SAN FRANCISCO -- Three members of the Arizona State beach volleyball team garnered All-Pac-12 honors, as announced by the conference on Thursday afternoon.
Highlighting the trio of nominees was the No. 1s senior duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette who earned first-team honors for a second consecutive season, while Junior Oluoma Okaro was named to the conference's second-team.
Capping the season at the Pac-12 Championships held Apr. 27-26, Follette closed the door on her Sand Devil stint as the winningest player in program history with 61 career victories to her credit, while Arellano finished her respective career in second with an exceptional 59-win tally.
The duo also finished as the winningest pairing in program history, boasting a combined 41 wins, dating back to the 2016 season. The pair has posted program-best win totals in consecutive seasons, recording 18 and 23 victories, in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Okaro, a junior out of Lakewood, California, made a resounding impact in her first season with the program. Paired with Senior Madison Berridge in the No. 2 slot, the duo combined for 20 victories on the 2017 campaign, constituting the second-highest season winning tally in program history.
Arizona State collectively wrapped up the 2017 campaign with 16 victories, its most in program history, having now earned double-digit win totals in back-to-back seasons. Under the direction of first-year head coach Brad Keenan, the Sand Devils notched two ranked victories on the season, most notably knocking off then No. 6 Arizona, 3-2 in Tucson on Mar. 4. The Sand Devils also garnered national recognition cracking the AVCA collegiate volleyball poll for the first time in team history, appearing in the rankings for five consecutive weeks.
Highlighting the trio of nominees was the No. 1s senior duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette who earned first-team honors for a second consecutive season, while Junior Oluoma Okaro was named to the conference's second-team.
Capping the season at the Pac-12 Championships held Apr. 27-26, Follette closed the door on her Sand Devil stint as the winningest player in program history with 61 career victories to her credit, while Arellano finished her respective career in second with an exceptional 59-win tally.
The duo also finished as the winningest pairing in program history, boasting a combined 41 wins, dating back to the 2016 season. The pair has posted program-best win totals in consecutive seasons, recording 18 and 23 victories, in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Okaro, a junior out of Lakewood, California, made a resounding impact in her first season with the program. Paired with Senior Madison Berridge in the No. 2 slot, the duo combined for 20 victories on the 2017 campaign, constituting the second-highest season winning tally in program history.
Arizona State collectively wrapped up the 2017 campaign with 16 victories, its most in program history, having now earned double-digit win totals in back-to-back seasons. Under the direction of first-year head coach Brad Keenan, the Sand Devils notched two ranked victories on the season, most notably knocking off then No. 6 Arizona, 3-2 in Tucson on Mar. 4. The Sand Devils also garnered national recognition cracking the AVCA collegiate volleyball poll for the first time in team history, appearing in the rankings for five consecutive weeks.