ELLA MAY POWELL
2019 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
6-0 • S • Fayetteville, Ark.
Powell earned All-America honors as a sophomore in 2019, becoming the fifth Husky All-American setter. She helped the Huskies reach the NCAA Elite Eight and finish second in the Pac-12, dishing out 1,395 assists. Her 42 service aces also led the Pac-12 and she raised her own offensive production to 0.54 kills/set on a .295 percentage. Powell was named to the All-Pac-12 Team and AVCA Pacific North Region Team as well.
KARA BAJEMA
2019 - AVCA FIRST TEAM
2018 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
6-2 • OH • Lynden, Wash.
After earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors as a middle blocker, Bajema moved to the outside and became a two-time All-American. As a senior in 2019, she broke the UW single season kills record with 597 on a .280 attack percentage, leading the Huskies to the Elite Eight and a No. 6 final national ranking. She was named AVCA North Region Player of the Year and won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week a record five times in one season.
CARLY DEHOOG
2017 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
6-4 • OH • Ontario, Calif.
Persistence paid as the fifth-year senior went from an expected bench role to a starring role and an All-America Third Team honor. The left-handed opposite hitter led the Huskies in kills with 349 and 2.88 per set and played every set. Her .305 attack percentage was also the highest on the squad out of all hitters or blockers and she averaged a career-best in blocks with 0.96 per set. Entering the season with 171 career kills, she more than doubled that in her final season, also earning All-Pac-12 Team honors.
TIA SCAMBRAY
2017 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
6-0 • L/OH • Dana Point, Calif.
One of the most versatile players in the country, Scambray went from a three-year starting outside hitter to starting libero as a senior and earned her first All-America honors. She led the Huskies with 3.91 digs per set and served up a career-high 48 aces, sixth-most in a single season in UW history. Also became the fifth Husky with 1,000 career kills, 1,000 career digs, and 100 career aces.
BAILEY TANNER
2016 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-1 • S • San Clemente, Calif.
In her junior season, served as a six rotation setter for the first time and thrived, earning All-Pac-12 honors and her first All-America award after leading the Pac-12 with 10.92 assists per set. Played every set as the Huskies won the Pac-12 title and reached the Elite Eight. Her 1,288 assists ranked 10th in UW single season history and third in the 25-point era.
COURTNEY SCHWAN
2017 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
2016 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
6-1 • OH • Auburn, Wash.
Helped lead the Huskies to the 2016 Pac-12 title and a run to the Elite Eight and became the fourth Husky named Pac-12 Player of the Year during a breakout junior season that saw her more than double her career kills total from her first two years. Hit .302 on the season and led the team with 3.71 kills per set plus 2.73 digs per set to earn First Team All-America honors. The following season, she was an All-Pac-12 pick for the second straight year, ranking second on the team with 2.72 kills per set and earning AVCA honorable mention. She become a force at the service line in 2017, smacking 41 aces with only 22 errors. She also had a career-best 2.88 digs per set as a senior. She finished with 1,301.5 career points scored and 1,118 kills.
CRISSY JONES
2016 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-2 • OH • Los Alamitos, Calif.
Earned All-America honors as a junior and was named to the All-Pac-12 Team playing both opposite as well as some time at middle blocker. A career-high 466.0 points on the season, averaging 3.08 kills per set hitting .284, and leading the team with 38 aces while averaging over a block per set (1.03). Powered UW to the 2016 Pac-12 title and an Elite Eight appearance. Jones went on to be one of the first two players ever named All-Pac-12 First Team indoors and on the beach.
LIANNA SYBELDON
2015 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2014 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
6-1 • MB • Folsom, Calif.
Sybeldon played a huge role in a pair of Pac-12 titles in 2013 and 2015, four Sweet 16 appearances and a Final Four in 2013. She was part of the winningest senior class in school history which won 117 games in four years. As a senior in 2015 she ranked second in the NCAA with a .450 attack percentage, fourth-best in Pac-12 single season history. Ranks second in UW history with a .396 career attack percentage, third in total blocks with 543, and scored 1,099.0 career points. Her junior year she led the Pac-12 with a career-high 1.55 blocks per set and hit .392.
CASSIE STRICKLAND
2015 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
5-8 • L • Huntington Beach, Calif.
One of the most dynamic players in Husky history, Strickland switched from a starting outside hitter to libero after her sophomore season, and was named Pac-12 Libero of the Year in her first season at the spot in 2014. She earned her first All-America honor as a senior in 2015. Part of the winningest class in school history, the 2015 seniors won 117 matches with two Pac-12 titles, four Sweet 16 appearances and the 2013 Final Four. A hard-hitting jump serve earned her 152 career aces, second in school history, and her 1,544 career digs is fourth in UW history.
