PORTLAND, Ore. --- Sophomore Lauren Naatz and junior Morgan Robinson each earned West Coast Conference All-Academic Honors at the conclusion of the 2017 beach volleyball season. Naatz, who is a biochemistry major, earns her second straight All-Academic team honor after landing on the All-Academic team for the indoor volleyball season last fall. Robinson earns her third straight honorable mention.
 
Naatz competed in the 5's pair for the Pilots this season, while Robinson was part of the 3's pair. Both Pilots contributed to team wins against the Oregon Ducks and WCC competitor San Francisco.
 
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.
 
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name – School, Class (GPA) – Major
Sarah Chase – Saint Mary's, Soph. (3.69) – Kinesiology
Delaney Knudsen – Pepperdine, Sr. (3.74) – Business Administration
Lindsey Knudsen – Saint Mary's, Jr. (3.98) – English
Kirsten Mead – Santa Clara, Jr. (3.94) – Economics
Dane Miller – San Francisco, Soph. 3.55 – Kinesiology
Lauren Naatz – Portland, Soph. (3.82) – Biochemistry
Corinne Quiggle – Pepperdine, Jr. (3.47) – Business Administration
Madalyn Roh – Pepperdine, Jr. (3.81) - Integrated Marketing Communications
Payton Rund – Saint Mary's, Soph. (3.67) – Kinesiology
Sarah Sponcil – Loyola Marymount, Jr. (3.25) - Sociology
 
2017 WCC BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Kaity Bailey, Pepperdine; Emily Bible, Saint Mary's; Lindsey Calvin, Saint Mary's; Skylar Caputo, Pepperdine; Jensen Cunningham, Santa Clara; Heidi Dyer, Pepperdine; Mary Hernandez, Saint Mary's; Hailey Lindberg, Santa Clara; Emily Reed, San Francisco; Morgan Robinson, Portland; Alexis Salmons, Saint Mary's; Erin Williams, Loyola Marymount; Anika Wilson, Pepperdine