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BLACSKBURG, Va. – Junior Felicia Willoughby and freshman Cara Baarendse both received Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball accolades, the conference announced on Thursday, as Willoughby garnered first-team All-ACC honors, while Baarendse earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman squad.

Willoughby notched All-ACC accolades for the third straight year, after receiving first-team recognition in 2008 and second-team honors in 2007. The Pleasanton, Calif., native is the only Hokie ever to earn All-ACC honors three consecutive seasons.

Willoughby led the squad with 139 blocks and ranked second on the team in kills with 332 this season. Her 1.17 blocks per set average ranked third in the conference, and she sits in second and fourth place in the Tech record books in career blocks and career hitting percentage, respectively. She owns 428 total blocks in her career and is striking at a .320 clip in her time with the Hokies.

Baarendse garnered ACC All-Freshman honors, after leading Tech in hitting percentage, striking at a .354 clip in 2009. She recorded 280 kills, third-most for the Hokies, and 67 blocks, second most on the team. She held the fifth-best hitting percentage in the conference, as well as the top season hitting percentage among Tech freshmen all time, and third highest in school history among all Hokies.

The selection of Baarendse to the ACC All-Freshman squad marks the fourth consecutive year a Hokie has been named to the team. Sophomore Erin Leaser earned ACC All-Freshman honors last year, while Willoughby and senior Taylor Parrish received the accolade in 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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