COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San Diego State volleyball players Camryn Machado, Tamia Reeves and Hannah Turnlund earned all-Mountain West honors in a vote of the league's 11 head coaches, as announced Wednesday by the conference office.
With their awards, the Aztec trio garnered all-MW accolades for the first time in their respective careers.
This season's 18-member all-conference team consisted of nine outside/opposite hitters, five middle blockers, two liberos/defensive specialists and two setters. SDSU's three honorees marked the third-most all-conference selections behind league champion Colorado State and runner-up Wyoming, which sported four apiece.
Below are the three Aztec selections at a glance:
#7 Hannah Turnlund; Sr.; OH; Morgan Hill, Calif. (Presentation HS)
> Was one of the Aztecs' chief offensive weapons this year, ranking fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Mountain West with team-highs of 3.45 kills and 3.68 points per set for all matches.
> Posted double-digit kills in 20 of 29 matches this season, including 13 in MW play.
> Ranked second on the team with seven double-doubles (kills-digs) for the year.
> Finished second on the squad with 2.08 digs per set in all matches.
> Completed a double-double with a career-high 24 kills to go with 16 digs against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 31), earning a spot on the all-tournament team at the FGCU Homewood Suites Fort Myers Classic.
> Logged the third-best kill total of her career with 21 put-aways vs. Boise State (Oct. 24).
> Finished with 19 kills, 13 digs and three block assists to key SDSU's win over San Jose State (Sept. 26).
> Also compiled 19 kills at Fresno State (Oct. 14), which marked the third-highest total in a three-set MW match this year.
> Launched 16 kills and tied her career-high with 21 digs in the Aztecs' thrilling victory at UNLV on Nov. 2, which snapped the Rebels' nine-match winning streak.
> Surpassed 1,000 kills for her career with 11 put-aways at Air Force (Oct. 19), finishing with 1,114 kills in an Aztec uniform.
> Moved into 10th place in SDSU program history with 3,148 career attack attempts.
#18 Tamia Reeves; Sr.; MB; Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)
> Ranked second in the Mountain West with a .404 hitting percentage on the year, which marks the second-best single-season clip in program history behind Jennifer Hamilton (.412, 1995).
> Led the team with 101 blocks for the year (0.95/set), including 14 solo stuffs.
> Was third on the team with 207 kills for the year (1.95/set) at the middle blocker position.
> Compiled five or more blocks in 12 matches, including nine in MW play.
> Totaled eight blocks, including two solo stops vs. Boise State (Oct. 24), to equal her career high.
> Posted a hitting percentage of .500 or greater in 10 overall matches, including seven in MW action.
> Hit .727 (9-1-11) in the season finale at Boise State (Nov. 23), which is marked the highest clip in the conference this year and represented the second-best total of her career.
> Received MW Offensive Player of the Week recognition on Oct. 7 after posting a .667 hitting percentage in home matches against UNLV and New Mexico, knocking down 19 kills with just one error in 27 attempts.
> Committed one attack error or less in 19 of 29 matches this year, including eight with zero.
#10 Camryn Machado; RS-So.; S; Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS/Univ. of Utah)
> Surpassed the 40-assist plateau 16 times this year and has logged 50 or more assists on seven occasions.
> Led the team with 14 double-doubles (assists-digs), including seven vs. MW foes this season.
> Produced the third-best assist total in a five-set conference match with 56 helpers against San José State (Sept. 26), adding 16 digs to lift the Aztecs to a victory.
> Topped the squad with16 service aces, including a career-high three in a home sweep of Utah State (Oct. 26).
> Matched her career-best with four kills in a win over Fresno State (Nov. 12).
> Ranked second on the team for all matches with 2.54 digs per set.
> With her setting skills, SDSU boasted six players who hovered near the 2.00 mark or better in kills-per-set average during the season.
> Earned MW Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 2 after posting a trio of all-round efforts at the FGCU Homewood Suites Fort Myers Classic, where she also landed a spot on the all-tournament team.
> Averaged 11.55 assists and 3.82 digs in three matches at the event, highlighted by a 20-dig performance vs. host Florida Gulf Coast to set a career high.
San Diego State just completed the 2019 campaign with a 15-14 overall record, which marked the program's sixth winning season in the last nine years. The Aztecs also finished fifth in the conference standings with an 8-10 mark in league play after they were picked eighth in the preseason MW Coaches Poll.
2019 MW ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Camryn Machado, San Diego State, RS-So., S
Tamia Reeves, San Diego State, Sr., MB
Hannah Turnlund, San Diego State, Sr., OH
Jessica Donahue, Boise State, So., MB
Janell Walley, Boise State, Sr., OH
Kirstie Hillyer, Colorado State, Sr., MB
Paulina Hougaard-Jensen, Colorado State, Sr., MB
Katie Oleksak, Colorado State, Sr., S
Breana Runnels, Colorado State, Jr., OH
Reagan Leonard, Fresno State, Jr., L/DS
Desiree Sukhov, Fresno State, Jr., OH
Kayla Afoa, Nevada, Jr., OH
Haylee Nelson, San José State, So., OS
Mariena Hayden, UNLV, Jr., OH
Madi Fields, Wyoming, Sr., DS/L
Jackie McBride, Wyoming, Jr., MB
KC McMahon, Wyoming, So., OH
Tara Traphagan, Wyoming, Sr., OH
Player of the Year: Katie Oleksak, Colorado State, Sr., S
Newcomer of the Year: Desiree Sukhov, Fresno State, Jr., OH
Freshman of the Year: Lauren Ohlinger, Boise State, Fr., OH
Coach of the Year: Tom Hilbert, Colorado State
HONORABLE MENTION
Denise Ssozi, Air Force, Sr., OH
Danielle Boss, Boise State, So., S
Madelyn Halteman, Fresno State, Sr., S
Lauren Twitty, New Mexico, Sr., OH
Kate Brennan, UNLV, So., MB
Mackenzie Coates, Wyoming, Jr., S