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Anae, Luafalemana Garner Pac-12 Awards
11/28/2016 2:26 PM | Volleyball
Anae named first team selection for second straight year
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Junior outside hitter Adora Anae and junior middle blocker Tawnee Luafalemana were both named to the 2016 All-Pac-12 Volleyball Team, the league office announced on Monday. Anae was tabbed a first team selection for a second consecutive year, while Luafalemana earned honorable mention accolades.
Anae becomes the second Utah player to earn back-to-back All-Pac-12 Conference honors, but is the first player to earn consecutive First Team All-Pac-12 accolades. Erin Redd-Brandon earned honorable mention honors in 2012 and 2013. Anae is the first Utah player to earn consecutive first team honors in any conference affiliation since Karolina Bartkowiak was tabbed a First Team All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2009 and 2010.
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This is Anae's second All-Pac-12 Team honor and third overall conference postseason selection after being named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2014.
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Anae led the Pac-12 in total kills (571), kills per set (4.68), total points (634.5) and points per set (5.20). Her 634.5 points scored thus far in the season is more than 100 points than the next closest competitor. Washington State's Kyra Holt is second in the league with 526.5 total points. Meanwhile, she is the only player in the league to have posted 500 kills on the year.
Anae, who set multiple school records last season, picked up where she left off in 2015 on her way to setting new school records, while also re-breaking a few of the marks she set just a year ago. The Punaluu, Hawaii, native registered 31 kills in Utah's upset win at No. 9 BYU earlier this season, becoming just the second player in school history to become a member of the 30-kill club. Her 31 kills is the new all-time high for kills in a single-match during the rally scoring era (2001-present) and it broke the previous mark of 28 kills, which she set in 2015.
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Anae obliterated the single-season kills record, which she set last season with 501 kills, posting 571 kills thus far in the 2016 campaign. She is now the only player in Utah history to record 500-plus kills in multiple seasons.
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Anae became the 17th player in school history to become a member of the 1,000-kill club earlier this season and now has 1,352 career kills, which currently ranks fourth most in program history.Â
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An all-around player for the squad, Anae also led her team with 33 service aces and 394 digs (3.23/set). The 394 digs currently ranks ninth most in a single-season at Utah.
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Luafalemana, who hails from Carson, Calif., transferred to Utah from College of Southern Idaho and made an immediate impact both offensively and defensively for the Utes. Luafalemana registered 252 kills (2.03/set) while hitting a team-best .330 on the season. She also led the squad with 14 solo blocks and 113 assisted blocks for a total of 127 blocks on the year.
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Luafalemana ranked eighth in the conference in hitting percentage, while her 127 total blocks ranked No. 8 in the league as well. She tallied 1.02 blocks per set on the season, which ranks 13th in the Pac-12.
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Luafalemana registered a season-high 15 kills against Gonzaga and tallied a .571 hitting percentage against CSU Bakersfield earlier this season. Luafalemana recorded a hitting percentage of .300 or higher in 20 of 31 matches on the year.
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Utah returns to the court this Friday, Dec. 2, when they face-off with UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. First serve between the Utes and Rebels is set for 5 p.m. MT at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
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The following is a complete list of 2016 Pac-12 volleyball awards:
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Pac-12 Player of the Year: Courtney Schwan, Washington
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Pac-12 Libero of the Year: Taylor Formico, UCLA
Pac-12 Setter of the Year: Penina Snuka, Arizona
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Jen Greeny, Washington State
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ALL-PAC-12
Inky Ajanaku, Stanford
Adora Anae, Utah
Amanda Benson, Oregon
Taylor Formico, UCLA
Jennie Frager, UCLA
Kyra Holt, WSU
Crissy Jones, Washington
Khalia Lanier, USC
Merete Lutz, Stanford
Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State
Kalei Mau, UCLA
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Elise Ruddins, USC
Courtney Schwan, Washington
Penina Snuka, Arizona
Bailey Tanner, Washington
Lindsey Vander Weide, Oregon
Torrey Van Winden, UCLA
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HONORABLE MENTION
Naghede Abu, Colorado
Taylor Agost, Oregon
Jordan Anderson, UCLA
Kara Bajema, Washington
Reily Buechler, UCLA
Audrianna Fitzmorris, Stanford
Alyse Ford, USC
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Maddy Kerr, California
Tawnee Luafalemana, Utah
Taylor Mims, Washington State
Oluoma Okaro, Arizona State
Lauren Page, Oregon
Jolie Rasmussen, Oregon
Casey Schoenlein, Washington State
Gabby Simpson, Colorado
Alexa Smith, Colorado
Ronika Stone, Oregon
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ALL-FRESHMAN
Kara Bajema, Washington
Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Khalia Lanier, USC
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Ronika Stone, Oregon
Torry Van Winden, UCLAÂ
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Anae becomes the second Utah player to earn back-to-back All-Pac-12 Conference honors, but is the first player to earn consecutive First Team All-Pac-12 accolades. Erin Redd-Brandon earned honorable mention honors in 2012 and 2013. Anae is the first Utah player to earn consecutive first team honors in any conference affiliation since Karolina Bartkowiak was tabbed a First Team All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2009 and 2010.
