SEATTLE (Nov. 16) ­ Four members of the Seattle Pacific University volleyball team were named to the academic all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference team.

Katie Ralph (Sr., Port Orchard, Wa./South Kitsap) and Shelby Gihring (Jr., Kent, Wa./Kentlake) were repeat selections while Alyssa Given (So., Salinas, Ca./Notre Dame) and Rachel Biornstad (So., Kent, Wa./Kentlake) were first-time members. Given had been voted to the academic all-district team last week.

The Falcons were second only to Northwest Nazarene's five selections.

Seattle Pacific (22-5) visits Cal State L.A. for a NCAA Division II tournament first-round match Thursday night at the Pacific Regional.

To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in at least their second year of competition at their university.

GNAC Volleyball Academic All-Conference Team
Rachael Knecht, Alaska Anchorage (Management, So., 3.26, Anchorage, AK)
Jenna Jones, Alaska Fairbanks (General Education, So., 4.00, Fairbanks, AK)
*Crystal Wheelock, Alaska Fairbanks (Psychology, Sr., 3.83, Anchorage, AK)
Jessica King, Alaska Fairbanks (General Education, So., 3.38, Hailey, ID)
Bree Brandt, Central Washington (Undeclared, So., 3.86, Bellingham, WA)
Erika Stevens, Central Washington (Family & Consumer Science, So., 3.42, Fairbanks, AK)
*Sophie Krahn, Central Washington (Biology, Jr., 3.34, Brush Prairie,WA)
Ashley Jucksch, Humboldt State (Kinesiology, So., 3.34, Castaic, CA)
Maya Domoto, Humboldt State (Sociology, Sr., 3.20, Charlotte, NC)
Kristy Wigren, Northwest Nazarene (Secondary Education, So., 4.00, Olympia, WA)
Loni Loveland, Northwest Nazarene (English Education, So., 3.87, Middleton, ID)
*Chelsea Lewis, Northwest Nazarene (Elementary Education, Jr., 3.40, Bellevue, WA)
Allison James, Northwest Nazarene (Math Education, So., 3.33, San Diego, CA)
Molly Kling, Northwest Nazarene (Business Administration, Sr., 3.23, Estacada, OR)
*Keana Morrisey, Saint Martin's (History, Jr., 3.78, University Place, WA)
*Lisa Hall, Saint Martin's (Biology, Jr., 3.56, Olympia, WA)
*Melissa Mulick, Seattle (Accounting, Jr., 3.95, Gaston, OR)
**Maggie Safranski, Seattle (Finance, Sr., 3.93, Portland, OR)
**Sarah Sommerman, Seattle (Finance, Sr., 3.86, Kent, WA)
Alyssa Given, Seattle Pacific (Nursing, So., 3.79, Salinas, CA)
*Katie Ralph, Seattle Pacific (Business, Sr., 3.48, Port Orchard, WA)
Rachel Biornstad, Seattle Pacific (Computer Science, So., 3.41, Kent, WA)
*Shelby Gihring, Seattle Pacific (Biology, Jr., 3.34, Kent, WA)
*Repeater **Two-time repeater