Joining Bandimere and Wilson on the all-conference team for Sacramento State is senior setter Stephanie Gamst (second team) and freshman middle hitter Lindsay Haupt (Big Sky Outstanding Freshman). Bandimere, who was one of three unanimous choices to the first team (along with Montana State senior Kamber Kelly and Eastern Washington senior Keva Sonderen), has now been named all-conference each of the last three years (second team in 2003, honorable mention in 2002). Sonderen was also named the league’s Most Valuable Player.

Wilson, who was named honorable mention all-Big Sky last season, was one of six players named to the first team, as Eastern Washington, Sacramento State and Montana each placed two players on the first team. Gamst received the first all-conference accolades of her career and continues a long-standing tradition of outstanding setters at Sacramento State. Since joining the Big Sky in 1996, the Hornets have placed a setter on either the first or second team every year (a span of nine-consecutive seasons). Haupt becomes the first Sacramento State player to earn the conference’s outstanding freshman award since setter Maureen Rafferty received the honor in 1996.

Bandimere, who becomes the fifth Hornet to be named to the all-conference team three times during her career (Lisa Beauchene, Tasman Dwyer, Kazmiera Imrie and Maureen Rafferty), is one of three Sacramento State players to start all 30 matches this season. The Roseville, Calif., native currently has 1,416 career kills (sixth in Sacramento State history) and became the second Hornet in the last four years to record at least 400 kills and 400 digs in the same season (460 kills, 421 digs). Among Big Sky leaders, she is second in kills (4.38 per game), double-doubles (19) and 20-plus kill matches (eight), tied for second in 20-plus dig matches (six) and sixth in digs (4.01 per game).

Bandimere is the only player in the Big Sky to rank among the top six individual leaders in both kills and digs. This season, she has been named Big Sky Player of the Week twice, Sacramento State Invitational MVP, Nanook Volleyball Classic MVP and all-tournament at the Cal Poly Invitational. She has led the Hornets in kills in 23 of 30 matches this season, including a career-high 36 at Portland State, the most by a Sacramento State player in a match since 1996.

Wilson becomes the third Sacramento State middle hitter to receive first team all-Big Sky honors (Imrie, Dwyer) as the Vacaville, Calif., native has posted averages of 2.61 kills and 1.41 blocks per game to go along with a team-high .314 hitting percentage. Among Big Sky leaders, Wilson ranks second in blocks and fourth in hitting percentage, and has started 92 matches over the last three years. Wilson’s blocks per game has ranked among the nation’s leaders for the majority of the season and her 415 career blocks ranks seventh in Sacramento State program history. She has posted double figures in kills in eight of the last 10 matches, and 14 times overall this season. In addition, she has at least five blocks on 16 occasions, including a career-high tying 13 against Montana State on Oct. 30.

Gamst, who is a three-time Big Sky All-Academic selection, has posted career highs in virtually every statistical category this year. The Los Alamitos, Calif., native is currently averaging 12.02 assists, 1.10 kills, 2.73 digs and 0.50 blocks per game to go along with a .271 hitting percentage. Among conference leaders, she ranks second in assists and tied for fourth in double-doubles (14). After tallying double figures in digs a combined six times during her first three years with the program, Gamst has 14 such matches this year, including a career-high 17 on two occasions. The fifth-year senior has played every game in every match this season. Gamst was named Big Sky Player of the Week for the first time of her career on Oct. 11 and has recorded hitting percentage of at least .400 on 10 occasions.

Haupt, who has appeared in 28 matches (including 14 starts) as a freshman, is averaging 1.87 kills and 0.86 blocks per game to go along with a .301 hitting percentage (second on the Hornets). The Etna, Calif., native has posted double figures in kills four times, including a career-high 14 against Montana on Oct. 28. Sacramento State is 12-1 this season when Haupt hits at least .300, which includes a season-best .636 to go along with seven kills against Colgate. Over a five-match span (all starts) from Oct. 19-30, Haupt averaged 3.25 kills per game to go along with a .448 hitting percentage. That included 12 kills and a .579 hitting percentage against Pacific.

All four players have been major contributors to a Sacramento State team that finished the regular-season with a 23-7 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the Big Sky. The Hornets are the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky Tournament which will be played this Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 18-20, in Cheney, Wash. By virtue of their No. 2 seed, the Hornets receive a first-round bye in the six-team tournament and will play Friday night in the semifinals at 6 p.m. The winner of the Big Sky Tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Hornets have reached the NCAA postseason event six times in the last seven years.