(From left to right) Emily Zinger, Carly Lowry and Camille Araujo all earned 2019 WCC All-Academic honors on Wednesday.
BVB | Three Dons Earn WCC All-Academic Honors
4/24/2019 3:22:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
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SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Junior Carly Lowry headlined three University of San Francisco beach volleyball players Wednesday that earned 2019 West Coast Conference All-Academic honors, as she landed on the WCC All-Academic First Team, with two others being named honorable mention.
Lowry, a Communication Studies major with a 3.82 Grade Point Average, is the first Don to land on the WCC All-Academic First Team since 2017 (Dane Miller). She earned honorable mention accolades in her first year of eligibility for the award last season. Emily Zinger, with a 3.64 GPA in kinesiology, and Camille Araujo, with a 3.26 GPA in psychology, both earned 2019 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.
Lowry played as part of the Dons' No. 1 pair alongside Anna Dalla Vecchia all season long. She and Dalla Vecchia went 2-2 at the WCC Championship on Friday and Saturday in Santa Monica. They pushed the No. 1 pair from defending champion and No. 5-ranked Pepperdine to three sets. Lowry and Dalla Vecchia also went 2-1 at the Sacramento State Tournament on March 15-16, including beating San Jose State for the second time this season. The duo beat Pac-12 member Utah's No. 1 pair in three sets on March 8, and capped the regular season with a sweep victory at the No. 1 pairs over Pacific.
Zinger was part of the Dons' No. 2 pair with Madelyn LaFollette. The duo was competitive all season long against top-ranked teams, playing within three points in sets against Saint Mary's, Stanford and California. Araujo played mostly at the No. 4 pairs spot for USF, teaming with Victoria Rogers. She earned key victories at the WCC Midseason Tournament on March 29-30 to help the Dons finish third, including wins over Portland and Santa Clara (twice). She went 6-0 on the season versus two-year college opponents.
2019 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Academic First Team
2019 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Academic Honorable Mention
Camille Araujo, San Francisco; Katie Barker, Portland; Emily Bible, Saint Mary's; Skylar Caputo, Pepperdine; Lauren Cline, Pacific; Heidi Dyer, Pepperdine; Boo Laird, Saint Mary's; Nikki Lyons, Pepperdine; Megan Nash, LMU; Lauren Naatz, Portland; Veronica Nederend, LMU; Reghan Pukis, Portland; Gretchen Reinert, Santa Clara; Savannah Slattery, LMU; Sienna Young, Saint Mary's; Emily Zinger, San Francisco
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Junior Carly Lowry headlined three University of San Francisco beach volleyball players Wednesday that earned 2019 West Coast Conference All-Academic honors, as she landed on the WCC All-Academic First Team, with two others being named honorable mention.
Lowry, a Communication Studies major with a 3.82 Grade Point Average, is the first Don to land on the WCC All-Academic First Team since 2017 (Dane Miller). She earned honorable mention accolades in her first year of eligibility for the award last season. Emily Zinger, with a 3.64 GPA in kinesiology, and Camille Araujo, with a 3.26 GPA in psychology, both earned 2019 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.
Lowry played as part of the Dons' No. 1 pair alongside Anna Dalla Vecchia all season long. She and Dalla Vecchia went 2-2 at the WCC Championship on Friday and Saturday in Santa Monica. They pushed the No. 1 pair from defending champion and No. 5-ranked Pepperdine to three sets. Lowry and Dalla Vecchia also went 2-1 at the Sacramento State Tournament on March 15-16, including beating San Jose State for the second time this season. The duo beat Pac-12 member Utah's No. 1 pair in three sets on March 8, and capped the regular season with a sweep victory at the No. 1 pairs over Pacific.
Zinger was part of the Dons' No. 2 pair with Madelyn LaFollette. The duo was competitive all season long against top-ranked teams, playing within three points in sets against Saint Mary's, Stanford and California. Araujo played mostly at the No. 4 pairs spot for USF, teaming with Victoria Rogers. She earned key victories at the WCC Midseason Tournament on March 29-30 to help the Dons finish third, including wins over Portland and Santa Clara (twice). She went 6-0 on the season versus two-year college opponents.
2019 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Academic First Team
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Brook Bauer | Pepperdine | So. | 3.48 | Business Administration |
| Lindsey Calvin | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.88 | English |
| Sarah Chase | Saint Mary's | R-Jr. | 3.96 | Kinesiology |
| Maddie Dilfer | Pepperdine | Gr. | 3.68 | Global Business |
| Alex Holt | Pacifc | Gr. | 4.00 | Education Concentration and Organizational Leadership |
| Lindsey Knudsen | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.97 | Economics |
| Chloe Loreen | Santa Clara | So. | 3.68 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Carly Lowry | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.82 | Communication Studies |
| Jessie Prichard | LMU | Jr. | 3.89 | Communication Studies |
| Morgan Robinson | Portland | Gr. | 3.90 | Business Administration |
2019 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Academic Honorable Mention
Camille Araujo, San Francisco; Katie Barker, Portland; Emily Bible, Saint Mary's; Skylar Caputo, Pepperdine; Lauren Cline, Pacific; Heidi Dyer, Pepperdine; Boo Laird, Saint Mary's; Nikki Lyons, Pepperdine; Megan Nash, LMU; Lauren Naatz, Portland; Veronica Nederend, LMU; Reghan Pukis, Portland; Gretchen Reinert, Santa Clara; Savannah Slattery, LMU; Sienna Young, Saint Mary's; Emily Zinger, San Francisco
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