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2012 SEASON REVIEW OREGON EARNS NCAA RUNNER-UP STANFORD CLAIMS PAC-12 CROWN OREGON represented the Pac-12 in the NCAA title match, making it the third-straight year a Pac-12 team had played in the final match. The Ducks were the fifth-seeded team in the tournament, the program's highest-ever seeding, and made its first-ever NCAA semifinal appearance. The Ducks advanced to the title match with a four-set upset of top-seeded Penn State. UO's Alaina Bergsma was named the AVCA National Player of the Year, the third-straight year a Pac-12 player has earned the distinction. The Pac-12 boasts the most storied history at the NCAA Championships, seven different Pac-12 teams have advanced to the national semifinals since 2001. At least one league team has advanced to the semifinal round for the 29th time all-time and to the title match for the 24th time. The Pac-12 has won 14 NCAA titles in women's volleyball, the most of any conference in the country. Oregon's Alaina Bergsma led the Ducks to their first-ever NCAA semifinal in 2012. Bergsma was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and AVCA National Player of the Year. Seven Pac-12 teams earned NCAA Tournament bids, tied for the most of any conference in the country. STANFORD received the league's automatic berth after claiming the Pac-12 crown, the program's 15th all-time league title and the sixth in the last seven years ... Five of the Conference's seven tournament teams were among the top-16 seeded teams. Stanford was the No. 2 seed, Oregon was the fifth seed. USC was the No. 6 seed, UCLA was the No. 7 seed and WASHINGTON was the No. 13 seed ... Also earning bids were ARIZONA STATE and CALIFORNIA. It was the Sun Devils' first tournament appearance since 2006 ... The Bruins were the defending NCAA Champions ... The Conference has sent at least six teams to the NCAA Tournament for 13-consecutive years. It sent four teams to the regional semifinals for the ninth time in the history of the tournament, with three squads advancing to the regional finals ... There were 20 upsets by Pac-12 teams this season. 2012 PAC-12 CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Stanford$* Oregon*^ USC* Washington* UCLA* Arizona State* California* Arizona Utah Colorado Oregon State Washington State CONFERENCE WL PCT HOME AWAY 191.95010-0 9-1 16 4 .800 8-2 8-2 15 5 .750 9-1 6-4 14 6 .700 8-2 6-4 14 6 .700 9-1 5-6 9 11 .450 6-4 3-7 9 11.450 4-6 5-5 8 12.400 5-5 3-7 5 15.250 4-6 1-9 4 16 .200 4-6 0-10 4 16 .200 3-7 1-9 3 17 .150 3-7 0-10 OVERALL WLPCTHOME AWAY NEUT 3G 4G 5G STREAK 304.882 16-010-34-1 16-0 10-3 4-1 L1 30 5 .857 12-2 12-2 6-1 20-28-0 2-3 L1 30 6 .833 17-1 8-5 5-0 20-57-1 3-0 L1 25 7 .781 15-2 8-5 2-0 17-13-4 5-2 L1 23 8 .742 11-2 8-6 4-0 15-26-3 2-3 L1 20 14 .588 10-4 6-8 4-1 9-3 8-7 3-4 L1 15 16 .484 6-6 6-7 3-2 6-95-2 4-5 L2 16 15 .516 12-7 3-8 1-0 9-65-7 2-2 L2 14 19 .424 7-6 3-10 4-3 8-74-6 2-6 W1 14 18 .438 7-8 3-10 4-0 8-101-7 5-1 L8 14 18 .438 3-7 3-10 8-1 4-11 7-5 3-2 L3 13 19 .406 6-7 2-11 5-1 8-10 4-7 1-2 L1 $ - Pac-12 Champion; * - NCAA Tournament participant; ^ NCAA Tournament national runner-up 2012 ALL-PAC-12 TEAM PLAYER, SCHOOL Inky Ajanaku, STAN Alaina Bergsma, ORE** Liz Brenner, ORE Samantha Bricio, USC Jordan Burgess, STAN Macey Gardner, ASU Natalie Hagglund, USC** Shannon Hawari, CAL Brittany Howard, STAN Rachael Kidder, UCLA** Tabi Love, UCLA Lauren Plum, ORE** Krista Vansant, WASH Carly Wopat, STAN** ** two-time selection POS. MB OH OH OH OH OH L MH OH OH OH S OH MB HT. 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-5 5-9 6-2 6-2 YR. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. HOMETOWN Tulsa, Okla. Chandler, Ariz. Portland, Ore. Guadalajara, Mexico Fort Meyers, Fla. Gilbert, Ariz. Encinitas, Calif. Plano, Texas Los Altos, Calif. Moorpark, Calif. Dauphin, Manitoba Poway, Calif. Redlands, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Honorable Mention: Katie Fuller, USC; Jaicee Harris, WSU; Haley Jacob, ORE; Correy Johnson, CAL; Madi Kingdon, ARIZ; Kylin Muñoz, WASH; Zoë Nightingale, UCLA; Alexis Olgard, USC; Erin Redd, UTAH, Camille Saxton, OSU; Sara Shaw, USC; Ariana Williams, ORE; Rachel Williams, STAN; Erica Wilson, ASU. 38 // 2013 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE // REVIEW 2012 PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM PLAYER, SCHOOL Inky Ajanaku, STAN Samantha Bricio, USC Madi Bugg, STAN Jordan Burgess, STAN Macey Gardner, ASU Brittany Howard, STAN Allison Palmer, ASU POS. MB OH S OH OH OH S HT. 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-9 HOMETOWN Tulsa, Okla. Guadalajara, Mexico Apex, N.C. Fort Meyers, Fla. Gilbert, Ariz. Los Altos, Calif. Laguna, Calif. Honorable Mention: Halli Amaro, ARIZ; Alexis Austin, COLO; Nicole Edelman, COLO; Olivia Magill, ARIZ; Alicia Ogoms, USC; Becca Strehlow, UCLA; Cassie Strickland, WASH. PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Alaina Bergsma, Oregon PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Samantha Bricio, USC PAC-12 COACH OF THE YEAR: John Dunning, Stanford PAC-12 SETTER OF THE YEAR: Lauren Plum, Oregon PAC-12 LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Natalie Hagglund, USC