OGDEN, Utah - Four Sacramento State volleyball players were selected to the

all-Big Sky Conference team, it was announced by the conference today.

Junior middle hitter Tasman Dwyer was one of three unanimous first team

selections while senior outside hitter Sarah Chlebana and freshman setter

Lisa Beauchene were each named to the second team. Junior outside hitter

Esther Rogers was named honorable mention to round out the four Hornets who

received the honor.

Tasman Dwyer

Dwyer, who was an honorable mention selection last season, was a unanimous

first team selection along with Northern Arizona's Maggie Barrera and

Montana State's Anne Watts. Among conference leaders, the Placerville,

Calif., native finished the regular season tied for first in blocks (1.45

per game), eighth in hitting percentage (.282) and ninth in kills (3.46 per

game). The six-foot graduate of Ponderosa High School, who was named

conference player of the week on Oct. 9, played in 103 of the team's 104

games this season while leading the Hornets in kills, solo blocks and

blocks assists.

Sarah Chlebana

Chlebana was named to the second team for the second-consecutive year after

leading Sacramento State, and finishing fourth in the conference, in digs

(380 total, 3.69 per game). The Calgary, Alberta, native also finished

second on the Hornets with 331 kills. A fourth-year senior and team captain

this season, Chlebana currently ranks in the Sacramento State career record

books in four different categories including sixth in kills (1,098) and

attacks (3,194), eighth in digs (1,314) and 10th in total blocks (269).

Lisa Beauchene

Beauchene, who was one of just three freshman named to the all-Big Sky

team, led the Hornets and ranked fifth in the Big Sky in hitting percentage

(.305). The Auburn, Wash., native also led the team in assists (1,100) and

ranked third in total blocks (59) and fourth in digs (304). Beauchene, who

was recently named Big Sky Player of the Week on Nov. 6, posted 10 kills,

64 assists, 18 digs and six blocks in the Hornets' conference-clinching

victory over Cal State Northridge last Saturday.

Esther Rogers

Rogers received honorable mention honors after ranking second on the team

and ninth in the conference with 3.21 digs per game. The Portland, Ore.,

native also finished ninth in the Big Sky with 0.27 aces per game and was

named conference player of the week on Oct. 23. She has started all but two

matches this season and has played in all but two games. Rogers' 246 kills,

75 blocks and .198 hitting percentage were all career highs.

Sacramento State's four all-Big Sky selections were tied with Northern

Arizona for the most in the nine-team conference. Barrera was named

conference MVP while Eastern Washington's Robyn Sonju-Felder was top

newcomer, Watts outstanding freshman and Cal State Northridge's Hedder

Illustre outstanding defensive specialist.

The Hornets, who were crowned Big Sky regular season champions for the

fourth year in a row, will host the Big Sky Tournament beginning this

Thursday, Nov. 16, and running through Saturday, Nov. 18. Sacramento State

received a first round bye as the number one seed and will play the lowest

remaining seed in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.