Joining Dwyer and Beauchene on the all-conference team was junior outside hitter Jayme Wright (second team), senior outside hitter Alison Gahr (honorable mention), sophomore middle hitter Kazmiera Imrie (honorable mention) and sophomore Olivia Thomas (outstanding defensive specialist). The six all-conference selections marked the most in the Big Sky this season as well as the most in program history. Dwyer and Beauchene were the only unanimous first team selections as five of the team’s six starters received honors (Beauchene, Dwyer, Gahr, Imrie and Wright).

Dwyer, who was also a unanimous first team selection last season, becomes the third Sacramento State player to be named conference MVP, joining Jill Haas (1996) and Maureen Rafferty (1999). The Placerville, Calif., native currently leads the team in kills (3.36 per game) and is second in both hitting percentage (.333) and total blocks (1.14 per game). She has recorded double figures in kills in all but seven matches this season and has hit at least .300 on 17 occasions. The team captain has played in a remarkable streak of 91-consecutive matches over the last three years and is one of just seven players in Sacramento State history to record 1,000 kills. Among the program’s career leaders, Dwyer is fourth in school history in total blocks and hitting percentage, and sixth all-time in kills.

Beauchene, who was a second team all-conference selection last season, is currently first among team leaders in hitting percentage (.377) and assists (11.36 per game), second in digs (3.09 per game), third in service aces (0.28 per game), fourth in blocks (0.63 per game) and fifth in kills (2.06 per game). Her .377 hitting percentage would rank as the top mark in the Big Sky if she had enough kills to qualify. If she continues at her current pace, the hitting percentage would shatter the program record of .355, set by Kerry Lewis in 1995. The Auburn, Wash., native has recorded three triple-doubles (double figures in kills, assists and digs) this season and her .867 hitting percentage against Portland State last week was the second-best mark in Sacramento State single-match history.

Wright currently leads the Big Sky in digs (3.90 per game) and has led the team in that category 13 times. In addition, the Pleasanton, Calif., native has led the team in kills on nine occasions and is tied for second in the Big Sky with 14 double-doubles (kills and digs). She is one of four players to start all 27 matches and is second on the team in kills (3.13 per game).

Gahr is hitting .316 over her last 12 matches and has increased her hitting percentage 45 points over that span to its current mark of .251. After missing the entire 1997 season and the final 21 matches of last year, Gahr has come back strong, posting single-match career highs in virtually every statistical category including an 18-kill performance against Idaho State. The Salem, Ore., native is currently second on the team in assists (0.96 per game), third in hitting percentage (.251) and blocks (0.84 per game), and fourth in kills (2.17 per game).

Imrie leads the team and is ranked sixth in the Big Sky with 1.16 blocks per game. The Fairfield, Calif., native has become a full rotation middle hitter and is currently third on the team in kills (2.40 per game), fourth in hitting percentage (.236) and fifth in digs (1.97 per game). She has led the team in kills on four occasions and blocks on 14 occasions.

One of four players to appear in all 97 games, Thomas is second on the team in service aces (0.30 per game) and fourth in digs (2.21 per game). The San Jose, Calif., native has posted double figures in digs on seven occasions and has recorded at least two service aces in a match eight times. Thomas has missed just one match during the first two years of her career.

All six players have been major contributors to a Sacramento State team that finished the regular season with a 19-8 overall record and a 12-2 mark in the Big Sky. The Hornets will host the Big Sky Tournament this Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 15-17. Sacramento State, which is the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye, will play Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the Big Sky Tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.