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Samarah DaCoud Earns A Pair Of All-Region Honors

LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's Samarah DaCoud has been named to All-West Region teams announced on Wednesday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the D2 Conference Commissioners Association.

DaCoud was named to the 14-player first team by the AVCA, giving the Golden Eagles a first-team selection for the seventh straight season. She led the team and the California Collegiate Athletic Association in kills with 467 and she is 10th in the country in both kills per set (4.41 per set) and points per set (4.99). She also ranked fourth in the CCAA with a .275 hitting percentage.

Her 467 kills are No. 6 in program history under the current scoring system and her 4.41 kills per set is No. 4.

DaCoud was joined on the AVCA All-Region team by Sophia Baugh of Point Loma, Geneva Elliott of Fresno Pacific, Scottie Ellsworth of Central Washington, Malu Garcia of Hawaii-Hilo, Natalie Lemoine-Sells of Simon Fraser, Abi Nua of Point Loma, Devyn Oestrich of Western Washington, Kacie Pedersen of Cal State San Bernardino, Macy Reynolds of Point Loma, Delaney Speer of Western Washington, Cambria Waites of Fresno Pacific, Mikayla Weiss of Fresno Pacific of Sarah Ybarra of Cal Poly Pomona.

Kacie Caoili of Cal Poly Pomona, Aidan Goodrich of San Francisco State, Mikala Henderson of Alaska Fairbanks, Tessa Onaga of Alaska Fairbanks of Eva Person of Simon Fraser received honorable mention.

Nua was named the Player of the Year, Caoili was the Freshman of the Year and Fresno Pacific's Kelsee Montagna was the Coach of the Year in voting by the region's head volleyball coaches.

DaCoud also earned second-team D2CCA All-West Region honors in voting by the region's sports information directors.

The seven-player first team was made up by Nua, Ybarra, Oestreich, Isabella Freeman of Hawaii-Hilo, Elliott, Baugh and Reynolds.

DaCoud was joined on the second team by Pedersen, Tia Allen of Alaska Anchorage, Jill Leslie of Point Loma, Logan Remington of Simon Fraser, Weiss and Onaga.

Cal State LA had an 17-9 overall record and reached the CCAA Tournament for a conference-leading 10th straight time. The Golden Eagles also recorded their 28th consecutive winning season.





 
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