Arica Nassar To Play For Pac-12 All-Star Team In China
April 17, 2013
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Oregon State outside hitter/middle blocker Arica Nassar, who will be a junior in 2013, has been named to a Pac-12 Conference volleyball All-Star Team that will travel to China to face International competition in June.
Nassar is one of 12 players selected to the team, which represents 11 of the 12 teams from the Pac-12.
The summer all-star team - made up of 12 Pac-12 student-athletes - will play at least six matches against Chinese Professional Club Teams over two weeks in Beijing and Shanghai.
Nassar started all 32 matches for the Beavers in 2012 and averaged 2.34 kills and 1.20 blocks per set. Of her 140 blocks last season, 32 were solo, and she earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors Aug. 27 and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17.
From The Pac-12 Conference Competition against Chinese teams competition is not new for Pac-12 women's volleyball players. In addition to international play like the Olympics, four Pac-12 women's volleyball teams hosted the Jiangsu Volleyball Team from Nanjing, China, one of the leading professional volleyball teams in China, for matches during the 2012 season.
The Pac-12 has a storied history in women's volleyball with 14 NCAA titles, the most of any Conference. This success extends across the Conference with seven different Pac-12 teams advancing to the national semifinals since 2001. The Pac-12 also features the nation's best players with the AVCA National Player of the Year coming from the Pac-12 in each of the last three years.
This summer's All-Star team was selected by the coaching staff and Pac-12 liaison and includes two setters, one libero, three middle blockers, and six outside hitters from Pac-12 teams. The team features some of the top talent in the country and the Conference.
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