Two Buffs Named to Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, Three Earn Honorable Mention

BOULDER — Five different Buffs were awarded with Pac-12 postseason awards Tuesday morning.

Seniors Maya Tabron, Lexi Hadrych, and Skyy Howard all received Honorable Mentions to the All-Pac-12 Volleyball team.

Freshmen Cayla Payne and Lily Dwinell headlined the conference's All-Freshman team, with Washington as the only other school to boast at least two freshmen.

SUPERB SENIORS

Hadrych ended the season with 288 kills on a .263 attack percentage. Hadrych improved in her kills per set over last season, increasing from 3.19 to 3.35.

Tabron closed out her esteemed career in Boulder as the team leader in kills for the last two seasons, including 331 kills this year. She posted a season-best .232 attack percentage in her final season.

Tabron will end her career as a Buff with the 14th most career kills at 1,083 total, passing up Janine Zumerchik, who played in Boulder from 1991-1994 during non-rally scoring.

Skyy Howard had a phenomenal final season at Colorado after transferring from the University of North Carolina. Howard posted a team-best .368 hitting percentage, the fourth best hitting percentage in a single-season in program history. It is also the highest percentage by a Buff since Kelsey English posted a .361 percentage in the 2013 season.

The middle blocker also logged 148 total blocks, which now ranks seventh-all-time in a single-season for the Buffs. Last Buff to post 150+ blocks in a season was Meghan Barkman in 2001 with 151 blocks.

FANTASTIC FRESHMEN

Dwinell had 188 kills with a .229 hit percentage. The rookie had the fourth-most kills on the team, behind the three honorable mentions. Dwinell tacked on 83 total blocks for the season to go along with her promising scoring abilities.

Payne was the fifth and final Buff to reach the century kill mark this season, with 106 and a strong .276 hit percentage in her first season. Payne also had 71 total blocks.