WCC RELEASE
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team's No. 1 pair of
Anna Dalla Vecchia and
Carly Lowry was named to the 2019 All-West Coast Conference Second Team and redshirt freshman
Madelyn LaFollette earned all-freshmen honors as the conference announced its annual all-conference awards on Tuesday.
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Dalla Vecchia and Lowry played as the Dons' No. 1 pair all season long. They went 2-2 at the WCC Championship on April 19-20 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.
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LaFollette, in her first season competing with the Dons this spring after redshirting last year, was part of the Dons' No. 2 pair with
Emily Zinger, a WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention honoree last week. The duo was competitive all season long against top-ranked teams, playing within three points in sets against Saint Mary's, Stanford and California.
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No. 9/11 LMU took home two All-WCC honors and placed five on the First Team following its upset of three-time defending champion No. 6 Pepperdine in this year's WCC Beach Volleyball Championship double final. All told, four WCC programs were represented on this year's first and second teams with Saint Mary's and WCC champion LMU placing two student-athletes apiece on the All-Freshman team. LMU led the way with nine overall honors across the three teams, while Pepperdine and Saint Mary's collected six each. San Francisco collected three honors – two on the All-WCC Second Team squad and one All-Freshman selection.
2019 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
John Mayer, LMU
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2019 West Coast Conference Pair of the Year
Lindsey Knudsen and Sarah Chase, Saint Mary's
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2019 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Brook Bauer, Pepperdine
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2019 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year
Reka Orsi Toth, LMU
2019 All-WCC Beach Volleyball First Team
| Name |
Yr. |
School |
| Brook Bauer |
So. |
Pepperdine |
| Sarah Chase |
R-Jr. |
Saint Mary's |
| Heidi Dyer |
Sr. |
Pepperdine |
| Lindsey Knudsen |
Sr. |
Saint Mary's |
| Sara Kovac |
Sr. |
Loyola Marymount |
| Deahna Kraft |
Jr. |
Pepperdine |
| Megan Nash |
Gr. |
Loyola Marymount |
| Reka Orsi Toth |
R-Fr. |
Loyola Marymount |
| Jessie Prichard |
Jr. |
Loyola Marymount |
| Savannah Slattery |
Jr. |
Loyola Marymount |
2019 All-WCC Beach Volleyball Second Team
| Name |
Yr. |
School |
| Emily Bible |
Sr. |
Saint Mary's |
| Lindsey Calvin |
Sr. |
Saint Mary's |
| Skylar Caputo |
Sr. |
Pepperdine |
| Bo Culo |
So. |
Loyola Marymount |
| Anna Dalla Vecchia |
So. |
San Francisco |
| Emma Doud |
Jr. |
Loyola Marymount |
| Gigi Hernandez |
Jr. |
Pepperdine |
| Carly Lowry |
Jr. |
San Francisco |
2019 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Freshmen Team
| Name |
School |
| Ella Boehle |
Loyola Marymount |
| Selbie Christensen |
Saint Mary's |
| Chandler Cowell |
Saint Mary's |
| Madelyn LaFollette |
San Francisco |
| Gabby Leo |
Pacific |
| Reka Orsi Toth |
Loyola Marymount |
| Simone Priebe |
Pepperdine |
