PRESCOTT, Ariz. ---Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) women's volleyball walked out of thet 2019 California Pacific Conference Championships Banquet with plenty of hardware. Erin Clark (JR/Phoenix, Ariz.) was crowned as the Cal Pac's best player and four other Eagles were selected to the All-Cal Pac teams.-

Clark's monster 2019 season has not gone unnoticed. The outside hitter put up a school record 474 kills which is hands down the most in the conference this season. Clark is not only totaling a lot of kills but she has been efficient as well, hitting at .309, second in the conference. Her average of 4.6 kills/set is the second best in conference history. Clark was selected as an All-Cal Pac first teamer in 2018.-

Audrey Baldwin (SR/Santa Barbara, Calif.) made the All-Cal Pac first team yet again. Without the setter, ERAU may not have had as much success as they have had. For the third consecutive year, Baldwin led the conference in assists (1155) and ranks as the No. 16 setter in the country in the same category. This is the senior's third consecutive All-Cal Pac first team selection.-

The second team is riddled with Eagles. Sharik Joseph (JR/San Diego, Calif.) is second teamer for the second consecutive year. The middle blocker was able to garner 222 kills and 78 total blocks. Next is newcomer Elisa-Pauzer, the Brazilian opposite has added a wrinkle to the already potent offense. She accumulated 264 kills and 61 total blocks. The final Eagle on the second team is 2018 Cal Pac Player of the Year, Caylee Robalin (JR/El Paso, Texas). The junior had a solid year finishing with the third highest total for kills in the conference (349) and also the sixth most digs (324).-

Head coach Jill Blasczyk won her fifth consecutive Coach of the Year award after helping the team collect their fifth regualr season championship and extending their Cal Pac winning streak to 51 matches.-

Complete list of awards below:

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ERIN CLARK | Embry-Riddle

Previous postseason honors: 2018 First Team

2019 Cal Pac rankings:- #2 in Hitting Percentage (.309); #1 in Kills/Set (4.6); #1 in Kills (474); #16 in Service Aces (32); #9 in Digs/Set (3.0); #7 in Digs (313)

2019 NAIA rankings:- #6 in Kills per Game (4.560); #7 in Total Kills (474); #35 in Hitting Percentage (.309)

DEFENDER OF THE YEAR | ALEINA GABRIEL | Antelope Valley

Previous postseason honors:- 2017 Freshman of the Year; 2017 Second Team All-Cal Pac 2017

2019 Cal Pac rankings:- #1 in Digs/Set (4.9); #2 in Digs (450); #16 in Assists/Set (0.9); #19 in Assists (83)

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR | LILY JOHNSON | Simpson

2019 Cal Pac rankings: #3 in Kills/Set (3.7); #6 in Kills (313); #19 in Hitting Percentage (.163);

2019 NAIA rankings:- #32 in Kills per Set (3.730)

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR | BRIANNA RIVERA | Benedictine-Mesa

2019 Cal Pac rankings:- #5 in Kills (322); #10 in Kills/Set (3.); #12 in Hitting Percentage (.192);

COACH OF THE YEAR | JILL BLASCZYK | Embry-Riddle

Previous postseason honors:- 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 Cal Pac Coach of the Year

ALL CONFERENCE TEAMS

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

Antelope Valley:- Raevyn Kaupu.-- La Sierra:- Angala Jensen.- Marymount California:- Lauren Addington.- Providence Christian:- Alyssa Roberts.- Simpson:- Marianne Soria.- UC Merced:- Madison Mitchell, Emily Romo.

*indicates number of years selected to the All-Cal Pac First Team