IRVINE, Calif. – Hawai'i Pacific University's Perla Escobar and Cameryn Collie have been chosen to the 2019 All-PacWest Conference First Team released today by the conference office.
 
The dynamic duo helped lead the Sharks to a 19-11 campaign, 15-7 in the PacWest in 2019. It's the best season since 2005 when HPU went 24-3.
 
Escobar, a 5-9 senior outside hitter from Calexico, Calif./Calexico, led the Sharks and ranked second in the PacWest with 374 kills and led the PacWest with a 3.67 kills per set average. She also led HPU and ranked second in the PacWest with 416 points and 4.08 points per set. She also recorded 25 service aces to go with 307 digs on the season and tallied 10 double-doubles on the season. She is a member of both the 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs clubs for the Sharks as she has chalked up 1,127 career kills with 1,050 career digs.
 
Escobar was also a 2017 First Team All-PacWest performer.
 
Collie, a 5-8 junior outside hitter from El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge, ranked second for the Sharks with 347 kills that was fourth in the PacWest and third in the conference with 3.40 kills per set. Collie was second on the team and ranked fourth in the PacWest with 381.5 points and 3.74 points per set. She picked up 22 service aces on the season and posted 304 digs. Collie led the Sharks with 14 double-doubles on the season. She recorded 19 kills in back-to-back-to-back road matches this season at Hawai'i Hilo, Fresno Pacific and Holy Names.
 
Collie was a All-PacWest Conference Third Team selection in 2018.
 
The PacWest also announced its special award winners with the all-conference selections. Azusa Pacific's Julianne Miller was named the PacWest Player of the Year, with Point Loma's Cara Keturakis the PacWest Setter of the Year and APU's Bailey Henington the Libero of the Year. Chaminade's Leka Kiner-Falefa was chosen Newcomer of the Year and APU's Annaka Jorgenson the Freshman of the Year. Chris Keife of PacWest Conference Champion Azusa Pacific was selected Coach of the Year.
 
In addition to the Sharks Escobar and Collie, and special award winners Miller, Keturakis, Henington and Jorgenson, the rest of the 12-member first team are UH Hilo's Bria Beale and Emily Wade, Chaminade's Emma Tecklenburg and Rachel Reedy, Azusa Pacific's Sara Wagenveld and Point Loma's Madie Fox.
   
 

2019 PACWEST VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR	SETTER OF THE YEAR	LIBERO OF THE YEAR
Julianne Miller Azusa Pacific	Cara Keturakis Point Loma	Bailey Henington Azusa Pacific
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR	COACH OF THE YEAR
Leka Kiner-Falefa Chaminade	Annaka Jorgenson Azusa Pacific	Chris Keife Azusa Pacific

 
 

2019 ALL-PACWEST VOLLEYBALL TEAM
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown/Previous School
FIRST TEAM
Julianne Miller***	Azusa Pacific	MB	Sr.	Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin
Bria Beale*	Hawai`i Hilo	OH	Jr.	Eastvale, Calif./UC Irvine
Perla Escobar*	Hawai`i Pacific	OH	Sr.	Calexico, Calif./Calexico
Cara Keturakis***	Point Loma	S	Sr.	Surrey, Canada/Earl Marriott Secondary
Bailey Henington*	Azusa Pacific	DS	Jr.	Sonora, Calif./Sonora
Sara Wagenveld**	Azusa Pacific	MB	Sr.	Escondido, Calif./Calvin Christian
Rachel Reedy*	Chaminade	RS	Jr.	Temple City, Calif./Arcadia
Cameryn Collie*	Hawai`i Pacific	OH	Jr.	El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge
Emma Tecklenburg**	Chaminade	OH	Sr.	Plano, Texas/Plano Senior
Annaka Jorgenson	Azusa Pacific	OH	Fr.	Eastvale, Calif./Ontario Christian
Emily Wade	Hawai`i Hilo	MB	Fr.	Sacramento, Calif./El Camino
Madie Fox	Point Loma	MB	Jr.	Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg
SECOND TEAM
Jillian Wheaton*	Academy of Art	MB	So.	Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./ Trabuco Hills
Sami Hover*	Biola	L	Jr.	Glendale, Ariz./O'Connor
Sabrina Winslow	Biola	OH	Sr.	Clovis, Calif./Fresno State
Raegan Tjepkema	Biola	MB	Fr.	Ladero Ranch, Calif./Tesoro
Hannah Tostado	Concordia	MB	So.	Whittier, Calif./St. Paul
Courtney Dyer	Point Loma	DS	So.	Gilbert, Ariz./Valley Christian
Aliyah Morrison*	Azusa Pacific	OPP	Sr.	Paso Robles, Calif./North County Christian
Mackenzie Jensen	Concordia	MB	Fr.	Monrovia, Calif./Village Christian
Kendall Kott	Hawai`i Hilo	S	Fr.	Shingle Springs, Calif./Ponderosa
Carly Evetts	Academy of Art	MB	Jr.	Canyon, Texas/Odessa College
Lataisia Saulala	Chaminade	MB	Jr.	Morgan Hill, Calif./Oakwood
Bekah Roth	Biola	MB	Jr.	San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian

 
* - Indicates previous All-PacWest selection