LOS ANGELES - ARIZONA STATE’S
Samantha Plaster has been named the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2021 season, the conference announced today. The award is presented in each of the 24 sports sponsored by the Pac-12 and was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.
A kinesiology major with a 4.00 grade-point average, Plaster is currently in the top five for individual career wins at Arizona State, ranking fourth with 57 wins. The senior also holds ASU’s record for most career wins by a pair with 44 alongside Kate Baldwin, with whom she was named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team as a sophomore in 2019. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team in 2019, as well as making the 2020 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Apr 15, 2021
THIS WEEK (April 15, 2021): The Washington State Cougars (13-11, 4-5) close out their Pac-12 regular season conference schedule when they visit No. 50 Washington Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in Seattle. The Cougars then continue their road trip Sunday when they visit No. 4 Pepperdine at Noon in Malibu, Calif.
FOLLOW LIVE: Live streaming for the Washington match can be found HERE, while the stream for the Pepperdine match is located HERE.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cougars closed out their home schedule by taking a 4-0 decision over Gonzaga Tuesday on Senior Day. Senior Melisa Ates was recognized prior to the match for her contributions to Washington State University both on and off the court.
Apr 9, 2021
THIS WEEK (April 9, 2021): The Washington State Cougars (11-11, 3-5) close out their Pac-12 home slate by hosting No. 46 Oregon. The match is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
FOLLOW LIVE: Washington State Athletics is committed to providing a safe environment for its staff, coaches and student-athletes, as well as the Pullman community, during the 2021 tennis season. Under current health protocols, only player/coach guests are permitted to attend Cougar Athletics home events. Live streaming for matches played in Hollingbery Fieldhouse is available HERE, and live scoring for all matches is available HERE. There is no streaming for matches played at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts.