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SAN MATEO, Calif. — Three Santa Clara volleyball student-athletes have been recognized as part of the Spring 2021 All-West Coast Conference honors. Julia Sangiacomo was named First Team All-WCC, Michelle Shaffer and Sophia Tulino earned honorable mention nods and Tulino also landed a spot on the all-freshman team, announced by the conference on Tuesday.

Sangiacomo led Santa Clara and was top three among WCC student-athletes in kills/set (4.20, 38^th NCAA), total kills (269, 65^th NCAA), points/set (4.77, 36^th NCAA) and total points (305, 64^th NCAA). The sophomore outside hitter racked up 10 or more kills in the first 13 matches of the season and 16 of 18 matches overall in addition to posting four double-doubles. Her 143 digs and 21 aces were both second-most on the team.

Sangiacomo now has three all-conference awards after being named Second Team All-WCC and to the all-freshman team in 2019.

Shaffer led the Broncos with 395 assists (6.27/set) while sharing setting duties with Liliana Light. The junior setter/opposite ranked second on the team with 38 total blocks and third with 122 digs. She posted the WCC's only triple-double of the year with a 32-assist, 12-dig, 11-kill stat line in a five-set win at Gonzaga on March 12 and was one of only 22 student-athletes in the NCAA to have a triple-double this season.

Shaffer also earned her third conference award to go along with a WCC All-Freshman team selection in 2018 and Honorable Mention All-WCC honors in 2019.

Tulino ranked second in the conference overall and first among freshmen with 27 aces (64^th NCAA) and 0.42 aces/set (70^th NCAA); she helped the Broncos to a conference-best 1.75 aces/set mark. She ranked seventh in the conference and second among freshmen in points/set (4.10) and total points (262.5) while finishing at eighth in total kills (225, third WCC frosh) and ninth in kills/set (3.52, 4^th WCC frosh). The outside hitter amassed 11 or more kills in each of the team's first 10 matches and in 15 of 18 contests overall.

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