COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second straight season, Angelina Pulu (Long Beach, CA/Robert A. Millikan High School) has been named to the First-Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference squad as the teams were announced by the conference office Tuesday.


Pulu was named to the Preseason All-Conference team and she backed it up with another stellar campaign. She led the team and the RMAC in kills with 455, kills per set with 4.17. She also led the Lady Mustangs in digs with 406, averaging 3.72 per set. In addition, she was amongst the team leaders in blocks with 52, including 14 solo and led the team in service aces with 21.


She had 19 double-doubles in kills and digs throughout the season. She posted six, 20-kill efforts and four, 20-dig efforts. Her high in kills of 27 came against Fort Lewis, while her top dig tally was posted against CSU-Pueblo with 29.


Pulu and the rest of the Lady Mustangs will play at Regis tonight in the quarterfinal round of the RMAC Tournament beginning at 8 p.m.
 
2012 RMAC Volleyball All-Conference Awards
 
Player of the Year – Jackie Stabell, Colorado Mines
Defensive Player of the Year – Nikki Kinzer, UC-Colorado Springs
Setter of the Year – Gabriella Rifilato, Adams State
Coach of the Year- Jamie Skadeland, Colorado Mines
Freshman of the Year – Taylor Sturms, Colorado Christian
 
 2012 All-RMAC First Team Year Position Height Hometown/Previous School
Catie Breaux, Regis Freshman OH 5-11 Franktown, Colo./Ponderosa HS
Dominique Davis, Adams State Senior OH 5-11 Denver, Colo./Denver East HS
Nikki Kinzer, UC-Colo. Springs Senior MB 6-2 Colo. Springs, Colo./Colorado
Angelina Pulu (Long Beach, CA/Robert A. Millikan High School), Western New Mexico Junor OH 5-7 Long Beach, Calif./Millikan HS
Lauren Quijano, Metro State Sophomore RS 5-9 Wildomar, Calif./Elsinore HS
Jackie Stabell, Colorado Mines Senior OH 6-0 Tomball, Texas/Tomball HS
Andi Weber, Colorado Christian Senior MB 6-0 Aurora, Colo./Cherry Creek HS
Note - players are listed in alphabetical order on each team, not by votes received.

2012 All-RMAC Second Team Year Position Height Hometown/Previous School
Alysa Heath, Metro State Junior OH/RS 5-11 Littleton, Colo./Wichita State
Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood, Colo. Mines Freshman S 5-9 Cypress, Texas/Cypress Woods HS
Katie Klein, Regis Freshman RS 5-10 Seal Beach, Calif./Rosary HS
Gabriella Rifilato, Adams State Junior S 5-9 Bayfield, Colo/North Idaho College
Megan Rush, Colorado Mesa Senior L 5-7 Chandler, Ariz. / Seton Catholic
Taylor Sturms, Colorado Christian Freshman OH/DS 5-8 Lone Tree, Colo./Lutheran HS
Melanie Wannamaker, Colorado Mines Junior MB 6-1 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS

2012 All-RMAC Third Team Year Position Height Hometown/Previous School
Holly Hutchison, Colorado Mines Senior MB 5-11 Colo. Springs, Colo./Chey. Mtn HS
Sage Martinson, Regis Junior L 5-10 Lasalle, Colo./Roosevelt HS
Letisha Spencer, Adams State Junior RS 5-9 Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio Rancho HS
Caitlin Templeton, Black Hills State Junior OH 6-1 Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Central HS
Deprece Washington, Adams State Junior MH 6-0 Johnstown, Colo./Roosevelt HS
Ali Weber, Colorado Christian Sophomore MB 6-1 Aurora, Colo./Cherry Creek HS
Jaclyn Williamson, Regis Freshman S` 5-11 Carlsbad, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS