Volleyball Boasts Five All-C-USA Selections

Nov. 23, 2010

IRVING, Texas (SMU) --- The SMU volleyball team placed five athletes on the All-Conference USA team as announced by the league today. Outside hitters Dana Powell and Kathryn Wilkerson earned first-team honors, while Kelli Becerra, Courtney Manning and Jessica Oliver garnered second-team selections.

Powell, an outside hitter from Tulsa, Okla., led the Mustangs this season with 396 kills and is second on the team with 429 digs. Powell is now a three-time C-USA selection, which is the most in program history, after earning second team honors last season and being named to the all-freshman team in 2008. The junior was named to C-USA's All-Academic team yesterday.

Wilkerson, who ranks in the top five of eight different SMU career statistical categories, earns her first selection to the All-Conference team. This season, the senior is second on the team with 3.05 kills per set and third with 3.57 digs per set. Wilkerson has notched 20 double-doubles (10+ digs and kills in a match) this season and is one of only seven Mustangs to total over 1,000 career kills and digs.

A two-time C-USA Setter of the Week selection, Becerra averaged 10.69 assists per set this season. The junior has registered 16 double-doubles this season and charted 317 digs. Becerra has notched 1,283 assists this year, which is the fifth-highest single-season total in program history.

Manning currently leads C-USA and ranks 17th nationally with 1.35 blocks per set. The sophomore leads the Mustangs with a .282 hitting percentage and has notched 262 kills this season. With 158 blocks this year, Manning holds the record for most total blocks in a single season.

Oliver, a right side hitter from Plano, Texas, ranks third on the team in each of the categories of kills (311), blocks (114) and hitting percentage (.232). The junior posted a single-game season high 24 kills in a win over UCF earlier this season. In her last eight matches, Oliver has tallied at least 10 kills.

SMU tied for the most all-conference selections with Tulsa. The five selections are the most for the Mustangs since the move to C-USA and tie the 2001 team for most all-conference team members in a single-season.

The Mustangs will finish second in the league standings with one match to play at Tulsa on Saturday afternoon. In the first meeting between the teams, SMU battled the first-place Golden Hurricane to five sets at Moody Coliseum.

ALL C-USA HONOREESFirst TeamLucy Charuk, HoustonChandace Tryon, HoustonElizabeth Herman, MarshallAltrese Hawkins, MemphisTracey Lam, RiceDana Powell, SMUKathryn Wilkerson, SMUAshley Mell, Southern MissKelsea Seymour, Southern MissJordan Clampitt, TulsaTyler Henderson, Tulsa
Second TeamNancy Cole, RiceAsheligh McCord, RiceKelli Becerra, SMUCourtney Manning, SMUJessica Oliver, SMUIzabela Grot, TulaneJessica Adams, TulsaDiana Silva, TulsaHannah Stout, TulsaSam Serley, UABKristin Fisher, UCF
ALL FRESHMAN TEAMCori Martone, TulaneElizabeth Kale, TulsaAlly Slaughter, UABNichole Riedel, UCFJeane Horton, UTEPMelissa Toth, UTEP
INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERSPLAYER OF THE YEARTyler Henderson, TulsaSETTER OF THE YEARJordan Clampitt, TulsaLIBERO OF THE YEARTracey Lam, RiceFRESHMAN OF THE YEARCori Martone, TulaneCOACH OF THE YEAREd Allen, TulsaALL-ACADEMIC TEAMElizabeth Fleming, MarshallChristine Bach, MemphisAltrese Hawkins, MemphisTracey Lam, RiceCaitlin Adair, SMUDana Powell, SMULauren Sears, Southern MissKelsea Seymour, Southern MissLindsey Shepard, TulaneSam Serley, UABKristin Fisher, UCFTory McCuthcheon, UCF

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Volleyball Boasts Five All-C-USA Selections

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