Dec. 6, 2016 SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Senior middle hitter Lauren Schad and senior opposite Lisa Kramer of the University of San Diego women's volleyball team were both named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region team, the AVCA announced Tuesday morning.
As the reigning West Coast Conference Player of the Year, Kramer enjoys her second consecutive All-Pacific South Region honor. Kramer led the league in kills during conference play (4.11) and was second in points per set (4.33) and eighth in hitting percentage (.305) as the primary attack option for a team ranked as high as No. 5 nationally in 2016. Kramer is the 10th Torero to earn Player of the Year honors and the first since Chloe Ferrari was tabbed in 2013. A USD student-athlete has now captured Player of the Year honors five times since 2008. Oversll for the season, Kramer led the Toreros offense with 383 kills (4.21 kps), and she hit for a .297 clip, while also taking home three WCC Player of the Week honors.
Schad takes home this All-Pacific Region South honor for the first time in her career, after also being selected first-team All-WCC tis season. Schad was second on the team in kills with 273 (2.76 kps), while hitting for a .410 clip. She was also second on the team in blocks with 69, and with these 69 blocks, she moved herself into 10th all-time at USD in career blocks. Schad was named WCC Player of the Week once this season.