William Woods University garnered quite a few American Midwest Conference postseason awards, with Pamela Durazo named AMC Newcomer of the Year, Caleb Bonaventure receiving AMC Assistant Coach of the Year and seven Owls earning All-AMC, announced the AMC Tuesday.

The seven WWU players selected All-AMC were Durazo and Luciana Paiva Pereira on the first team, Andressa M. Borges and Erin Treis on the second team and Lauren Adams, Vitoria Campos Mello and Audra Gray making honorable mention. Treis was also included as the Owls' Champions of Character Team representative.

Durazo transferred to William Woods from NCAA Division I Utah Tech University — she played junior college volleyball at Arizona Western College before that — and was quite the Swiss Army Knife in the Owls' attack and one of the AMC's better attackers. Showing those points, Durazo led the AMC in hitting percentage (.419) and was second in blocks per set (0.92), and she was tops in points (380.5), aces (45) and blocks (110) on the season.

"Pamela has worked extremely hard all season to prepare for a standout junior year," William Woods volleyball coach Kandace Cook said. "There were many times this year that her stats reflected so much of what she does, and people weren't quite seeing her. To be seen now, though, means so much more, and I couldn't be more proud of her for being in the top 24 in the country and in the top 30. She leads our conference in blocking and hitting percentage, and she leads our team in service aces, blocks and hitting percentage. She has done amazing things this year.

"I think it's absolutely fulfilling that our conference is now seeing her and all the things she has done this season!" Cook said. "None of this would be possible if it weren't for Pamela's hard work and discipline on the court, in the gym and in the classroom - all the things that go into being a good student-athlete. Pamela has a lot of passion for this game. She's a leader and a captain on our team, and she continues to demonstrate why she is!"

In Caleb Bonaventure's second year as assistant, he helped coach the Owls to a 24-win regular season, one more than last year. It was the first time since 2017-18 that WWU achieved back-to-back 20-win regular seasons, and its 47 regular season wins between 2023-24 are the program's most since 1997-98 when they combined for 53.

"I'm very proud of Caleb," Cook said. "I continue to see him grow and develop as a coach. And as a program, he is a big part of why we are able to run a reserve program and a varsity program that is successful. There is no way that I could do without him and without our other assistant Dani. They both provide a lot of heart and love to our team, and I know they will have great careers as head coaches in the future.

"As for now, I can't imagine not having our little trio. But I couldn't be more thankful for the hard work, the kindness, the opinions and the trust that I have in Caleb and Dani and that I see they have in me. This is a great year for Caleb to receive this award and I couldn't be more proud of him and what he will continue to do for this program in the future."

Paiva Pereira picked up her second straight All-AMC nod and showed improvement this year by making the first team after receiving second-team honors last year. Statistically, Paiva Pereira was second on the team in kills (277), fourth in hitting percentage (.277) and fifth in blocks (37) this season.

Fellow Brazilian Owl Borges earned her third all-conference award, first All-AMC selection in her first season at WWU, her final college campaign. Borges was fourth on the team in kills (188) and blocks (48) and fifth in hitting percentage (.248) this year.

Joining Borges on the All-AMC second team for the Owls was Treis - her second straight second-team All-AMC selection - who showed she was a strong setter and high-character individual by also being the team's honoree on the Champions of Character Team. WWU's double-double machine with a team-high 17 double-doubles in 35 matches this season, Treis also led the team in the two statistics she got all her double-doubles in, assists (644) and digs (325).

Adams finished her illustrious William Woods career with her third straight All-AMC selection; she was a first-team pick in 2022-23 and an honorable mention in '24. Only trailing teammate Durazo, Adams was second in the AMC in hitting percentage (.335), and she was third on the team in blocks (78) and aces (24) and fifth in kills (177) this year.

Transferring to The Woods from Mineral Area College, Campos Mello made honorable mention All-AMC and was fourth in the AMC, first on the team in kills (318), second on the Owls in blocks (89) and third in digs (230) in 2024.

Gray had a breakout third season as an Owl, receiving All-AMC for the first time. She was second on the team in assists (296), fourth in aces (21) and fifth in digs (108) this season.

No. 4 seed William Woods (24-11, 8-3 AMC) opens postseason play hosting No. 5 seed Mission University (14-21, 6-5) in the AMC Tournament quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Anderson Arena in Fulton.