ATLANTA – The Alaska Anchorage women's basketball program capped its 2021-22 season with a pair of national honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association on Wednesday, with senior Tennae Voliva earning honorable mention All-America recognition and Ryan McCarthy named the West Region's finalist for WBCA NCAA Div. II National Coach of the Year.

A 6-foot center, Voliva added Wednesday's award to a haul that includes First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference and Third Team Academic All-America honors. With six double-doubles, the East Anchorage High School product helped UAA finish 20-7 overall and 12-4 in the GNAC, barely missing its seventh straight regular-season league title. Voliva paced the Seawolves in virtually every category except three-point shooting, posting top-12 GNAC ranks in scoring (12.9 ppg, 9th), rebounding (7.0 rpg, 8th), steals (2.1 spg, 3rd), blocks (0.7 bpg, 12th), field-goal percentage (.479, 9th) and free-throw percentage (.829, 3rd). She was also second on the team with 1.8 assists per game.

A three-year starter, Voliva finished with UAA top-10 career ranks in rebounds (654, 8th), steals (170, 10th), blocks (79, 7th), free throws made (9th, 261), games played (t-6th, 127) and victories (t-5th, 110), while placing 20th on the Seawolves' scoring list with 921 points.

Meanwhile, McCarthy picked up his fifth West Region coach-of-the-year honor since 2014-15 after piloting UAA to its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Despite having just one player who averaged more than eight points and four rebounds per game, the Seawolves posted the best winning percentage in this year's unbalanced GNAC schedule, including regular-season sweeps of fellow NCAA qualifiers Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene.

2021-22 WBCA All-America Team
Abby Beeman, Shepherd University
Makaila Cange, Lander University
Nija Collier, University of Central Missouri
Kwajelin Farrar, Valdosta State University
Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth
Dyani Robinson, Texas A&M-Commerce
Paige Robinson, Drury
Julianne Sutton, North Georgia^
Dejah Terrell, California University of Pennsylvania
Jaelencia Williams, Union
^WBCA NCAA Div. II National Player of the Year
 
Honorable Mention All-Americans
Aliyah Abney, Tampa
Sha Carter, Walsh
Alisha Davis, Colorado State-Pueblo
Rylee Derr, Kutztown
Emma Duff, Western Washington
Riley Friauf, Dominican
Maighan Hedge, Cameron
Jess Huber, University of the Sciences
Julia Jenike, Florida Southern
Kelsey Johnson, Central Oklahoma
Meg Knollmeyer, Southern New Hampshire
Shameka McNeill, Anderson
Alyssa Nelson, Wisconsin-Parkside
Shanika Peterkin, Barton College
Samantha Pirosko, Gannon
Kayla Raymond, Stonehill
Annie Roshak, Ashland
Julia Ruzevich, Lindenwood
Lauren Schetter, Pace
Haley Schubert, Lee
Allie Schulte, Lubbock Christian
Taryn Shelley, Montana State Billings
Peyton Steinman, Saint Anselm
Audrey Tingle, West Liberty
Makyra Tramble, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Bryanna Troutman, Wingate
Daniella Turner, Colorado Mesa
Tennae Voliva, Alaska Anchorage
Tori Wortz, St. Cloud State

2021-22 WBCA National Coach of the Year Finalists
Southeast Region: Buffie Burson, North Georgia
South Central Region: Jason Burton, Texas A&M-Commerce
Central Region: Lori Fish, St. Cloud State
South Region: Paul Honsinger, Eckerd
West Region: Ryan McCarthy, Alaska Anchorage
Northeast Region: Karen Pinkos, Southern New Hampshire
East Region: Kimberly Stephens, Glenville State*
Midwest Region: Mike Williams, Grand Valley State
*WBCA NCAA Div. II National Coach of the Year