WHITTIER, Calif. – Whittier College women's volleyball earned three All-SCIAC selections after finishing the regular season 23-6 overall and 11-2 in conference play. Middle blocker Mia D'Amato and outside hitter Malena Thé were named to the First Team, while setter Madison McPherson earned Second Team recognition.

No. 20 Mia D'Amato | Middle Blocker | First Team All-SCIAC

D'Amato gave the Poets an efficient option in the middle, putting away 220 kills on .346 hitting. She also totaled 104 blocks, including 17 solo blocks, and averaged just over one block per set across 102 sets. In Whittier's Nov. 7 sweep of Occidental, D'Amato recorded nine kills on .529 hitting without an attack error and added eight digs and a season-high eight blocks, including two solo.

No. 22 Malena Thé | Outside Hitter | First Team All-SCIAC

Thé earned SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Week honors during a season in which she recorded 302 kills and 348 digs in 93 sets. She averaged 3.25 kills and 3.74 digs per set and added 39 blocks and 17 service aces. Thé posted 17 double-doubles in kills and digs, including a standout performance against Pacific Lutheran on Sept. 11, when she tallied 16 kills on .351 hitting, 18 digs, three blocks and two aces in four sets.

No. 12 Madison McPherson | Setter | Second Team All-SCIAC

McPherson earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors during the regular season and finished with 319 assists, 193 digs and 134 kills on .205 hitting in 67 sets. She also contributed 32 blocks and 23 service aces. McPherson recorded seven double-doubles and two triple-doubles during the regular season. In Whittier's four-set win over Redlands on Oct. 6, she posted one of those triple-doubles with 14 kills on .387 hitting, 20 assists and 18 digs, adding four aces and two blocks.

McPherson, Thé, D'Amato and the No. 2 seed Whittier Poets will host No. 3 seed Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the SCIAC Tournament semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. on Dave Jacobs Court. Purchase tickets to the match here or catch all the action on FloCollege. 

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