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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2015 WAC volleyball award winners, as selected by the league's eight head coaches, were announced tonight at the WAC Tournament banquet. NM State senior outside hitter
Gwen Murphy was named WAC Player of the Year, while Utah Valley's
Abby Jensen was named WAC Freshman of the Year and NM State head coach
Mike Jordan was named WAC Coach of the Year.
Six of the eight schools were represented on the teams. NM State led the way with five selections, while Seattle U had four.
Murphy earned WAC Player of the Year honors after ranking second in the league in hitting percentage (.435), fifth in blocks (0.98), seventh in points (3.78) and eighth in kills (3.00) in WAC matches. She hit .300 or better in 10 of 14 WAC matches and had 10 or more kills in eight WAC matches. She set the all-time WAC record for hitting percentage earlier this season when she hit .933 against Robert Morris.
Jensen earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors after averaging 3.28 points, 2.88 kills and 1.87 digs in WAC play. In WAC play only, she ranked ninth in the conference in kills per set, had one double-double and posted 10 or more kills eight times.
Jordan led his team to a perfect 14-0 mark in WAC play to become just the fourth school ever to finish WAC play unbeaten. This is NM State's third WAC regular-season title, its second outright title and first since the 2013 season. This is the fifth time Jordan has earned the honor.
| First Team |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
| Lauren Bakker |
Utah Valley |
Sr. |
MB |
| Luiza Martins |
CSU Bakersfield |
Sr. |
S |
| Bojana Mitrovic |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
So. |
RS |
| Madison Mosier |
Missouri-Kansas City |
Jr. |
OH/RS |
| Gwen Murphy |
NM State |
Sr. |
OH |
| Martina Samadan |
Seattle U |
Sr. |
MB |
| Kelsee Sawyer |
CSU Bakersfield |
Sr. |
OH |
| Second Team |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
| Nathalie Castellanos |
NM State |
Sr. |
OH |
| Sydney Crimmins |
Missouri-Kansas City |
Sr. |
RS |
| Carol Grasso |
CSU Bakersfield |
Jr. |
OH |
| Matea Mamic |
Seattle U |
Jr. |
OH |
| Taryn Miller |
Missouri-Kansas City |
Sr. |
L |
| Sasha-Lee Thomas |
NM State |
So. |
MB |
| Jelena Vujcin |
Seattle U |
So. |
MB/OPP |
| All-Freshmen Team |
School |
Pos. |
| Brianna Ainsworth |
NM State |
S |
| Tatyana Battle |
NM State |
OH |
| Alexandra Ecker |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
OH |
| Abby Jensen |
Utah Valley |
OH |
| Maja Stojanovic |
Seattle U |
MB |
| Dubravka Vukoja |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
S |
WAC Player of the Year: Gwen Murphy, NM State
WAC Freshman of the Year: Abby Jensen, Utah Valley
WAC Coach of the Year: Mike Jordan, NM State