The Spokane Sasquatch volleyball team had a historic season going 35-0 overall, 16-0 in conference and locking up the No.1 seed in the East.
With the regular season in the books, it’s time for a little postseason volleyball. The Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball championships took place over the weekend at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Spokane coasted through the 2018 NWAC Volleyball Championships with wins over Clark, Lower Columbia, Highline, and host Pierce.
It was the Sasquatch and the Thunderbirds for the championship of the 2018 NWAC Volleyball Tournament. Needless to say, the Thunderbirds couldn’t withstand the attack of the Spokane hitters.
The last time Spokane won the championship was back in 2009, when they finished in second place. Flash forward nine years to 2018, Spokane is champions once again, this time finishing undefeated and first in the conference.
Spokane finished with a perfect season going 40-0, 16-0 and finishing first in the NWAC East Region. The last time that a team finished undefeated and won the championship was back in 2008 when Chemeketa went 50-0, 10-0, and finished first in the NWAACs South Region.
Joelle Mahowald was named MVP of the tournament, with Alisha Straw and Lindsey Russell getting first team honors and Brooklyn Rainer getting second team honors. Also honored, Jenni Rosselli-Hull who was named NWAC Coach of the Year.
The 2018 Fall Academic Awards have been announced. CCS would like to recognize Taylor Gould, Anoipua Kaaloa, Joelle Mahowald, Ryley Sinclair and Alisha Straw. These five sophomores have a 3.25 GPA, 36 credits, and were recommended for the award by their respective colleges.
Congratulations to Spokane and all the teams that participated in the 2018 NWAC volleyball championships.
And recently announced, Spokane’s own Jenni Rosselli-Hull was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches of the year list.
The 2018 Baden Athlete of the Year for volleyball is Joelle Mahowlad. The sophomore middle blocker led the NWAC in hitting percentage at 39.8, was second in blocks at 1.05 and was the NWAC Tournament MVP as well as the East Region MVP. Mahowlad has signed with the Yellowjackets of Montana State University Billings as announced by head coach Casey Williams on Tuesday. Mahowlad will join the team for the 2019 season.