Aggies earn all-region honors
LAS CRUCES — Four members of the No. 21 New Mexico State volleyball team were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region Team on Thursday.
Junior middle hitter Kim Oguh and sophomore middle hitter Amber Simpson were voted to the west region team while senior outside hitter Alice Borden and senior setter Jackie Choi were honorable mention selections.
Oguh and Simpson are now eligible for all-America honors. This is the second consecutive year Oguh was on the all-region team after she was an all-American honorable mention last season.
Borden led the Aggies in kills with 495 this season, which is second on the single-season list. She also became just the 10th Aggie in school history to record 1,000 career kills. Borden also earned first team all-Western Athletic Conference honors.
In her final seasons at New Mexico State, Choi left her mark on the record books. She owns the single-season assists record with 1,517 and finished with 4,010 assists in three seasons, which is third on the career list.
Oguh, who was only one of three athletes that had previously earned all-region honors, was a forced in the middle this year with a team-high 175 total blocks. That performance along with her .377 hitting percentage is third on the season-single list.
Simpson is one of three sophomore on the all-region team after leading the Aggies with a .387 hitting percentage. She not only was first in the WAC in hitting percentage but the Quincy, Ill., native also set the NMSU single-season record. Following her WAC Freshman of the Year season, Simpson was a First Team All-WAC and WAC All-Tournament team honoree.
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