Richards, Schuetz, Brown Take Home All-WSC Men's Volleyball Honors

Cole Richards (20) celebrates with Gavin Kristic (8) and Gabe Stopani (7). Richards was named to the 2024 All-WSC First Team (Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)

May 4, 2024

By Jimmy Friery

Cole Richards, Andreas Schuetz, and Cameron Brown earned All-WSC honors for SBCC Men's Volleyball. Richards and Schuetz made the First Team, while Brown was named to the Second Team.

Richards backed up his team-leading 188 kills in 2023 with an even 200 in 2024, also leading the team. He was solid defensively, too, with 72 digs (2^nd on team) and 30 blocks (4^th) this season. A solid server, he was second on the team with 18 aces. He compiled 10 or more kills in 11 of 16 matches played, including a 20-kill performance on March 29 against El Camino. His double-double against Santa Monica on March 1 led the team with 18 kills and 12 digs.

Schuetz was second on the team in kills with 126. His powerful serve dealt 29 aces on the year, leading the team. Defensively, he was 4^th in digs (49) and 5^th in blocks (21). The Santa Barbara native had 13 or more kills 4 times, and served 5 aces in 3 different matches. Great in 5-setters, he averaged 12 kills in such matches.

Cameron Brown rounds out the list of Vaqueros in progression—he was third on the team with 96 kills. The opposite's 47 blocks led the team, and each one felt like it came in a big moment. He tallied 5 or more blocks in 4 different matches. His massive 21-kill, 6-block, 6-dig performance on March 20 at Pierce has an argument for the best single-match performance of any Vaquero this season.