SACRAMENTO -- Seniors Bridgette Smith and Caitlin Volkmann were both named second team all-Big West Conference today. The Big West is comprised of seven teams in beach volleyball, including three nationally ranked squads.

For both players, it marked the third time they were named all-Big West during their careers. Volkmann received honorable mention accolades in 2022 and 2024, and Smith was named honorable mention in 2022 and 2023.

Smith and Volkmann played No. 1 in the Hornets' lineup all season long, finishing with 13 victories. That included a 12-13 mark at No. 1, and a 1-0 mark at No. 2.

Of their 26 matches together, seven came against nationally ranked opponents. The duo posted victories against opponents from Oregon, Portland, San Francisco, Pacific, UTEP, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, UC Davis, Santa Clara and Saint Mary's among others.

That included a stretch of five wins in six matches from March 21-April 17.

Volkmann wraps up her career as the program's all-time leader with 48 career beach wins. She has posted double-digit wins all four seasons of her beach career, and every match has come at No. 1 or 2 in the team's lineup. She will graduate later this month with a master's degree in business.

Smith concludes her career with 32 wins - the third most in program history. The indoor All-American would have posted more beach victories, but missed nearly the entire 2024 season with injury. Like Volkmann, she has spent the majority of her career at the No. 1 spot in the team's lineup, and will graduate later this month with a biology degree.

Sacramento State completed its season last week at the Big West Conference Championship in Santa Monica.