLuzio, Colorado; Joslyn Hayes, Colorado; Crissy Jones, Washington; Tawnee Luafalemana, Utah; Mac May, UCLA; Kylee McLaughlin, Oregon State; Berkeley Oblad, Utah; Jolie Rasmussen, Oregon; Lauren Sanders, Washington; Tia Scambray, Washington; Frankie Shebby, Colorado; Sarah Sponcil, UCLA; Bailey Tanner, Washington; Carly Trueman, Utah; Lindsey Vander Weide, Oregon; Niki Whithers, USC.
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ALL-FRESHMAN
Brynna DeLuzio, Colorado
Maddie Goings, Oregon State
Mac May, UCLA
Meghan McClure, Stanford
Kylee McLaughlin, Oregon State
Jenny Mosser, UCLA
Lauren Sanders, Washington
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