COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Amethyst Harper, Mia Schafer and Sarah Smevog have been named to the All-Mountain West Volleyball team, while Haylee Nelson was named an honorable mention All-MW honoree for the 2022 season, as selected by the conference's head coaches.
This is the fourth All-MW honor for Nelson, second for Schafer and Smevog and first for Harper.
Official Mountain West Announcement
Amethyst Harper, OH, 5-10, Sr., Fresno, Calif./Montana
Eighth in conference play in kills at 230, 3.24 ps
Seventh in conference play in points at 279.5, 3.94 ps
Eighth in conference play in service aces with 24, 0.34 ps
Second-best hitting match in the conference this season as she hit .682 (16-1-22) in a win over Air Force
Double-figure kills in 15 of 18 matches played
Led the team in kills in 10 MW matches
Recorded five double-doubles in MW matches
Led the team in aces in four matches and recorded two or more in seven matches
Led SJSU in blocking in a home win over Wyoming with five
Career-best and team season-high four solo blocks at Utah State
Mia Schafer, S, 5-8, Jr., Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS
Averaged 5.93 assists in 71 MW sets played as part of the 6-2 offense
Ranks seventh in assists in conference play
Tied for fifth in MW play in service aces with 24, 0.35 ps
12 MW matches led the team in assists
Recorded 30+ assists in five matches
Four double-doubles in MW play
Recorded her 2,000th career assist against Nevada in mid-October
Lead team in service aces in five matches including 5 in a win at San Diego State
Sarah Smevog, L, 5-5, 5th Yr., Corona, Calif./Santiago HS
Led the conference in digs with 308, 4.34 per set
Double-figure digs in 17 of the 18 matches
Six matches with 20+ digs
Recorded a double-double with 11 assists and 11 digs in home win against Utah State
Currently ninth all-time in MW history in digs with 1,708
Four time MW Defensive Player of the Week honors during conference play including three consecutive weeks
Haylee Nelson, OH, 6-0, 5th Yr., Fremont, Calif./Newark Memorial HS
Averaged 2.66 kills, 1.49 digs and 0.51 blocks per set in 71 MW sets played
Second in MW play in services aces with 30, 0.42 ps
Led the Spartans in kills in three matches
Recorded double-digit kills in 12 matches
Three double-doubles in MW play including a season-high 16 digs in a win at New Mexico
Led the team with four blocks at UNLV
Team leader in service aces in seven matches including a career-best five at home against Fresno State
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