KRISTA VANSANT
2014 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2013 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2012 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-2 • OH • Redlands, Calif.
One of the most decorated players in UW history, Vansant started out as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2011, and went on to be the Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014. She twice won the Honda Award for the nation’s most outstanding player, and was the 2014 AVCA National Player of the Year, the first in Husky history. Vansant also was the 2014 ESPNW National Player of the Year. She broke Washington’s career kills record, setting it at 1,893, adding 1,131 career kills and 111 aces. Vansant led the Huskies to the 2013 Pac-12 title and the Final Four. She had equal success in the classroom as she was the 2014 Academic All-American of the Year, and the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as the 2014 Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal Winner for UW. In 2015, Vansant was named to the 16-player Pac-12 All-Century Team, one of just eight outside hitters in conference history.
KALEIGH NELSON
2014 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
2013 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
6-0 • OH • Salem, Ore.
A two-time All-American and two-time All-Pac-12 Team pick, Nelson was a force on the right pin, helping the Dawgs win the 2013 Pac-12 title and make the Final Four. Second on the squad in kills in her All-America seasons behind Krista Vansant, she finished with 1,095.5 career points. As a senior, she averaged 2.42 kills per set while hitting a career-high .339 which was highest among all Pac-12 outside hitters.
JENNA ORLANDINI
2013 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
5-6 • L • La Cañada, Calif.
A four-year starter at libero from 2010-13, earning All-Pacific North Region and All-America honorable mention as a senior. She played in every match during her career and finished third in school history with 1,974 career digs and 4.39 digs per set. As a senior in 2013, helped the Dawgs win the Pac-12 title and reach the Final Four, as UW was only aced 66 times while serving 202 aces.
BIANCA ROWLAND
2011 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2010 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
2009 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
6-0 • MB • Lynnwood, Wash.
One of the most dominant forces at the net both offensively and defensively for the Dawgs, Rowland posted one of the most efficient seasons in Pac-12 history when she hit .456 in 2009 as a sophomore with 2.42 kills per set. That stands as the UW school record and is 3rd in Pac-12 history. As a senior, Rowland raised her blocking game, averaging 1.50 per set to rank 7th in the NCAA and earning All-Pac-12 status. She is third in UW history in career attack percentage at .387, fourth in total blocks with 492, and she scored 1,225.5 points, playing in two Elite Eights.
KINDRA CARLSON
2010 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2009 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-1 • OH • Eaton, Colo.
Carlson capped a fantastic career with consecutive All-America honors as a junior and a senior, as she led the Huskies in kills from the right side. In 2010, Carlson was one of just two opposites named to the top two All-America teams. As a senior, she had a career-best 4.17 kills per set while hitting an impressive .317 with career-highs in aces (34), digs (230) and blocks (95). As a junior she had 4.00 kills per set, and averaged 4.51 in Pac-10 play. Carlson was honorable mention All-Pac-10 as a sophomore and first team as a junior and senior and ranks ninth in school history with 1,251 career kills with a .299 career attack percentage and led UW to a pair of Elite Eight appearances.
BECKY PERRY
2010 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-2 • OH • Austin, Texas
A two-time All-Pac-10 selection and an All-Freshman Team pick, Becky Perry turned in her best season as a senior in 2010, leading the Huskies to the Elite Eight with an upset of No. 2 Nebraska. She had a career-best 389 kills, 22 aces and 198 digs for a career-high 4.34 points per set as a senior. Perry racked up 1,229 career kills and 1,414.0 career points with a career .284 attack percentage, and was also named a Volleyball Magazine All-American in 2008 after another Elite Eight run.
JENNA HAGGLUND
2009 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
2008 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
5-10 • S • West Chester, Ohio
One of the most prolific setters in conference history, Jenna Hagglund was a four-year starter earning consecutive All-America nods as a sophomore and a junior. She led UW to the Elite Eight in 2008 and 2010. As a junior in 2009 she led the Pac-10s most efficient offense and was the only setter on the All-Pac-10 team. In 2008, Hagglund led the Pac-10 and ranked second in the nation in assists per set with 12.17. She ranks 10th in Pac-12 history and second in Washington history with 5,326 career assists, averaging 12.19 per set for her career. Hagglund went on to play in several international events for Team USA over three years, including a Pan America Games gold, a World Grand Prix appearance, and an FIVB Grand Champions Cup silver.
