2017 All-WIAC Volleyball Team
MENOMONIE (November 2, 2017) - UW-Stout's Kennedy Strain and Steph Cannon were honorable mention selections to the 2017 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Volleyball Team.
Strain, a junior middle hitter from Elk River, Minn, led the Blue Devils in kills, averaging 2.82 kills per set, tallying 302 total, and ranks 10th in the WIAC in kills per set. She ranks eighth in the conference in hitting percentage, hitting at a .255 clip. On the block, Strain finished with 23 solo blocks and 49 block assists for 79 total She averaged 0.67 per set. Eighteen times this season, Strain finished with double-digit kills, with a season-high 20 in a 3-2 win over Minnesota-Morris.
After sitting out the 2016 season, Cannon, a sophomore from Mora, Minn, made the switch from hitter to back-row specialist, wearing the libero shirt for the majority of games and was chosen to the all-conference team as a libero. Cannon, who was also selected to the all-defensive team, finished the year with 548 digs, a mark that is fifth on the UW-Stout all-time singles seasons list. Cannon ranked fourth in the WIAC in digs, averaging 4.98 per set.
Cannon threatened the school single match digs record, recording 44 digs against Minnesota-Morris. The school record is 48. Cannon 11 times exceeded 20 digs in a single match and four times had 30 or more digs.
Senior Ashley Pratt was selected to the all-sportsmanship team.
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