SAN FRANCISCO – Washington State Volleyball landed four total All-Pac-12 selections as
Taylor Mims, and
McKenna Woodford led the way for the Cougars, earning All-Pac-12 Team honors. Juniors
Jocelyn Urias, and
Ashley Brown each received Honorable Mention selections as well.Â
A senior from Billings, Montana,
Taylor Mims has continued to lead the Washington State offensive attack throughout her four-year career. Taylor is currently ranked second overall on the Cougars in total kills with 363 with a hitting percentage of .229, and has been incredibly efficient on the year with a team-high 3.78 kills per set. She has continued to move up in the Washington State Volleyball all-time ranks offensively after hitting the 1,000 kill mark earlier this season, and currently stands at seventh overall all-time with 1,262 kills. Mims is also ranked third all-time in Cougar Volleyball with 1,582.0 points in her career as well. Defensively Taylor has been a force, ranked in the top ten in three different blocking stat categories for the Cougars all-time as she is fourth in total blocks (431), fourth in block assists (368), and sixth overall in solo blocks (63). The senior posted one of her best career offensive matches this season on the road against No. 17 Northern Iowa with 26 kills, and Taylor set another career-high in digs with 21 this season against Oregon on the road as well.Â
A senior from Chandler, Arizona,
McKenna Woodford has anchored the prime offensive duties opposite Mims this season with a team-high 398 kills this year, with 3.37 kills per set to go along with her high-powered attacks. Woodford's continued success has seen her climb the all-time WSU Volleyball ranks as well, currently at eighth overall in total kills with 1,219 overall. McKenna as also accumulated 1,401.0 total points throughout her career, placing her fourth all-time, just behind fellow teammate Mims on the WSU Volleyball all-time list. Woodford went on to set multiple career-highs in matches this season with 23 kills against the No. 14 ranked Trojans of USC, and posted a career-best hitting percentage of .563 early in the year against No. 17 Northern Iowa on the road.Â
A red-shirt junior from Tijuana, Mexico,
Jocelyn Urias has been getting it done on the court both offensively, and defensively for the Cougars this season. Jocelyn is currently third overall in kills with 261, averaging 2.21 kills per set, but has been incredibly efficient as she has posted a team-high .324 hitting percentage this year. Defensively Jocelyn has thrived in the middle totaling 119 total blocks on the year, with seven solo blocks, and 112 block assists. Urias continued to elevate her game this season, recording career-highs in various state categories including 18 total kills against Illinois State, hitting .700 overall against No. 20 UCLA, and totaling four service aces against No. 23 Colorado.Â
A junior from Prosper, Texas,
Ashley Brown has helped guide the offensive attack from the setter position this season, totaling 1,232 assists this season, and averaging 10.44 assists per set as well. Brown also ranks 29th overall in the NCAA in total assists as she continues to find success every time the Cougars step onto the court. Ashley is currently second on WSU in total service aces with 30 this year, and has been crucial all-around with 51 total blocks, and 51 overall kills in 2018. She played one of the best matches of her career with Washington State on the road against No. 21 Arizona, totaling 59 assists in the match, in the five-set victory over the Wildcats.Â
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Washington State is ready to head into the 2018 post-season now, hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship Tournament, with an opening round match against Northern Arizona inside Bohler Gym, slated for 7 p.m. PT.
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