TAMA MIYASHIRO
2009 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2008 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2007 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
5-7 • L • Kaneohe, Hawaii
Tamari “Tama” Miyashiro broke the Washington school record for digs in her final year, and wound up ninth in NCAA history with 2,382 digs. She also set the school record with 5.36 digs per set, the only Husky to average more than five digs every set for her career. A four-year starter, Miyashiro helped UW reach the Final Four as a redshirt freshman in 2006 and make the Elite Eight in 2008. She was a three-time All-Pac-10 pick, and the only libero on the first team in each year. The Kaneohe, Hawai’I native was the Volleyball Magazine National Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. She joined Courtney Thompson as the first two U.S. Olympians in Husky volleyball history when she made the 2012 London Games, helping Team USA win the silver medal. She played parts of five years for Team USA including two World Grand Prix gold medals, then moved into an assistant coaching role for Team USA in 2017.
JESSICA SWARBRICK
2008 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2007 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2006 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
6-1 • MB • El Dorado, Calif.
A three-time All-Pac-10 first teamer and a three-time All-American, "Brick" is Washington’s all-time career leader in hitting percentage, carrying a four-year average of .406. Swarbrick played a limited role as a freshman, but then hit .397 as a sophomore, .413 as a junior, and .427 as a senior. She finished her career in third-place in total blocks, tallying 483 over her four-year career, which now ranks sixth. Swarbrick scored 1,171.5 career points for the Dawgs, playing on the NCAA title team as a freshman, and starting in the Final Four as a sophomore and Elite Eight as a senior.
CHRISTAL MORRISON
2007 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2006 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2005 – AVCA THIRD TEAM
2004 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-2 • OH • Puyallup, Wash.
Christal Morrison became the first and remains the only four-time AVCA All-American Husky. Morrison became UW’s first freshman to earn All-America honors after leading the Huskies to the 2004 national semifinal. She topped that performance in 2005, being named the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player after leading UW to its first national title. The do-everything pin hitter won 2006 Pac-10 Player of the Year honors after leading UW to a third-straight Final Four. Morrison broke the Husky career kills record with 1,859, now ranking second all-time, and she maintains the career points record of 2,188.0. She is tied for fourth all-time with 142 aces and ninth with 1,154 career digs. Morrison was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2014.
ALESHA DEESING
2006 - AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-1 • MB • Aumsville, Ore.
Alesha Deesing earned second team All-America honors in 2006 after helping the Huskies to their third consecutive NCAA semifinal. As a starting middle blocker, Deesing averaged 1.03 blocks per set with a .368 hitting percentage while racking up 296 kills. Deesing was an All-Pac-10 selection in 2005 and 2006 and honorable mention in 2007, going on to enjoy a lengthy pro career overseas. She ranks fourth in school history with a .371 career attack percentage and ninth with 358 total blocks while putting down 768 kills.
COURTNEY THOMPSON
2006 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2005 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2004 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
5-8 • S • Kent, Wash.
The first female athlete to have her jersey retired in Alaska Airlines Arena, Courtney Thompson was the definition of leadership at Washington, coming in as a freshman starting setter and taking UW to its first Elite Eight since 1988. The next three seasons, Thompson set Washington to three-straight Final Fours, winning the 2005 national championship. She set the NCAA career record with 14.56 assists per set, a record that still stands, while her 6,552 career assists are a Pac-10 record and rank third all-time in the NCAA. She helped UW win its first ever Pac-10 titles in 2004 and 2005 and she led the Huskies to the top national hitting percentage in 2005 (.338). Thompson became the first Husky ever to win the Honda Award for her sport, winning in 2005. She would go on to a lengthy professional career and played for years on the U.S. National Team, becoming the first UW player on the U.S. Olympic Team along with teammate Tama Miyashiro in 2012. She won silver in 2012 and made a second Olympics in 2016, taking bronze. Thompson was one of four setters named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2015 and she was also a two-time Academic All-American.
SANJA TOMASEVIC
2005 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
2003 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
6-1 • OH • Uzice, Serbia
Sanja Tomasevic led UW with 4.55 kills per set and 5.40 points per set in 2005 en route to UW’s first NCAA title. For her outstanding all-around season, Tomasevic was named National Player of the Year by both Volleyball Magazine and CVU.com. In 2003, she led the Huskies to the regional championship and collected 571 kills to rank second on the school’s all-time list. She also helped lead the Huskies to the 2004 and 2005 Pac-10 titles, and became Washington’s first ever Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2005. Tomasevic finished her career as the all-time UW leader with 1,795 kills, despite missing extended time in 2004 with a broken hand. She now ranks third in career kills but remains the kills per set career leader at 4.57, and the career aces leader with 156 while adding 1,217 digs. She went into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2016.
