SEATTLE (Nov. 13) -- Seattle Pacific University's Leah Wiiest was the sole repeat selection to the all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball first team and freshman Cathleen Price has been voted the conference newcomer of the year in voting by the coaches announced Tuesday.

Wiiest (Sr., Spokane, Wa./Deer Park-Cornell), a middle hitter, leads the playoff-bound Falcons in both kills (3.63) and blocks (0.85). Earlier she was named to the GNAC academic all-conference team. Wiiest was runner-up to Western Washington's Shannon Rowland for conference player of the year.

Price (Fr., Gresham, Or./Sam Barlow), who was also voted second team all-GNAC, owns the team's top attacking percentage (.266) and is second in kills (3.43), service aces (0.47) and blocks (0.83).

The Falcons' Leilani Kamahoahoa (Sr., Oregon City, Or./Canby) and Katy Higgins (So., Kirkland, Wa./Redmond) each received honorable mention. Kamahoahoa battled a knee injury this season to break SPU’s all-time records for kills and digs in a career. She leads the Falcons in service aces per game (.51) and digs (3.40). Higgins is first on the Falcons in games played (103) and assists (11.84). Her assists average is also good for second in the GNAC.

Seattle Pacific meets defending national champion Hawaii Pacific in the first round of the NCAA Division II Pacific Regional Thursday night in San Bernardino, Calif. The winner advances to face No. 5-ranked Cal State San Bernardino in a semifinal match Friday.