Oregon volleyball players Serena Warner, Shellsy Ashen and Kacey Nady earned Pac-12 All-Acadmic Honors on Tuesday. Warner made the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team while Ashen and Nady were recognized with Honorable Mentions.
To be eligible for the award, one must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and appear in at least half of her team’s games.
Warner, a senior middle blocker from Houston, Texas, has maintained an overall GPA 3.70 while working towards an advertising degree. Warner leads the Ducks with 110 total blocks and an average of 1.02 blocks per set, tied for tenth in the Pac-12.
Senior setter Ashen has earned a 3.41 cumulative GPA in pursuit of a degree in marine biology. Ashen leads the Ducks with a setting percentage of .451 and ranks second on the team with 625 assists.
Sophomore middle blocker Nady managed a 3.35 GPA in her freshman year while her major is undeclared. Nady averages 2.02 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .352, both of which are more than 100% improvements from 2013. She ranks second on the Ducks behind Warner with 85 total blocks.
The Pac-12 All-Academic First and Second Teams each consisted of seven players, while 54 players were named Honorable Mentions. The average GPA of the First Team was 3.93 while that of the Second Team was 3.75. Lauren Larson, a sophomore libero for Arizona, earned a 4.0 GPA while studying molecular and cellular biology.
No. 13 Oregon will play Oregon State in its final match of the regular season on Friday at 3:00 p.m. in Corvallis.
Oregon State will be the Ducks’ first unranked opponent since their 3-1 rout against Washington State on Nov. 9. Oregon has faced five straight ranked teams and fared a record of 3-2 during the span.
Oregon stands tied for third in the Pac-12 with a conference record of 11-7 and overall record 21-7. The Ducks are considered very likely to earn an NCAA tournament bid, which would be their eighth in the last ten years.
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