Oregon Institute of Technology Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. – With the end of the 2020-21 Cascade Collegiate Conference volleyball regular season, Oregon Tech's Nicole Reyes, a junior from Fairfield, California, was voted to the 2020 All-Conference team, and senior Ireland Bennett from Sparks, Nevada was named All-Conference Honorable Mention after a vote by the head coaches, the conference office announced today.

"Congratulations to both Nicole and Ireland," said head coach Ken Murczek. "They have put in a lot of time and hard work outside of the required team practices. Nicole is one of the only 6 rotation left sides in our league and I am happy to see other coaches recognize her skill set. Ireland continues to hit for a high efficiency every match."

Reyes led the Cascade Conference in kills with 198 during the regular season and ranks second in the conference in kills per set with 3.3.

Bennett was 11^th in the league in blocks this season and has tallied 148 career kills, and 145 career blocks for the Owls.

The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Volleyball Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, will take place this weekend in La Grande, Ore. The Lady Owls who finished third in the conference regular season will enter the tournament as the No. 3-seed, the highest seed in school history, matching the 2008 and 2007 squads. Tech will take on the 13^th ranked and No.2 seed the Warriors of Corban University at 4 p.m. on Friday evening in the CCC tournament semifinals.

2020 CCC Volleyball All-Conference Awards

Player of the Year – Cambree Scott (Eastern Oregon)
Freshman of the Year – Rylee Troutman (Corban)
Libero of the Year – Kiley McMurtrey (Eastern Oregon)
Setter of the Year – Madison Pilon (Eastern Oregon)
Coach of the Year – Kaki Morehead (Eastern Oregon)
 
All-Conference Team
Chloe Emory              OH            So.           Lewis-Clark State College
Natalie Martin             M             Sr.            Bushnell University
Kiley McMurtrey         L              Sr.             Eastern Oregon University
Makenna Northern    S              Jr.              Bushnell University
Kea Ontai                    L              Jr.              Corban University
Madison Pilon            S              Sr.              Eastern Oregon University
Nicole Reyes             OH           Jr.              Oregon Tech
Avari Ridgway            OH           Jr.              Corban University
Cambree Scott           MH          Jr.              Eastern Oregon University
Breanna Shaffer        OH           Jr.              Eastern Oregon University
Jet Taylor                    MH          Jr.              Eastern Oregon University
Ally Tow                       OPP        Jr.              Corban University
Rylee Troutman         OH           Fr.              Corban University
Cameron Wallace      M             Jr.             College of Idaho
Callie Wilkins             L              Jr.              Bushnell University
Jada Wyms                 MB         Jr.              Lewis-Clark State College
 
Honorable Mention
Ireland Bennett        MB           Sr.             Oregon Tech
Grace Buchanan       OH           Sr.             Warner Pacific University
Hannah Martinez      S              Fr.             Lewis-Clark State College
Jadyn Mullen             S              Jr.             Corban University
Danielle Neuman      OPP        Jr.              College of Idaho
Claire Salness           OH           Sr.             Bushnell University
Danae Stokes           OH/MB    So.            Multnomah University