Lewis-Clark State College sophomore outside hitter Anile Clemente and senior middle blocker Brittany Kubik were selected to the 12-member NAIA All-Region I Volleyball team, while Warrior first-year coach Jen Greeny was chosen as the Region’s Coach of the Year, it was announced Monday.

The Warriors also had junior outside hitter Cintia Alessi and junior middle hitter Julie Maciboba earn honorable mention honors. 

LCSC led the way with four players receiving honors, while the College of Idaho and Southern Oregon had three players each. 

Greeny led the Warriors to a remarkable season. LCSC, which had won only 21 matches over the previous three seasons, was picked to finish sixth in the Frontier Conference. The team, however, won both the Frontier Conference regular season and tournament titles, and then won the Region I tournament last weekend to earn the program’s first berth to the NAIA national tournament since 1999. The Warriors, 25-6 overall, are the No. 9 seed in the 20-team tournament that runs Nov. 28-Dec. 1. 

Greeny is a former standout volleyball player at Washington State University and came to LCSC after coaching three seasons at Pullman High School where she led the volleyball team to the program’s first state championship. 

Clemente, who is from Sao Paolo, Brazil, leads the Warriors in kills this season with 320 and also is hitting .290. The 5-foot-11 powerful hitter is also fifth on the team in digs with 128 and fourth in blocks with 23.5. She was chosen as co-Player of the Year in the Frontier Conference along with Westminster senior outside hitter Angie Johnson, who was chosen the Region I’s Player of the Year. 

Kubik, at 6-0 and from Wenatchee, Wash., led the LCSC regulars with a .324 hitting percentage. She is fourth on the team in kills with 246, and is tops in both solo blocks with 30 and block assists with 127. She has 48 digs, and, like Clemente, holds nine service aces. 

Alessi showed off her versatility this season as a strained stomach muscle forced her to play libero for nearly half of the season. Still, she has 261 kills, which is third on the team, and a team-high 58 service aces. The 5-7 native of Curitiba, Brazil also led the team with 487 digs and has 26 blocks, which is third on the team. 

Maciboba, who hails from Kennewick, Wash., has 266 kills, which ranks second on the team. She holds a .279 hitting percentage, which is third, and is second on the team with 53 blocks. 

The voting was conducted by the Region I coaches.

REGION Coach of the Year:
Jennifer Greeny                                                                         Lewis-Clark State College 

1^st TEAM ALL-REGION
Anile Clemente                      Sophomore/ Outside Hitter                   Lewis-Clark State College
Rachel Cotter                        Senior/ Libero                                      Concordia University
Katie Daly                             Sophomore/ Middle Hitter                    Montana Tech
Grace Deboodt                      Sophomore/ Middle Hitter                    Eastern Oregon University
Catherine Everist                    Senior/ Libero                                      The College of Idaho
Katie Hogue                          Senior/ Middle Hitter                            The College of Idaho
Angie Johnson                       Senior/ Outside Hitter                           Westminster College
Michelle Klaja                       Senior/ Outside Hitter                           Oregon Institute of Technology
Brittany Kubik                       Senior/ Middle Hitter                            Lewis-Clark State College
Bree Riet                               Senior / Libero                                     Westminster College
Lindsey Stone                        Sophomore/ Setter                               Southern Oregon University
Mia Wortel                            Junior/ Middle Hitter                             Southern Oregon University 

REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Angie Johnson                          Senior/ Outside Hitter                           Westminster College 

DS/LIBERO OF THE YEAR:
Catherine Everist                      Senior                                                  The College of Idaho 

Honorable Mention:
Cintia Alessi                           Junior/ Outside Hitter                            Lewis-Clark State College
Samantha Bull                        Sophomore/ Middle Hitter                    University of Great Falls
Rashelle Davenport                Junior/ Opposite                                   Corban College
Jessica Eliasson                      Junior/ Opposite                                   Rocky Mountain College
Leah Gradwohl                      Sophomore/ Outside Hitter                   Warner Pacific College
Jodi Hogart                            Sophomore/ Setter                               Montana Tech
Lauren Holtz                          Freshman/ Outside Hitter                      Northwest University
Julie Maciboba                      Junior/ Middle Hitter                             Lewis-Clark State College
Richelle Millsap                      Senior/ Middle Hitter                            Southern Oregon University
Hailey Pearce                        Senior/ Setter                                       Rocky Mountain College
Kari Schiller                           Junior/ Libero                                       University of Great Falls
Katie Zillner                           Senior/ Outside Hitter                           The College of Idaho