Leah Crist, Camy Cohn and Paige Greenly Earn ACCAC, Region I Conference Honors

Leah Crist, Camy Cohn and Paige Greenly have earned ACCAC, Region I Conference honors for their play during the 2017 season.  

Leah Crist earned ACCAC 1st Team and Region I DII 1st Team at middle blocker.  Crist finished the season with 203 total kills while averaging 2.3 kills per set.  She collected 29 digs while scoring 260.5 points on the season.  Crist's .332 hitting percentage was the highest on the team and second in the conference while also leading the team in blocks per set with .93. 

Paige Greenly earned ACCAC Honorable Mention at middle blocker.  Greenly finished the season with a team high in kills with 204 and team high in kills per set with 2.19.  She was second on the team and fifth in conference with a .306 hitting percentage.  She had .68 blocks per set ratio with a .26 service aces per set ratio.

Camy Cohn earned Libero of the Year and ACCAC Honorable Mention.  Cohn led the team and conference in total digs with 545 and finished highest on the team and second in conference in digs per set with 5.56.  She also averaged 1.02 assists per set.

These three helped lead a Mesa team to their first 20 win season in 13 years, helping the T-Birds finish with a 20-8 regular season finish and a 10-5 conference record.  Mesa has reached as high as #9 in the NJCAA polls this season and are currently ranked #12.  

2017 ACCAC Volleyball All Conference/All Region

First Team ACCAC All Conference

Emily Holm – Outside Hitter – Scottsdale CC
AveRee Knowles – Setter – Eastern Arizona College
Leah Crist – Middle Blocker – Mesa CC
Kanani Hiapo – Setter – Yavapai College
Kylee Smith – Setter – Glendale CC
Mafe Sandoval – Outside Hitter – Arizona Western College

Second Team ACCAC All Conference

Julisa Carrizosa – Outside Hitter – Phoenix College
Carly Knight – Middle Blocker – South Mountain CC
Toni Steinbach – Outside Hitter – Eastern Arizona College
Oriana Montoya – Outside Hitter – Glendale CC
Victoria Davis – Outside Hitter – Pima CC
Raphael Temple – Setter – Scottsdale CC

Honorable Mention ACCAC

Camy Cohn – Libero – Mesa CC
Neyshlian Roman Concepcion – Libero – Arizona Western College
Mesa Rohrer – Outside Hitter – Scottsdale CC
Destiny Lewis – Chandler Gilbert CC
Kaytlin Yost – Outside Hitter – Yavapai College
Desiree Rodriguez – Outside Hitter – South Mountain CC
Courtney Laliberte – Middle Blocker – Glendale CC
Paige Greenly – Middle Blocker – Mesa CC

NJCAA Region I, DI All Region Team

AveRee Knowles – Setter – Eastern Arizona College
Kanani Hiapo – Setter – Yavapai College
Mafe Sandoval – Outside Hitter – Arizona Western College
Toni Steinbach – Outside Hitter – Eastern Arizona College
Neyshlian Roman Concepcion – Libero – Arizona Western College
Kaytlin Yost – Outside Hitter – Yavapai College

NJCAA Region I, DII All Region Team

Emily Holm – Outside Hitter – Scottsdale CC
Leah Crist – Middle Blocker – Mesa CC
Kylee Smith – Setter – Glendale CC
Julisa Carrizosa – Outside Hitter – Phoenix College
Carly Knight – Middle Blocker – South Mountain CC
Oriana Montoya – Outside Hitter – Glendale CC
Victoria Davis – Outside Hitter – Pima CC
Raphael Temple – Setter – Scottsdale CC

Player of the Year - Emily Holm – Outside Hitter – Scottsdale CC
Setter of the Year - AveRee Knowles – Setter – Eastern Arizona College
Libero of the Year - Camy Cohn – Libero – Mesa CC
Coach of the Year – Megan Taylor – Mesa CC