2015 WWPA All-Conference Teams

ROHNERT PARK -- Sonoma State University freshman Lily Carlon has been selected as the Newcomer of the Year and junior Noelle Herrera earned First Team honors, highlighting Wednesday's release of the 2015 Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) All-Conference Teams.  Three other Seawolves were named to the All-WWPA teams, including seniors Brittny Hummel and Alexa May (both Second Team) and junior Jessica Becker (Honorable Mention).

Carlon, a freshman from San Diego, Calif., scored six goals and added nine assists with 13 steals in 26 games played for the Seawolves this season, topping all other conference newcomers in those respective categories.  She was also named to the WWPA All-Freshman Team.  It is the first time in the history of the program that a Sonoma State student-athlete has been named the WWPA Newcomer of the Year.

Herrera, from Orange, Calif., notched her second consecutive First Team All-WWPA award for leading the Seawolves in goals scored with 33 and drawing a WWPA-best 65 ejections at a rate of 2.5 per contest.  She is also sported the fourth-best shooting percentage in the conference, caging 40.2 percent of her shots.

Hummel, a native of Santa Barbara, Calif., who earned WWPA First Team honors last season, has scored 14 goals, added 19 assists and recorded a team-best 26 steals to earn Second Team honors this season.  She is eighth in the WWPA in assists and is seventh in field blocks per game with 0.31.  May, a Second Team selection this season from Pismo Beach, Calif., caged 13 goals, had 10 assists, 13 steals and 17 ejections drawn as a senior this season.  Becker, from Huntington Beach, Calif., is tied for 10th in the WWPA this season with 17 assists, which is also second on the team for SSU.  She also has 12 goals and 19 steals to her name in 2015.

Sonoma State was selected as the No. 2 seed in the upcoming WWPA Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, as voted on by the league's coaches late last week.  The Seawolves will open the conference tournament on Friday at 11:00 am Pacific Time against No. 5 seed Gannon University.  Links to live stats and live video of every WWPA tournament match will be available at the official WWPA web site at thewwpa.com.

 

2015 WWPA Women's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Name	Institution	Year	Position	Hometown
Taylor Cross	Cal State East Bay	Jr.	2M	Fresno, Calif.
Noelle Herrera	SONOMA STATE	Jr.	C	Orange, Calif.
Cami Kellogg	Cal State Monterey Bay	So.	C	Felton, Calif.
Julia Kirkland	UC San Diego	Jr.	AT	Corona, Calif.
Laurel Kistler	UC San Diego	Jr.	AT	Buellton, Calif.
Shanen Lazenby	Gannon	Jr.	DR	Erie, Pa.
Courtney Miller	UC San Diego	Jr.	GK	Honolulu, Hawaii
Second Team
Alison Cooney	Gannon	Fr.	UTL	Erie, Pa.
Tori Dettloff	Cal State East Bay	Jr.	UTL	Stockton, Calif.
Jolene Guiliana	UC San Diego	Sr.	AT	Irvine, Calif.
Brittny Hummel	SONOMA STATE	Sr.	UTL	Santa Barbara, Calif.
Amanda Jennings	Cal State Monterey Bay	Sr.	GK	Oakley, Calif.
Alexa May	SONOMA STATE	Sr.	UTL	Pismo Beach, Calif.
Samantha Whitecotton	Cal State Monterey Bay	Sr.	UTL	Roseville, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Jessica Becker	SONOMA STATE	Jr.	UTL	Huntington Beach, Calif.
Lauren Boyer	UC San Diego	So.	C	Honolulu, Hawaii
Simonne Call	Cal State East Bay	Jr.	DR	Escondido, Calif.
Alyssa Hess	Cal State East Bay	Sr.	2M	Newark, Calif.
Marrina Nation	Cal State East Bay	Sr.	GK	Oceanside, Calif.
Ashton Palmer	Cal State Monterey Bay	Sr.	UTL	Salt Lake City, Utah
Lani Tittle	UC San Diego	So.	AT	Walnut Creek, Calif.
All-Freshman Team
Hailey Adamski	UC San Diego	Fr.	UTL	San Jose, Calif.
Elizabeth Barr	Cal State Monterey Bay	Fr.	UTL	Honolulu, Hawaii
Lily Carlon	SONOMA STATE	Fr.	2M	San Diego, Calif.
Alison Cooney	Cal State Monterey Bay	Fr.	UTL	Erie, Pa.
Kayla Fedler	UC San Diego	Fr.	UTL	Murrieta, Calif.
Additional Awards
Player of the Year:  Courtney Miller (Jr., GK, UC San Diego)
Newcomer of the Year:  Lily Carlon (Fr., 2M, Sonoma State)