SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. –
Letizia Aquilino,
Moorea Wood, and
Jette Morris, guiding the University of San Francisco beach volleyball team to its most wins in a season since 2019, earned West Coast Conference All-Conference recognition Wednesday morning, as Aquilino and Wood received Second Team honors while Morris was named to the All-Freshman Team.
Teaming up at the first doubles flight throughout the 2024 season, Aquilino and Wood earned eight wins, highlighted by victories over UTEP, San Jose State, CSU Bakersfield, and Saint Mary's. The duo, becoming the first players to earn All-WCC Second Team honors since 2019, battled throughout the WCC Tournament and nearly defeated Portland's Elin Larsson and Leonie Freytag, 18-21, 21-16, 10-15, en route to the Dons' 4-1 win over the Pilots.
Morris, tying for second on the team in wins with 14, excelled in her first collegiate beach volleyball season. Earning the start in all 31 dual matches at the second doubles flight with McKenna Towne, Morris grabbed crucial victories over UTEP, San Jose State, Sacramento State, and Santa Clara throughout the regular season. In the WCC Tournament, the duo went 2-1 during the three dual matches, picking up wins over Portland's Sophia Lee and Annika Stammberger, and Santa Clara's Noelle Niederman and Sveva Munneke.
The full 2024 West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball awards can be viewed below:
2024 WCC Beach Volleyball All-Conference Awards
Coach of the Year: John Mayer, LMU
Pair of the Year: Michelle Shaffer and Valma Prihti, LMU
Freshman of the Year: Kaydon Meyers, Pepperdine
Defensive Player of the Year: Michelle Shaffer, LMU
All-Conference
First Team
Kristine Briede, Pepperdine
Cassie Chinn, LMU
Kate Clermont, Pepperdine
Hawley Harrer, Saint Mary's
Madie Oriskovich, Pepperdine
Anna Pelloia, LMU
Valma Prihti, LMU
Elena Radeff, Santa Clara
Michelle Shaffer, LMU
McKenna Thomas, Pepperdine
Second Team
Letizia Aquilino, San Francisco
Angie Bour, Saint Mary's
Hannah Couch, Saint Mary's
Chloe Hooker, LMU
Katie Kishton, Santa Clara
Gabbie Perez, Pepperdine
Jacinda Ramirez, LMU
Sarlota Svobodova, Pepperdine
Moorea Wood, San Francisco
All-Freshman Team
Nya Crump, Saint Mary's
Maya McNabney, Pepperdine
Kaydon Meyers, Pepperdine
Jette Morris, San Francisco
Sveva Munneke, Santa Clara
Noelle Niederman, Santa Clara
AJ Slojkowski, Saint Mary's
Alexandra Urbina, Santa Clara
For updates and more information on the USF's beach volleyball team, follow the Dons on Twitter @usfdonsbeachvb and @USFDonsBeach on Instagram.
