PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland Pilots sophomore Lauren Naatz landed on the 2016 West Coast Conference Volleyball All-Academic team, while junior Morgan Robinson earned all-academic honorable mention, the conference announced on Tuesday. This is the first all-academic honor for Naatz, while Robinson's lands her second straight honorable mention.
Sophomore Lauren Naatz and junior Morgan Robinson were both significant contributors to vital wins this year for the Pilots, including the upsets against then-No. 11 BYU and then-No. 7 San Diego. Robinson has played in every set this season, recording the third most digs and services aces on the team with 217 and 29. Naatz is fifth on the team in digs with 142. Both biology majors, Naatz has a cumulative GPA of 3.81 and Robinson a 3.21.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to her team.
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Amy Boswell |
BYU |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Nursing |
| Lindsey Calvin |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
3.90 |
English |
| Morgan Douglass |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Business Administration |
| McKayla Ferris |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Classical Civilizations |
| Kristen Gegenbacher |
San Diego |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Communications/Theology |
| Lindsey Knudsen |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
3.97 |
Accounting/Economics |
| Hailey Lindberg |
Santa Clara |
So. |
3.68 |
Undeclared Business |
| Kirsten Mead |
Santa Clara |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Economics |
| Ashley Morgan |
Pepperdine |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Sports Medicine |
| Lauren Naatz |
Portland |
So. |
3.81 |
Biology |
| Gaby Palmeri |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Biology |
| Whitney Young Howard |
BYU |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Athletic Training |
2016 WCC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Emmy Allen, Gonzaga; Jensen Cunningham, Santa Clara; Paige Folger, Gonzaga; Lacy Haddock, BYU; Lyndie Haddock, BYU; Mary Hernandez, Saint Mary's; Katrina Inch, Santa Clara; Jayden Kennedy, San Diego;
Morgan Robinson, Portland; Payton Rund, Saint Mary's; Alexis Salmons, Saint Mary's; Tatiana San Juan, Santa Clara; Mary Shepherd, Santa Clara; Jenna Tunnell, Pepperdine; Alicja Wilk, Pacific; Erin Williams, Loyola Marymount
