Three Pairs Earn VolleyMob All-American Honors
5/21/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
MALIBU, Calif. - Three pairs from the Pepperdine beach volleyball team were named VolleyMob All-Americans, as announced by the online website on Monday morning. Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone tabbed first team acclaim, while both Madalyn Roh, Brook Bauer, Heidi Dyer and Gigi Hernandez tabbed second team honors.
This is the first year the platform has honored All-Americans and VolleyMob put a priority on recognizing the top performers on all five courts, honoring pairs with first, second and third team awards from all courts one through five.
Caputo and Filippone received the honors for their tremendous season playing in the No. 4 position for the Waves. The duo marked a 27-3 overall record, with a 23-3 record against ranked opponents. Their 27 dual wins ranks second in Pepperdine beach volleyball history for most wins in a dual season and the duo also earned NCAA All-Tournament Team honors for the same position. Filippone also garnered West Coast Conference All-Freshman team honors this season.
On court two, Roh and Bauer were solid performers for Pepperdine this season, marking a 23-7 overall record, including a 14-1 output in the No. 2 position. The duo went 11-1 against ranked opponents in the No. 2-slot. Bauer also garnered WCC Freshman of the Year honors, while each Wave earned a spot on the All-WCC first team.
In the No. 3 position, Dyer and Hernandez also had quite a showing this year, tallying a 22-8 overall record throughout the season. The pair also went 18-8 against ranked opposition. Dyer earned All-WCC first team recognition, while Hernandez garnered second team honors.
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