Hester, Rumel Named First Team All-WCC
December 02, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A pair of Oregon State volleyball players – Annika Hester and Lauren Rumel – were named First Team All-West Coast Conference following the 2024 season, the league announced this afternoon.
Hester, a senior opposite hitter, paced the Oregon State offense in kills (340) while being among the leaders in digs with 105 on the season. The Falmouth, Maine, native finished the season with the eighth-most kills in the league. Her 25-kill performance – a career-high – against Gonzaga was among the best single-match outings in the league, proving to be the fourth-most in a WCC match. In a reverse-sweep win over San Francisco last month, she turned in a match-leading 19 to lead the charge for the comeback victory. On 18 occasions, she put up double-figures in kills including 16 in four of five matches played.
Rumel, a junior outside hitter, proved to be a versatile piece for Oregon State this season. The Tucson, Ariz., product found herself in the top five of multiple offensive categories: kills (second - 333), assists (fifth - 16), aces (fifth - 17) and a pair of defensive stats: third in digs (189) and fourth in blocks with 48.0. She tallied 333 kills on the campaign, including a career-best 21 in August and following it with 20 in a sweep in October. Rumel coupled the 21 kills in the opener with a dozen digs for her first four double-doubles. For the second time in as many years, Rumel played in every set for the Beavers.
Hester and Rumel are the first all-league selections for Oregon State in the Lindsey Behonick era. They also mark the first pair to garner all-league honors at Oregon State since the 1990 season.
WCC Coach of the Year
Trent Kersten, LMU
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 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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