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Brooke Botkin Tabbed For AVCA All-America Honors
December 12, 2018 | Women's Volleyball, Features
Khalia Lanier and Raquel Lázaro were each awarded honorable mention All-America status
LEXINGTON, Ky. – USC women's volleyball sophomore outside hitter Brooke Botkin (Houston, Texas/Pearland HS) was named to the 2018 AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division I All-America second team on Wednesday, Dec. 12. She becomes the 42nd Trojan to earn All-American status and will receive the program's 76th all-time certificate.
Junior outside hitter Khalia Lanier (Scottsdale, Ariz./Xavier College Preparatory) and freshman setter Raquel Lázaro (Córdoba, Spain/Castile HS) each received honorable mention status. All three Women of Troy were members of the AVCA's Pacific South All-Region Team and were All-Pac-12 selections.
Botkin earns her first-career AVCA All-America notice to follow her first-career All-Pac-12 and All-Region awards. She was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week once (Aug. 27) and was chosen to two non-conference all-tournament teams this fall. She ranks third in the Pac-12 for kills (4.39 kps) and points (4.85 pps) and tied Lázaro with 12 double-doubles this season.
Lanier was also an honorable mention choice in 2016 as a freshman and was named to the first team as a sophomore in 2017. She was part of the Pac-12's preseason all-conference team and was named to three non-conference all-tournament teams including MVP status at the Bubly Invitational (Florida) and the Trojan Invitational (USC). Lanier is fourth in the Pac-12 for kills (4.27 kps) and points (4.78 pps) this season.
Lázaro earns her first All-America honorable mention nod and was USC's eighth all-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Year; the first since 2013 (Ebony Nwanebu). She was chosen for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards four times this fall and has started every match for the Women of Troy with a team-high 12 double-doubles (tied with Botkin). Lázaro led the Pac-12 with 1,402 assists this season and is third with a 11.22 aps average. Her total assists rank sixth all-time in USC single-season history.
First-year head coach Brent Crouch guided the Women of Troy to a 22-11 overall record and a second-place tie in the Pac-12 (13-7). The Trojans played one of the toughest schedules in the nation with 18 AVCA ranked opponents. USC made its 36th appearance in the NCAA tournament (28th consecutive) and advanced to the second round as the 11th seed before falling in an upset to San Diego.
For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Junior outside hitter Khalia Lanier (Scottsdale, Ariz./Xavier College Preparatory) and freshman setter Raquel Lázaro (Córdoba, Spain/Castile HS) each received honorable mention status. All three Women of Troy were members of the AVCA's Pacific South All-Region Team and were All-Pac-12 selections.
Botkin earns her first-career AVCA All-America notice to follow her first-career All-Pac-12 and All-Region awards. She was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week once (Aug. 27) and was chosen to two non-conference all-tournament teams this fall. She ranks third in the Pac-12 for kills (4.39 kps) and points (4.85 pps) and tied Lázaro with 12 double-doubles this season.
Lanier was also an honorable mention choice in 2016 as a freshman and was named to the first team as a sophomore in 2017. She was part of the Pac-12's preseason all-conference team and was named to three non-conference all-tournament teams including MVP status at the Bubly Invitational (Florida) and the Trojan Invitational (USC). Lanier is fourth in the Pac-12 for kills (4.27 kps) and points (4.78 pps) this season.
Lázaro earns her first All-America honorable mention nod and was USC's eighth all-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Year; the first since 2013 (Ebony Nwanebu). She was chosen for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards four times this fall and has started every match for the Women of Troy with a team-high 12 double-doubles (tied with Botkin). Lázaro led the Pac-12 with 1,402 assists this season and is third with a 11.22 aps average. Her total assists rank sixth all-time in USC single-season history.
First-year head coach Brent Crouch guided the Women of Troy to a 22-11 overall record and a second-place tie in the Pac-12 (13-7). The Trojans played one of the toughest schedules in the nation with 18 AVCA ranked opponents. USC made its 36th appearance in the NCAA tournament (28th consecutive) and advanced to the second round as the 11th seed before falling in an upset to San Diego.
For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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