STOCKTON, Calif. – As recognition for her record-breaking season, Pacific volleyball graduate Alexa Edwards was named the 2024 West Coast Conference Player of the Year.

Edwards was one of four Tigers honored by the league on the All-Conference Teams. Edwards earned All-Conference First-Team accolades, while Emily Van Groningen, Jenna Heller and Jayhlin Swain were tabbed as Honorable Mentions.

With 1,917 career kills, Edwards took the crown for the most career kills in the rally scoring era in both Pacific and WCC history. She has the 12th most career kills of any active player in the NCAA.

Edwards becomes the first Pacific student-athlete to earn Player of the Year honors in the program's WCC tenure and the first to earn a Conference Player of the Year honor since Jennifer Joines won Big West Player of the Year in 2003. Edwards was the fourth player in program history to outright win a conference Player of the Year/MVP award and the sixth total.

The graduate swung for 540 kills in the regular season, which tied for 10th in WCC rally scoring history and marked the first time a player has cracked that list since 2017. Her 540 kills rank fifth in the nation and is more than 100 more than the next closest WCC player.

Earlier this season, Edwards became just the 10th Tiger in program history to tally 500 or more kills in a single season and currently ranks eighth all time in single season kills with the ability to move up to fourth in her next match with just 15 more kills.

Edwards is now a three-time All-WCC selection and a back-to-back First-Team honoree. Heller and Van Groningen earned their second straight All-Conference nods, while it was a first for Swain.

The Tigers continue their season Friday when they enter postseason play in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Pacific will face off with Weber State at 11 a.m. in Tucson, Arizona, hosted by the University of Arizona.

WCC Player of the Year
Alexa Edwards, Pacific
 
WCC Freshman of the Year
Isabel Clark, San Diego
 
WCC Libero of the Year
Sam Hastings, LMU
 
WCC Co-Setter of the Year
Kylie Munday, San Diego
Mia Schafer, LMU

WCC Coach of the Year
Trent Kersten, LMU
 
WCC All-Conference First Team
Genevieve Bane, Saint Mary's
Sage Brustad, Washington State
Grace Chillingworth, Pepperdine
Isabel Clark, San Diego
Alexa Edwards, Pacific
Kristen Erland, San Diego
Paige Flickinger, LMU
Sam Hastings, LMU
Birdie Hendrickson, Pepperdine
Annika Hester, Oregon State
Taina Kaauwai, Portland
Sophia Meyers, LMU
Ella Piskorz, Pepperdine
Lauren Rumel, Oregon State
Katy Ryan, Washington State
Mia Schafer, LMU
Haylee Stoner, San Diego
 
WCC All-Conference Second Team
Ayleen Ayub, San Francisco
Nemo Beach, San Diego
Lucie Blazkova, Washington State
Alayna Crabtree, Santa Clara
Hayden Goodman, San Francisco
Jiana Lawson, LMU
Trinity Stanger, Pepperdine
 
WCC Honorable Mention
Madi Allen, San Diego
Grace Flanagan, Santa Clara
Kalani Hayes, LMU
Jenna Heller, Pacific
Havannah Hoeft, Portland
Clarissa Klein, Saint Mary's
Kennedy Osunsanmi, San Diego
Astrid Puig, San Francisco
Maui Robins, Portland
Jayhlin Swain, Pacific
Layla Truitt, Santa Clara
Emily Van Groningen, Pacific
 
WCC All-Freshman Team
Marlee Arrington, LMU
Lucie Blazkova, Washington State
Isabel Clark, San Diego
Kylie Munday, San Diego
Kennedy Osunsanmi, San Diego
Ella Piskorz, Pepperdine
Chloe Pravednikov, Pepperdine

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