Katie Barker Named to All-WCC Honorable Mention Team

SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Portland volleyball junior Katie Barker earned 2018 All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention honors after recording one of the most impressive two-way campaigns in the history of the program. Barker's hitting percentage of .342 currently ranks second all-time on Portland's single-season list, and she's sixth in total blocks with 124 this fall.

Barker, who is receiving her first all-league recognition, leads the Pilots and ranks sixth in the WCC in blocks, and she's also registered 255 kills. Her hitting percentage is also good for No. 6 in the conference.

Barker has helped the Pilots register 18 wins this fall, resulting in their first postseason berth in program history. The Pilots will participate in the National Volleyball Invitational Challenge, playing Northern Colorado on Thursday, Nov. 29 in Laramie, Wyo.

2018 All-WCC Volleyball Individual Awards
2018 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
Heather Olmstead, BYU
2018 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
Roni Jones-Perry, BYU
2018 West Coast Conference Defender of the Year
Mary Lake, BYU
2018 West Coast Conference Freshmen of the Year
Heather Gneiting, BYU

2018 All-WCC Volleyball First Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Hannah Frohling, Jr., OH, Pepperdine
Heather Gneiting, Fr., MB, BYU
Lyndie Haddock-Eppich, Sr., S, BYU
Roni Jones-Perry, Sr., OH, BYU
Lindsey Knudsen, Sr., OH, Saint Mary's
Sara Kovac, Sr., OPP, Loyola Marymount
Mary Lake, Jr., LIB, BYU
Kaitlyn Lines, So., OH, Pacific
McKenna Miller, Jr., OH, BYU
Addie Picha, Sr., MB, San Diego
Tess Reid, Jr., S, Loyola Marymount
Blossom Sato, Sr., S, Pepperdine

2018 WCC Volleyball Honorable Mention
Katie Barker, Portland; Sarah Chase, Saint Mary's; Sarah Penner, Gonzaga; Shannon Scully, Pepperdine; Roxie Wiblin, San Diego; Tarah Wylie, Pepperdine

2018 All-WCC Volleyball Freshman Team
Name, Pos., School
Rachel Ahrens, OH/OPP, Pepperdine
Breyan Ashley, OH, Saint Mary's
Heather Gneiting, MB, BYU
Katie Lukes, OH, San Diego
Laura Madill, S, San Diego
Riley Ramsey, OH, Pacific
Michelle Shaffer, OH, Santa Clara

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