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Alexis Hobie (Second Team) and Ella Butler (Honorable Mention) were named to the 2022 All-RMAC teams

Hobie and Butler represent Skyhawks on volleyball All-RMAC list

11/10/2022 12:00:00 PM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD - Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sophomore Alexis Hobie and freshman Ella Butler were named to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, Hobie earning Second-Team and Butler earning Honorable Mention nods, announced by the league on Thursday.

"The conference is packed with so many talented athletes, and to have a pair of Fort Lewis players make the All-RMAC team is very exciting for our program," said head coach Giedre Tarnauskaite.

Hobie stepped up her game in her second season as a Skyhawk, bettering her numbers in nearly every statistical category to back up her All-RMAC Honorable Mention accolade from a season ago. The Eugene, Oregon native leads the team with 258 kills and has put together seven double-doubles this season. She is averaging 3.23 kills per set and hits for a .201 efficiency on the pin—improving on her .119 clip as a freshman.

Her mark of 3.30 kills per set in conference play ranks seventh among players from the league's 15 teams. In addition to her flashy offense, Hobie has held her own in the back row this season. She ranks second on the team with 2.39 digs per set and has a team-high 375 reception attempts with just 23 errors in 80 sets played. She is also leading all outside hitters with .35 blocks per set (24 assists, four solo).

"Alexis has been a force since the first day that she arrives on campus," recognized Tarnauskaite. "She has solidified herself as one of the top scorers in the conference and has grown in her versatility as a hitter. In addition, her back row game has improved tremendously."

Butler, a true freshman out of Arizona, has burst onto the scene as one the nation's most lethal servers. Poised and controlled at the line, she has dropped in 38 service aces this season while committing just 14 errors. Her current mark of .51 aces per set ranks her fourth on the FLC individual single-season aces per set list. That clip is also good for second in the conference, behind just Colorado Mesa's Sabrina VanDeList (0.62 aces/set). Ironically, Butler dropped in a career-high six aces versus Mesa in mid-October, a stat that is third-most in the four-set match in program history.

"Ella is one of the top freshmen in the conference, and I knew that she was ready to compete after watching many of her high school and club matches," said Tarnauskaite. "She is very consistent in all aspects of her game, and her volleyball IQ makes her exceptional."

The middle blocker backs up her impressive serving game with all-around play that makes her one of the top freshmen in the RMAC. She ranks 15th in the conference with .76 blocks per set—the most by a Skyhawks player since 2019. Butler has 103 kills (1.37/set) this season and reached double-figures twice. She is also a solid defender in the back row, averaging nearly one dig per set in just one rotation of back-court play.

"We always strive to be better than we were the day before. The fact that we have two underclassmen representing the Skyhawks shows that the future is bright for this program," said Tarnauskaite in closing.

Fort Lewis, the eight-seed in the RMAC Tournament, will go head-to-head with No. 1 -ranked MSU Denver tonight at 5:00 p.m. from the Auraria Event Center in Denver, Colorado.
 
Full List of All-RMAC Award Winners
RMAC Player of the Year: Rylee Hladky, MSU Denver
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Payton Van Veen, CSU Pueblo
RMAC Defensive Player of the Year: Kerstin Layman, Colorado Mesa
RMAC Setter of the Year: Drew Stokes, Colorado School of Mines
RMAC Coach of the Year: Jenny Glenn, MSU Denver
 
2022 RMAC Volleyball First Team All-Conference
Name Cl. Pos. School Hometown
Libby Goodman R-So. OH Colorado Christian Castle Pines, Colo.
Sierra Hunt R-So. OH Colorado Mesa Aurora, Colo.
Kerstin Layman R-Sr. L Colorado Mesa Littleton, Colo.
Sabrina VanDeList R-So. S Colorado Mesa Severance, Colo.
Drew Stokes Gr. S Colorado School of Mines Murphysboro, Ill.
Rose Stuewe Sr. OH Colorado School of Mines Fredricksburg, Texas
Jazzy Espinoza Sr. MB CSU Pueblo Cheyenne, Wyo.
Payton Van Veen R-Fr. OH CSU Pueblo Springfield, Mo.
Kaylee Corsentino Jr. OH MSU Denver Walsenburg, Colo.
Kelsey Gordon Sr. OH MSU Denver Emporia, Kan.
Rylee Hladky Jr. OH MSU Denver Gillette, Wyo.
Amelia Davis So. MB Regis Denver, Colo.
Mara LeGrand Sr. S Regis Omaha, Neb.
Jacey Koethe Sr. MB South Dakota Mines West Des Moines, Iowa
 
2022 RMAC Volleyball Second Team All-Conference
Name Cl. Pos. School Hometown
Izzy Jones So. S Colorado Christian Murphy, Texas
Lilly Woods So. MH Colorado Christian Phoenix, Ariz.
Sydney Leffler So. OH Colorado Mesa Eaton, Colo.
Savannah Spitzer R-Jr. MB Colorado Mesa Aurora, Colo.
Tye Wedhorn R-Sr. MB Colorado Mesa Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Elle Duis Gr. DS/L Colorado School of Mines Trophy Club, Texas
Megan Neil Gr. OH Colorado School of Mines Overland Park, Kan.
Alexis Hobie So. OH Fort Lewis Eugene, Ore.
Riley Anderson So. OH MSU Denver Monument, Colo.
Ashlyn Cianciulli Jr. DS/L MSU Denver Conroe, Texas
Mikayla McClinton Jr. MB MSU Denver Raytown, Mo.
Nadine Burbrink Sr. MB Regis Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany
Klaudia Sowizral Gr. MB/RS Regis St. Charles, Ill.
Halle Theis Jr. OH Regis Geneva, Neb.
 
2022 RMAC Volleyball Honorable Mention
Name School
Cindy Garcia Adams State
Madison Hoopman Black Hills State
Haedyn Rhoades Black Hills State
Aiyana Fujiyama Chadron State
Renee Phillips Colorado Christian
Erin Curl Colorado Mesa
Hannah Delor CSU Pueblo
Josey Nunn CSU Pueblo
Sadie Scoville CSU Pueblo
Elaine Thibadeau CSU Pueblo
Ella Butler Fort Lewis
Ember Canty MSU Denver
Delaney Eckhardt MSU Denver
Amela Qershia MSU Denver
Haley Kennedy Regis
Paisley Gibson South Dakota Mines
Kiley Metzgar South Dakota Mines
Hannah Ammerman UCCS
Julia Geiger UCCS
 
 
 
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