Lewiston, ID-The Lewis-Clark State College Warrior volleyball team’s honors continue to roll in. Announced Wednesday, was the 2001 NAIA All-Pacific Northwest Region Volleyball First Team, Second Team, Player of the Year, Defensive Specialists of the Year, and Coach of the Year.

Lewis-Clark State coach Kip Yoshimura was named the region’s Coach of the Year. This marks the sixth time Yoshimura has been the recipient of the regional honor. Player of the Year went to Concordia (OR) University setter, Mindy Wallis. Defensive Specialists of the Year went to: Kelsey Williams, Rocky Mountain College; Andrea Frustaci, Simon Fraser University; and, April Lowe, Southern Oregon University.

Named to the first-team from LCSC were senior outside hitter Angela Igoe (Firth, ID/Firth HS) and freshman setter Jennifer Covelli (Edmonton, Alberta/Salisbury Composite High School). Igoe has been named first-team All-Region three times. Named to the second team was senior middle blocker Amber Weatherspoon (Athena, OR/Weston-McEwen HS). This is Weatherspoon’s third selection to the All-Region second-team.

The first-team All-Region members are as follows:

Tiffani Bauer, Rocky Mountain College; Michelle Bisch, Carroll College; Jennifer Covelli and Angela Igoe, Lewis-Clark State College; Erin Hellberg and Mindy Swanson, Northwest Nazarene University; Kristina Matchett, Southern Oregon University; Carly Merkel, Albertson College; Andrea Rose, Mindy Wallis, and Emily Weaver, Concordia (OR) University; and, Katie Ryan, University of Montana-Western.

The second-team members are as follows:

Heather Androsoff and Erin Paul, Simon Fraser University; Louise Free, Northwest Nazarene; Sabrina Garboden, Southern Oregon; Liz Howe, Western Baptist College; Andrea Knox, Montana State University-Northern; Mary Lester, Carroll; Leah McKenna, Montana Tech; Kristyn Price and Katy Tipton, Albertson; Ruth Seibt, Westminster College; and, Amber Weatherspoon, Lewis-Clark State.