2009 MPSF All-Conference Players/Teams

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2009 All-MPSF Men's Volleyball Teams Announced
Paul Carroll Named Player of the Year

April 23, 2009

2009 MPSF Player of the Year
PAUL CARROLL • #12 • SENIOR • OPPOSITE • PEPPERDINE
Pepperdine senior opposite Paul Carroll (Forster, Australia/Great Lakes College) is leading the nation in kills for the second straight year. An AVCA All-American first teamer the last two years and now a three-time All-MPSF first team selection, he is averaging 6.29 kills, 2.15 digs, 1.04 blocks and 0.29 aces while hitting .395. He's been named the AVCA Player of the Week twice this season and the MPSF Co-Player of the Week three times. Carroll has led Pepperdine in kills in every match this season, with at least 14 every time, 20 or more kills on 16 occasions and 30+ kills seven times. He had a career-high tying 37 kills in a win vs. UC Irvine on Feb. 20, which also tied his own school single-match record for the rally-scoring era. Carroll just became the fourth player in Pepperdine history to record 2,000 career kills and now stands third on the list with 2,012.

2009 MPSF Freshman of the Year
CARSON CLARK • #9 • FRESHMAN • OPPOSITE • UC IRVINE
UC Irvine redshirt freshman Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara HS) leads UC Irvine in kills (3.90) and points per set (4.52) overall, which ranks eighth among MPSF players in both categories. In 16 starts this year, he is averaging 4.73 kills, 5.48 points 1.55 digs, 0.82 blocks and 0.32 aces per set. Clark ranks 17th in the country in kills per set, the only freshman to rank in the Top-20. He owns a .344 hitting percentage which is 26th nationally, ranking only behind MPSF players Paul Carroll and Eric Vance among non-middle blockers on the list. Clark led the team in kills in 13 of 26 matches he played in, including 11 of his 16 starts. He recorded a career-best 24 kills against UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 14, 2009.

2009 MPSF Coach of the Year
KEVIN RING • FOURTH YEAR • HEAD COACH • UC SAN DIEGO
UC San Diego head coach Kevin Ring directed the Tritons to 13 wins this season, including eight MPSF wins, both school records. The Tritons were nationally ranked in the top-10 for most of the year and contended for an MPSF playoff spot until the final weekend of the season. The 2009 season comes on the heels of a record setting 2008 season for wins. Ring directed the Tritons to several notable wins this season, including defeating St. Francis and George Mason at the Hall of Fame Classic, and defeating UCLA, USC, Hawaii, UCSB and Pacific in the MPSF. UCSD also had several near upsets, including taking Pepperdine to five sets. The Tritons lose just one starter and return their top four point scorers from the 2009 campaign.

OTHER ANTEATERS MAKING ALL-MPSF:

1st Team - Ryan Ammerman (S)
2nd Team - Kevin Wynne (MH)
3rd Team - Jordan Dufault (OH)
Honorable Mention - Taylor Wilson (OH)
All-Freshmen Team - Carson Clark (OPP)