Fresno State Athletics
Rasmussen, McKee Earn All-WAC Honors
11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 14, 2007
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - For the fourth-consecutive season, a Fresno State volleyball player has been named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Freshman team as outside hitter Tairyn Rasmussen was selected by the coaches and announced as one of six freshmen on the team at the WAC banquet Wednesday night in Las Cruces, N.M.
Senior outside hitter Alisha McKee was named to the second team All-Conference, the first such honor for the Bulldogs in two years.
Mckee (Goodland, Kans.) was consistently ranked in the top 10 in kills per game all season in the WAC. She currently ranks 10th all-time in Fresno State history with 2,470 attempts.
Rasmussen (Escondido, Calif.) was third amongst freshmen in the conference with 89 kills in conference matches and led the freshmen with 2.54 kills per game.
Player of the Year went to junior Jamie Houston from Hawai'i. Chelsea Fowles, a setter from Utah State, was named Freshman of the Year, and the Aggies head coach Grayson DuBose was named Coach of the Year.
FIRST TEAM
Colleen Burke San Jose State
Aneli Cubi-Ontineru Hawai'i
Teal Ericson Nevada
Jamie Houston Hawai'i
Amanda Nielson Utah State
Haley Larsen Idaho
Kim Oguh NMSU
Juliana Sanders Hawai'i
Amber Simpson NMSU
Karly Sipherd Nevada
Krystal Torres NMSU
Lindsey Yon NMSU
SECOND TEAM
Krista Altermatt NMSU
Keri Anglin San Jose State
Stephanie Brandt Hawai'i
Niki Clement San Jose State
Tara Hittle Hawai'i
Sarah Loney Idaho
Ashley Miller Nevada
Melissa Osterloh Utah State
Alisha McKee Fresno State
Shannon Philips La. Tech
Jennifer Senftleben San Jose State
Danielle Taylor Utah State
ALL-FRESHMAN
Lindsay Baldwin Nevada
Emily Burke San Jose State
Chelsea Fowles Utah State
Elizabeth Ka'aihue Hawai'i
Brynja Rodgers NMSU
Tairyn Rasmussen Fresno State
WAC Player of the Year: Jamie Houston
WAC Coach of the Year: Grayson DuBose
WAC Freshman of the Year: Chelsea Fowles
"Join the State - Fresno State!" - The Bulldogs will take on No. 13 New Mexico State in the first round of the WAC Volleyball Tournament which begins on Thursday, November 15 in Las Cruces, New Mexico and concludes with the championship game on Saturday, November 17. Follow all the action at www.gobulldogs.com.
