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Watson selected to compete in Europe with the Mountain West All-Star Women's Volleyball Team
5/12/2017 1:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Fresno State volleyball junior Haile Watson will represent the Bulldogs on the 2017 Mountain West Global Challenge All-Star Volleyball Team, the conference announced on Friday.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fresno State volleyball junior Haile Watson will represent the Bulldogs on the 2017 Mountain West Global Challenge All-Star Volleyball Team, the conference announced on Friday.
This is the fourth year in a row that the Mountain West has sent an all-star team to Europe and Watson is the third Bulldog to participate joining Aleisha Coates in 2016 and Maci Murdock in 2014.
"I am truly blessed to be able to go to Europe with the Mountain West All-Stars," said Watson, who will enter her junior season next fall. "It is a great honor to represent Fresno State and show the Bulldog way. I hope to gain a lot of knowledge from this experience."
Watson is one of 12 Mountain West student-athletes selected to the team that will travel to Maribor, Slovenia, for several days of training sessions and friendly matches against national teams from the region. From July 10-15, the team will compete in the 2017 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia, featuring junior national and club teams from throughout Europe. The last three Mountain West squads have each placed third in the Brijuni Division at the Global Challenge.
Watson is coming off her first season as a Bulldog in 2016 after spending her first two years at Eastern Washington. The 6'2 middle blocker from Couer D'Alene, Idaho started all 29 matches as a sophomore finishing sixth on the team with 120 kills. She led the team with 98 blocks, 15 solo, and had a season-high eight block assists twice in wins over Portland State and San Diego State.
"Haile is a great choice for MWC All-Star Tour," said head coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell. "She was one of our most improved players in the gym this spring. She's a phenomenal athlete, but more than that, she is a really patient blocker and has tremendous skills hitting off one foot. She is a much improved in front of the setter - has better sight and range and think she'll be an impact player on this tour."
2017 Mountain West Global Challenge All-Star Volleyball Team
Name Institution Height '17 Year Position
Abigail Miksch Air Force 6-2 Jr. MB/OH
Maddi Osburn Boise State 5-7 Sr. L
Janell Walley Boise State 5-11 So. OPP
Sanja Čizmic Colorado State 6-1 Sr. OH
Haile Watson Fresno State 6-2 Jr. MB
Madison Foley Nevada 5-9 Sr. OH
Carly Beddingfield New Mexico 6-2 Jr. OH
Baylee Little San Diego State 6-0 Sr. OPP
Indigo Thompson San Diego State 5-6 Jr. S
Nandyala Gama San José State 6-3 Sr. MB
Breann Robinson San José State 6-0 Sr. S
Lauren Anderson Utah State 6-0 Sr. OH
Head Coach: Deitre Collins-Parker, San Diego State
Assistant Coaches: Sammi Stuart, Utah State; Megan Burton, Nevada
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This is the fourth year in a row that the Mountain West has sent an all-star team to Europe and Watson is the third Bulldog to participate joining Aleisha Coates in 2016 and Maci Murdock in 2014.
"I am truly blessed to be able to go to Europe with the Mountain West All-Stars," said Watson, who will enter her junior season next fall. "It is a great honor to represent Fresno State and show the Bulldog way. I hope to gain a lot of knowledge from this experience."
Watson is one of 12 Mountain West student-athletes selected to the team that will travel to Maribor, Slovenia, for several days of training sessions and friendly matches against national teams from the region. From July 10-15, the team will compete in the 2017 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia, featuring junior national and club teams from throughout Europe. The last three Mountain West squads have each placed third in the Brijuni Division at the Global Challenge.
Watson is coming off her first season as a Bulldog in 2016 after spending her first two years at Eastern Washington. The 6'2 middle blocker from Couer D'Alene, Idaho started all 29 matches as a sophomore finishing sixth on the team with 120 kills. She led the team with 98 blocks, 15 solo, and had a season-high eight block assists twice in wins over Portland State and San Diego State.
"Haile is a great choice for MWC All-Star Tour," said head coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell. "She was one of our most improved players in the gym this spring. She's a phenomenal athlete, but more than that, she is a really patient blocker and has tremendous skills hitting off one foot. She is a much improved in front of the setter - has better sight and range and think she'll be an impact player on this tour."
2017 Mountain West Global Challenge All-Star Volleyball Team
Name
Abigail Miksch Air Force 6-2 Jr. MB/OH
Maddi Osburn Boise State 5-7 Sr. L
Janell Walley Boise State 5-11 So. OPP
Sanja Čizmic Colorado State 6-1 Sr. OH
Haile Watson Fresno State 6-2 Jr. MB
Madison Foley Nevada 5-9 Sr. OH
Carly Beddingfield New Mexico 6-2 Jr. OH
Baylee Little San Diego State 6-0 Sr. OPP
Indigo Thompson San Diego State 5-6 Jr. S
Nandyala Gama San José State 6-3 Sr. MB
Breann Robinson San José State 6-0 Sr. S
Lauren Anderson Utah State 6-0 Sr. OH
Head Coach: Deitre Collins-Parker, San Diego State
Assistant Coaches: Sammi Stuart, Utah State; Megan Burton, Nevada
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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