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This is Anae's second All-Pac-12 Team honor and third overall conference postseason selection after being named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2014.
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Anae led the Pac-12 in total kills (571), kills per set (4.68), total points (634.5) and points per set (5.20). Her 634.5 points scored thus far in the season is more than 100 points than the next closest competitor. Washington State's Kyra Holt is second in the league with 526.5 total points. Meanwhile, she is the only player in the league to have posted 500 kills on the year.
Anae, who set multiple school records last season, picked up where she left off in 2015 on her way to setting new school records, while also re-breaking a few of the marks she set just a year ago. The Punaluu, Hawaii, native registered 31 kills in Utah's upset win at No. 9 BYU earlier this season, becoming just the second player in school history to become a member of the 30-kill club. Her 31 kills is the new all-time high for kills in a single-match during the rally scoring era (2001-present) and it broke the previous mark of 28 kills, which she set in 2015.
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Anae obliterated the single-season kills record, which she set last season with 501 kills, posting 571 kills thus far in the 2016 campaign. She is now the only player in Utah history to record 500-plus kills in multiple seasons.
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Anae became the 17th player in school history to become a member of the 1,000-kill club earlier this season and now has 1,352 career kills, which currently ranks fourth most in program history.Â
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An all-around player for the squad, Anae also led her team with 33 service aces and 394 digs (3.23/set). The 394 digs currently ranks ninth most in a single-season at Utah.
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Luafalemana, who hails from Carson, Calif., transferred to Utah from College of Southern Idaho and made an immediate impact both offensively and defensively for the Utes. Luafalemana registered 252 kills (2.03/set) while hitting a team-best .330 on the season. She also led the squad with 14 solo blocks and 113 assisted blocks for a total of 127 blocks on the year.
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Luafalemana ranked eighth in the conference in hitting percentage, while her 127 total blocks ranked No. 8 in the league as well. She tallied 1.02 blocks per set on the season, which ranks 13th in the Pac-12.
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Luafalemana registered a season-high 15 kills against Gonzaga and tallied a .571 hitting percentage against CSU Bakersfield earlier this season. Luafalemana recorded a hitting percentage of .300 or higher in 20 of 31 matches on the year.
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Utah returns to the court this Friday, Dec. 2, when they face-off with UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. First serve between the Utes and Rebels is set for 5 p.m. MT at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
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The following is a complete list of 2016 Pac-12 volleyball awards:
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Pac-12 Player of the Year: Courtney Schwan, Washington
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Pac-12 Libero of the Year: Taylor Formico, UCLA
Pac-12 Setter of the Year: Penina Snuka, Arizona
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Jen Greeny, Washington State
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ALL-PAC-12
Inky Ajanaku, Stanford
Adora Anae, Utah
Amanda Benson, Oregon
Taylor Formico, UCLA
Jennie Frager, UCLA
Kyra Holt, WSU
Crissy Jones, Washington
Khalia Lanier, USC
Merete Lutz, Stanford
Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State
Kalei Mau, UCLA
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Elise Ruddins, USC
Courtney Schwan, Washington
Penina Snuka, Arizona
Bailey Tanner, Washington
Lindsey Vander Weide, Oregon
Torrey Van Winden, UCLA
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HONORABLE MENTION
Naghede Abu, Colorado
Taylor Agost, Oregon
Jordan Anderson, UCLA
Kara Bajema, Washington
Reily Buechler, UCLA
Audrianna Fitzmorris, Stanford
Alyse Ford, USC
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Maddy Kerr, California
Tawnee Luafalemana, Utah
Taylor Mims, Washington State
Oluoma Okaro, Arizona State
Lauren Page, Oregon
Jolie Rasmussen, Oregon
Casey Schoenlein, Washington State
Gabby Simpson, Colorado
Alexa Smith, Colorado
Ronika Stone, Oregon
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ALL-FRESHMAN
Kara Bajema, Washington
Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford
Morgan Hentz, Stanford
Khalia Lanier, USC
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford
Ronika Stone, Oregon
Torry Van Winden, UCLAÂ
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