Four Broncos earn all-conference honors

Four Bronco sophomores earn WJCAC first-team all-conference honors. (Photo illustration by NMMI Sports Press)
Four Bronco sophomores earn WJCAC first-team all-conference honors. (Photo illustration by NMMI Sports Press)
Posted: Apr 15, 2021

NMMI Sports Press

Vittoria Price, Katarzyna Niderla, Julia Johnson and Tiffinay Gauspohl earned first-team Western Junior College Athletic Conference honors.

Vittoria Price | Middle | Sophomore | Hometown: Roswell, N.M.

Price played in 76 sets this season as she finished ranked 11th in NJCAA Division I with a .371 hitting percentage.

A dominant force in the middle, she tallied 151 kills, 13 service aces, 69 digs, seven blocked shots and 47 block assists.

Price had a season-high 13 kills during a four-set win over Western Texas College on March 10. She had six or more kills in 16 matches.

In the WJCAC, she ranked second in hitting percentage, seventh in block assists and 10th in block total with 54.

Katarzyna Niderla | Middle | Sophomore | Hometown: Poniatowa, Poland

Niderla was named WJCAC Player of the Week on two occasions during the weeks of March 7-13 and March 14-20.

Appearing in 79 sets, she recorded 147 kills for a .383 killing percentage. She had six or more kills in 14 matches.

She contributed with 67 digs, five service aces, nine solo blocks and 57 block assists. Her nine solo blocks were a team-best.

Her season-high 19 kills came during a four-set victory over Western Texas College on March 10.

Niderla ranked third in the WJCAC in block assists and total blocks while her .406 hitting percentage during conference play was third best.

Julia Johnson | Outside hitter | Sophomore | Hometown: Huntley, Ill.

With a team-high 190 kills and 22 service aces, Johnson averaged 2.47 kills a match.

Earning WJCAC Player of the Week honors during the week of Feb. 28-March 6, she finished with 194 digs, seven blocked shots, 23 block assists and seven assists in 77 sets played.

Johnson had six or more kills in 17 matches while she recorded 10 or more kills in a match nine times.

She had a game-high 16 kills during a four-set win over Trinity Valley Community College on Jan. 28 and a season-best four service aces in a straight-set sweep of Hutchinson on Feb. 6.

Johnson ranked fifth in the WJCAC with a hitting percentage of .276, eighth in service aces and fifth in points with 230.5.

Tiffinay Gauspohl | Defensive specialist/Setter | Sophomore | Hometown: Cedar Park, Texas

Gauspohl had a team-high 405 assists as she averaged 5.26 assists a game.

She also finished with 18 service aces and 189 digs.

In a five-set match against Missouri State University-West Plains on Jan. 23, Gauspohl had a game-best 30 assists.

On defense, she tallied a game-high 20 digs in a five-set match against Navarro College on Jan. 22. She recorded 10 or more digs in eight different matches.

Gauspohl ranked 12th in the WJCAC in service aces and assists per set.

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