Southern Oregon setter Lindsey Stone was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
SOU's Lindsey Stone Headlines All-CCC Team for 2nd Straight Year
PORTLAND, Ore. – Junior setter Lindsey Stone of Southern Oregon University, an eight-time league Setter of Week who ended the regular season ranked fourth nationally in assists, has been voted the CCC’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, the league office announced Monday. Liz Mendiola, who guided the College of Idaho to the CCC’s regular season and postseason tournament titles and berth in the NAIA Championships, was named Coach of the Year.
Stone, of Ashland, Ore., helped Southern Oregon to a second-place CCC regular season finish and a runner-up showing at the CCC postseason tournament. During the regular season, Stone averaged 10.8 assists per set to easily lead the league in that category.
Maggie Rivers of Southern Oregon was named the CCC’s Defensive Specialist/Libero of the Year. Rivers, a sophomore from Salem, Ore., averaged 4.11 digs per set during the regular season. Setter/hitter Jessica Lea of Eastern Oregon, a freshman from Prineville, Ore., was voted the league’s Newcomer of the Year.
Corban College was voted the recipient of the Champion of Character Award, which is based on the NAIA’s core tenets of respect, integrity and sportsmanship.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lindsey Stone, Jr., Southern Oregon
DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Maggie Rivers, So., Southern Oregon
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jessica Lea, Fr., Eastern Oregon
COACH OF THE YEAR: Liz Mendiola, College of Idaho, College of Idaho
CHAMPION OF CHARACTER AWARD: Corban College
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| MH |
Grace Deboodt |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
Prineville, Ore. |
| MH |
Lindsey Fryer |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Bremerton, Wash. |
| MH |
Rachel Gowen |
Corban |
Sr. |
Oregon City, Ore. |
| MH |
Kristin Henning |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| S |
Skyler Kamaka |
Concordia |
Fr. |
Kaneohe, Hawaii |
| S |
Lizzie Law |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
Kennewick, Wash. |
| S/H |
Jessica Lea |
Eastern Oregon |
Fr. |
Prineville, Ore. |
| S/H |
Naomi Reimer |
College of Idaho |
So. |
Killarney, Manitoba |
| OPP |
Megan Spinks |
College of Idaho |
Fr. |
Manteca, Calif. |
| S |
Lindsey Stone |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
Ashland, Ore. |
| OH |
Krista Wooley |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
Reedsport, Ore. |
| MH |
Mia Wortel |
Southern Oregon |
Sr. |
Salem, Ore. |
HONORABLE MENTION
Sarah Buhler, Jr., College of Idaho; Megan Christensen, So., Oregon Tech; Rashelle Davenport, Sr., Corban; Natalie Forgan, Jr., Cascade; Lauren Holtz, So., Northwest; Brooke Stribling, Sr., Northwest Christian; Kara Veach, Sr., Warner Pacific.