2022 NAIA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week
Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) award winners.
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Pair of the Week: Conley Harris & Natalie Escher, Vanguard (Calif.)
Vanguard's No. 1 pair of Conley Harris and Natalie Escher went 5-0, defeating four Golden State Athletic Conference opponents and another from previously unbeaten Westcliff. Harris and Escher helped the Lions defeat three top-5 opponents, including then-No. 3 OUAZ, then-No. 2 The Master's and No. 3 Westcliff. They toughed out a 21-9, 18-21, 15-5 victory over TMU's Kasie Spencer and Evi Vates. In a tight 3-2 win over Westcliff, Harris and Escher won their match, 21-11, 21-10, against Elise Brown and Sierra Lim. The Lions have won nine straight matches entering this weekend's GSAC Tournament. |
Pair of the Week: Gianna Guinasso & Sierra Lim, Westcliff (Calif.)
Guinasso and Lim are Westcliff's #1 Pair. On this week they were perfect against NCAA D1 CSU Northridge winning their matches 2-0 and 2-1. They have a pair record of 9-0 on the season. They have not conceded a single set to an NAIA opponent this week and in the season against Life Pacific, Marymount (CA) and #5 Saint Katherine going 6-0 in sets. Westcliff is currently the only team left in the NAIA undefeated with a 9-0 record and 6-0 record in the Cal Pac conference due to a large part from Giansso and Lim. |
Nominees: Taylor Roland & Deomi Valmus, Truett McConnell (Ga.); Georgia Romine-Black & Grace Hughes, Park-Gilbert (Ariz.); Maria Hanusik & Calista Morais, Missouri Baptist; Carly McKinney & Emma Galloway, Vanguard (Calif.); Camille Harvey & Destiny Williams, Saint Katherine (Calif.); Maria Ramos & Melissa Knaut, Park (Mo.); Katia Dizon & Kate Pestova, OUAZ (Ariz.); Reagan Huff & Elizabeth Hardouin, William Carey (Miss.); Avari Ridgway & McKenna Campbell, Corban (Ore.); Alejandra Suarez & Lily Witkoski, Ave Maria (Fla.)
Pair of the Week: Emilye Grace Williams & Annika Booker, The Master's (Calif.)
The duo won all four of their matches over the weekend, including against the top two teams in the NAIA |
Nominees: Alejandra Suarez & Lily Witkoski, Ave Maria (Fla.); Conley Harris/Natalie Escher, Vanguard (Calif.); Kaitlyn Haller and Madison Wampler, Ottawa (Kan.); Giovanna Bello | Debora Bernardi, Park (Mo.); Nathiellen Machado / Isidora Stojovic, Missouri Baptist; Jessica McMillian, Briana Ayala, Corban (Ore.); Alana Davis, Madyson Dunn, The Master's (Calif.); Brooke Henry | Grace Petty, Southeastern (Fla.); Cindy Garcia Penaloza and Lily Arnold, Webber International (Fla.)
Pair of the Week: Carly McKinney & Emma Galloway, Vanguard (Calif.)
The Vanguard No. 3 pair of Carly McKinney and Emma Galloway went 4-0 together helping the Lions defeat four Golden State Athletic Conference opponents: RV San Diego Christian (Calif.), Life Pacific (Calif.), No. 2 Ottawa (Ariz.) and RV Hope International (Calif.). The Lion duo did not drop a set in any of the matches and had their way with OUAZ's Kate Pestova and Priscilla Loiola, winning 21-9, 21-15. McKinney and Galloway were only pushed in one of their eight sets won, a 21-19 victory in the second set against the Hope International pair of Mara Sanchez and Naomi Ruiz. |
Nominees: Baylee Warneke | Alexandra Postlethwaite, Southeastern (Fla.); CJ Catabona, Zoe Kira, The Master's (Calif.); Miranda Bacon/Jenifer Lauer, Park-Gilbert (Ariz.); Gianna Guinasso / Sierra Lim, Westcliff (Calif.); Alejandra Suarez and Lily Witkoski, Ave Maria (Fla.); Sonya Silecky, Jordan Roberts, Truett McConnell (Ga.); Katie Defer / Noel Chavarria, Ottawa (Ariz.)