BRIEF: Women’s volleyball claims seven Pac-10 awards

Dec. 2, 2009, 12:01 a.m.

Stanford’s women’s volleyball team garnered seven different honors when conference awards were announced on Monday.

Junior outside hitter Alix Klineman, for the third time in three seasons, was selected to the All-Pac-10 team. She was sixth in the conference in both kills and points per set. Her teammates, junior outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman and middle blocker Janet Okogbaa, joined her, each for the first time in their careers, although Lichtman was an honorable mention last season.

Libero Gabi Ailes picked up an honorable mention.

The Cardinal freshmen were honored, too, as setter Karissa Cook and middle blocker Jessica Walker made the Pac-10 All-Freshman team and libero Hannah Benjamin was an honorable mention for the same squad.

Stanford, the conference champion, will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal will take on Long Island to open its run at the school’s seventh championship on Friday.



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