The American Volleyball Coaches Association released the 2004 All-Region teams with Hawai`i's Kanoe Kamana`o and Victoria Prince being named to the all-West region teams. UH's Alicia Arnott, Rice's Rebeca Pazo and Nevada's Salaia Salave`a earned honorable-mention all-region.
This is the second-straight year that Kamana`o was honored as all-region, while it's the first time that either Prince or Arnott received all-region awards.
Salave`a, a Leone, American Samoa, native is a two-time First-Team All-WAC selection. This past season she averaged 4.88 kills, 2.69 digs, and 1.42 blocks with a .314 attack percentage.
Pazo, a 5-11 outside hitter from Caracas, Venezuela, led the Owls to their best season on record at 25-5 (.833) and their first trip to the NCAA championships. She led Rice with 452 kills to finish her career as the school's all-time leader with 1,969, which also ranks third in the WAC.
All will now be automatically nominated for All- America honors, which will be released the week of the NCAA Championships.
West Region
Hayley Anderson Pacific S Sr.
Sidney Bennett Pacific MB Jr.
Melissa Courtney ** CSU S Sr.
Alexis Crimes LBSU MB Fr.
Andreya Downs CSU RS/Opp Jr.
Lyndsey Henderson Utah MB Sr.
Kanoe Kamanao ** Hawaii S So.
Kristin Nelson UCSB DS/Lib Sr.
Victoria Prince Hawaii MB Jr.
Jen Ryan CSN OH Sr.
K. Shirley-Cahoon ** CSU MB Sr.
Kelly Wing ** UC IrvineOH Sr.
Region Freshman of the Year: Alexis Crimes, Long Beach State, MB
Honorable Mention: Alicia Arnott (Hawaii, OH, So.), Megan Blackshire (UC Santa Barbara, MB, Jr.), Rebeca Pazo (Rice, OH, Sr.), Salaia Salavea (Nebraska, MB, Jr.), Janine Sandell (UC Santa Barbara, OH, So.), Olivia Waldowski (UC Santa Barbara, MB, So.)