2019 All-PacWest Volleyball Team

IRVINE, Calif. – Major contributors to Academy of Art volleyball's 11-win improvement this season, junior middle blocker Carly Evetts and sophomore middle blocker Jillian Wheaton were both All-PacWest Second Team in a Tuesday announcement.

"Both Carly and Jillian were key components to helping out the team reach its goals," said head coach Allen McCreary. "A very a big part of our success was being able to utilize them when we needed. We felt we had the two best middles in the conference and we wanted teams to have to game plan around them. The best part is we get them both back next season."

This year, the PacWest's head coaches selected 12-member First and Second Teams, as well as a Player, Setter, Libero, Freshman, Newcomer, and Coach of the Year.

Carly Evetts – All-PacWest Second Team
In her debut season with ART U, Evetts finished as the Urban Knights' leader in points (2.94), kills (2.51), and blocks (0.59) per set. Among regular starters, she also ranked second in hitting percentage (.307).

Evetts registered double-digit kills with a hitting percentage over .300 in nearly half of her matches this season. Of the full 30 matches in which she played, two of her best performances (versus Chico State on Sept. 13 and the season finale against UH Hilo on Nov. 23) saw the Writing for Film, Television, & Digital Media major post 17 kills while contributing defensively with a season-high seven digs in the former and a season-best six blocks in the latter.

Jillian Wheaton – All-PacWest Second Team
Wheaton completed her sophomore campaign ranked among the top 50 in NCAA Division II (fourth in PacWest) with a .346 hitting percentage. She was third on the team in kills per set (2.13) and added 20 service aces.

Wheaton started the year with double-digit kills in four of her first six matches, hitting over .300 in all six. Two of the Animation & Visual Effects major's best matches came during a two-week span when she had 14 kills with a .650 hitting percentage against Fresno Pacific on Oct. 26 then 10 kills on a .667 clip at Azusa Pacific on Nov. 8.

This is the first All-PacWest Team honor for Evetts in her career and the second for Wheaton who was named All-PacWest Team Honorable Mention last season.