Volleyball season might be over, but Idaho is still racking up awards as sophomore outside hitter Allison Walker earned All-West Region honorable mention from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Walker was one of three sophomores representing the All-West Region team. The award is another addition to Walker’s growing resume.
Walker was the first freshman in Idaho history to be named first-team All-WAC and followed it up with a standout sophomore season, in which she averaged a WAC-leading 4.31 kills per game and ranked second on the team in digs. She finished the season with 13 double-doubles, including a run of 8 double-double games. She had six matches with 20 or more kills on the season.
She was named first-team All-WAC for the second consecutive year, and was named to the WAC All-Tournament Team. She was WAC player of the week three times this season, the most of anyone in the conference.
Walker is not the only member of Vandal volleyball bringing home awards this season. Coach Debbie Buchanan was named WAC coach of the year for the first time in her career. Buchanan led the Vandals to a 16-11 record that included a 10-2 run to finish the season. She also passed Tom Hilbert to become Idaho’s all-time wins leader. The Vandals went into the WAC tournament with the No. 2 seed, the highest seed for the program since joining the WAC in 2005.
Senior Alicia Milo was named first-team All-WAC while junior setter Jenny Feicht, senior libero Cassie Hamilton and junior middle blocker Alex Sele were named to the second team. Freshman middle blocker Alyssa Schultz received all-conference freshman recognition. The Vandals’ five all-conference selections are the most the program has had in any conference.