SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Gonzaga volleyball junior outside hitter
Sarah Penner was named All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention Monday afternoon as announced by the league office. The honor is Penner's third all-conference honor.
For the third straight season, Penner led the Zags in kills, attacks and points. The Sherwood, Ore., native finished the season with 288 kills for a 2.80 kills per set average, 858 total attempts and 360.0 points. She added 190 digs on the year with 31 service aces and 71 total blocks.
Penner finished with double-figure kills 17 times on the season with a season-high 19 coming against Nevada on Sept. 20. She reached double-figure digs six times on the year with a career-high 27 coming at San Francisco on Oct. 19, and she recorded a double-double in kills and digs five times on the year.
Gonzaga finished the 2019 season with an 11-19 overall record including a 5-13 mark in conference play. Penner returns for her senior campaign in fall 2020.
2019 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
Jennifer Petrie, San Diego
2019 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
McKenna Miller, Sr., OH, BYU
2019 West Coast Conference Libero of the Year
Mary Lake, Sr., L, BYU
2019 West Coast Conference Setter of the Year
Anna Newsome, Sr., S, San Diego
2018 West Coast Conference Freshmen of the Year
Grace Frohling, Fr., OPP, San Diego
| 2019 All-WCC Volleyball First Team |
| Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
School |
| Whitney Bower |
Fr. |
S |
BYU |
| Kennedy Eschenberg |
Jr. |
MB |
BYU |
| Thana Fayad |
Sr. |
OH |
San Diego |
| Grace Frohling |
Fr. |
OPP |
San Diego |
| Hannah Frohling |
Sr. |
OH |
Pepperdine |
| Kathya Garcia |
Sr. |
OH |
San Francisco |
| Heather Gneiting |
So. |
MB |
BYU |
| Megan Jacobsen |
Sr. |
MB |
San Diego |
| McKenna Miller |
Sr. |
OH |
BYU |
| Mary Lake |
Sr. |
L |
BYU |
| Anna Newsome |
Sr. |
S |
San Diego |
| Taylor Odom |
Sr. |
MB |
Santa Clara |
| Tess Reid |
Sr. |
S |
Loyola Marymount |
| Shannon Scully |
Jr. |
OH |
Pepperdine |
| Savannah Slattery |
Sr. |
OH |
Loyola Marymount |
| Tarah Wylie |
Sr. |
MB |
Pepperdine |
| 2019 All-WCC Volleyball Second Team |
| Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
School |
| Rachel Ahrens |
So. |
OH/OPP |
Pepperdine |
| Shayla Hoeft |
Sr. |
MB |
Portland |
| Katie Lukes |
So. |
OH |
San Diego |
| Riley Patterson |
So. |
OPP |
Pacific |
| Julia Sangiacomo |
Fr. |
OH |
Santa Clara |
| Jadyn Tubbs |
So. |
L |
Pacific |
2019 WCC Volleyball Honorable Mention
Sarah Penner, Gonzaga; Hana Lishman, Pepperdine; Liz Reich, Portland; Breyan Ashley, Saint Mary's; Alexa "Crash" Parker, Saint Mary's; Aubrey Pitts, Saint Mary's; Annie Benbow, San Diego; Lauren Turner, San Diego; Anna Della Vecchia, San Francisco; Allison Kantor, Santa Clara; Michelle Schaffer, Santa Clara
| 2019 All-WCC Volleyball Freshman Team |
| Name |
Pos. |
School |
|
| Whitney Bower |
S |
BYU |
|
| Grace Frohling |
OPP |
San Diego |
|
| Kate Grimmer |
OPP |
BYU |
|
| Julia Sangiacomo |
OH |
Santa Clara |
|
| Lauren Turner |
MB |
San Diego |
|
| Emme Walters |
MB |
Loyola Marymount |
|
| Isabel Zelaya |
S/OPP |
Pepperdine |
|
