Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Volleyball Announces 2010 Team Awards
4/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
April 22, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest head volleyball coach Heather Kahl Holmes has announced the 2010 team awards as voted on by the players.
Sophomore Andrea Beck received three awards, including Most Valuable Player, Best Offensive Player and the Dedication Award.
The Most Valuable Player award recognizes the student-athlete who made the most visible impact on the team during the season, while the Best Offensive Player award goes to the athlete who made the most significant contribution to the team's success through her offensive play.
The Dedication Award is the only award not voted on by the Wake Forest volleyball team members. The award, given by the team's strength coach, is for the athlete who shows the most discipline and hard work in the areas of strength and conditioning. This player shows a positive attitude and focus while in the weight room and their improvement is a reflection of their determination.
Beck was certainly deserving of all the accolades, as she was near the top in several statistical categories. She finished the year second in kills (312), attacks (709), blocks (100) and points (3.62). Beck also amassed other recognition during the season, as she was named ACC Player of the Week once as well as First Team ESPN Academic All-District, All-ACC and Academic All-ACC.
The award for Best Defensive Player recognizes the athlete who made a significant contribution through her defensive play, whether it be blocking at the net or in the back row. Junior Carlin Salmon was voted the team's Best Defensive Player in 2010.
Salmon led the team with 116 blocks on the year, as 101 were block assists and 15 were solo blocks. On 12 different occasions, Salmon recorded at least total blocks in a match and had a season-high seven total blocks at Virginia and against Georgia Tech.
Freshman Kylie Hargreaves was named Rookie of the Year for being the player to make the most significant contributions during her first year with the team.
Hargreaves appeared in 28 matches and made six starts throughout the year, either as an outside hitter or defensive specialist. She ended the year with 67 kills, 120 digs, 13 blocks and eight aces. Hargreaves recorded a season-high 10 kills at Virginia and a season-high 18 digs vs. Maryland.
The Deacon Award, which is give to the athlete who never gives up and shows determination in all aspects of life, was shared by senior Kristen White and junior Cambrey Oehler.
White was as a mainstay in the Deacon starting lineup and ended the year with 158 kills and 265 digs. In the final match of her career, White recorded her 1,000th career dig while nursing an injured ankle. She ended her career in 10th place in kills (920) and ninth place in digs (1,000).
Oehler spent the majority of the season as a defensive specialist and made a few appearances as an outside hitter. She tallied 192 digs on the season and developed into one of the team's best servers with 18 aces. Oehler also served as a main passer in server receive patterns for Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons ended the season with a 19-12 overall record and an 11-9 record in ACC play. The 11-win conference season was the best in school history, as Wake Forest ended its year with a 3-0 home victory over ACC Champion Duke.