CANDACE LEE
2005 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
2004 – AVCA HONORABLE MENTION
5-7 • L • Eugene, Ore.
Candace Lee anchored the defense on Washington’s national championship team, capping off a prolific career as UW’s career digs leader. While Lee’s digs record was broken by Tamari Miyashiro, her 2,038 career digs remain No. 8 in Pac-12 history and her 4.66 digs per set average ranks sixth in conference history. She was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention as a sophomore, then made the main squad as a junior and senior, and her 2004 season remains the most productive ever by a defender, as she had 666 digs (5.95 per set). UW held its opponents to just .154 hitting in 2004 and then .138 in 2005, going 60-4 combined and winning two Pac-10 titles and the NCAA championship.
PAIGE BENJAMIN
2002 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
5-10 • OH • Redmond, Wash.
Paige Benjamin enjoyed a sensational senior season to lead the Huskies back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years in 2002, beginning the program’s run of postseason success. Benjamin set a UW single season kills record of 573 that stood until 2019, along with a 5.31 kills per set school record, all while hitting a stellar .330. Benjamin was also a second team Academic All-American in 2002 and an All-Pac-10 selection. Benjamin now ranks eighth in UW history in career kills with 1,287.
MAKARE DESILETS
1997 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
6-2 • MB • Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Makare Desilets earned first team All-America honors after leading the nation in blocks (2.06 blocks per set) in 1997. Her 2.06 blocks average also set a Pac-12 record that remains standing today. A two-time All-Pac-10 pick, Desilets remains second all-time on the Pac-12 career charts in total blocks with 677, and is third in block assists (542) and blocks per set (1.68). Desilets was also an offensive force, putting down 1,240 career kills, most ever by a Husky middle blocker. She led the team in kills in 1997 with 478 as UW reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1988, and posted a 37 kill performance in a 3-2 win at USC. She had a long pro career and was a two-year member of the U.S. National Team (1998, 99), playing at the 1998 World Championships.
ANGELA BRANSOM
1996 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
6-4 • OH • Eugene, Ore.
Angela Bransom became the fourth All-American in Husky history after earning first team honors in 1996. Bransom was the first three-time All-Pac-10 honoree in Washington history and was named to the All-Freshman Team in 1993. In 1996, Bransom led UW to a 23-8 record and the NCAA second round, averaging 5.06 kills per set while hitting .305 and leading the team with 292 digs. She held the Washington career kills record from 1996 until 2005 and remains fourth all-time with 1,676 career kills and is second in school history with 4.36 kills per set.
MELINDA BECKENHAUER
1989 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
1988 – AVCA SECOND TEAM
5-8 • S • Los Altos, Calif.
Melinda Beckenhauer was UW’s first two-time All-American after earning second team honors in 1988 and first team honors in 1989. A two-time Pac-10 All-Conference pick, Beckenhauer held the school record for career assists from 1989 until 2005 with 3,707 over just three years. She now ranks third in career assists and fourth in assists per set (11.37) and helped lead the Huskies to their first ever Elite Eight in 1988 and another NCAA appearance in 1989. She was a finalist for the Honda Award her senior year.
LAURIE WETZEL
1988 – AVCA FIRST TEAM
5-11 • OH • Puyallup, Wash.
Laurie Wetzel earned first team All-America honors after leading the Pac-10 in kills per set in 1988. A two-time All-Conference selection, Wetzel set season and career records in kills and attacks, posting 505 kills in 1988 and 1,580 career kills, records that would stand until 1996. Her 41 kills in a 1987 match at Arizona State still stands as the Washington school record. Wetzel and the Huskies reached the program’s first Elite Eight in 1988, upsetting Stanford in the Sweet 16 for UW’s first win over the Cardinal.
LISA BAUGHN
1980 – AIAW FIRST TEAM
5-10 • MB • Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
Before the NCAA sponsored women’s sports, Lisa Baughn became Washington volleyball’s first All-American, named a First Team middle blocker by the AIAW. Baughn led the Huskies to the Regional 9 title and a 10th-place national finish in 1980. She was a four-year starter and led the Northwest Volleyball League with a .395 hitting percentage as a sophomore. Baughn was also an All-NWL selection in 1980 and 1981.
