GREELEY, Colo. — Alivia Eikenberg became the first Portland State freshman to make the All-Big Sky First Team since Garyn Schlatter in 2010, as the Big Sky Conference released its all-conference honors Sunday ahead of the Big Sky tournament.
 
Eikenberg was the only freshman across the conference to make either the All-Big Sky first or second teams.
 
She earned the honor after ranking second in the Big Sky with 4.25 kills per set within Big Sky play. She recorded 10+ kills in all 14 Big Sky matches in which she played when she also had 11 of her 15 double-doubles this season.
 
Eikenberg's 15 double-doubles were one off the freshman record of 16 that Melissa Osterloh set at 16 in 2004. She also set single-season freshman records for total kills (378) and points (416.0), while she's on pace to set records for kills (3.82) and points (4.20) per set.
 
Eikenberg's average of 3.82 kills per set across all matches this season ranks her fourth among all freshman in NCAA Division I.
 
Eikenberg had 21 matches with 10+ kills this season and four matches with 20+ kills. Three of her 20-kill matches came in Big Sky play, including a career-high 28 kills on .380 hitting against Eastern Washington on Oct. 23. That was the most kills by a Viking since Whitney Phillips had 28 against Montana State on Sept. 17, 2010.

2025 Big Sky Individual Award Winners
Co-Most Valuable Player: Hannah Stoddard, NAU & Victoria Marthaler, Sacramento State
Co-Libero of the Year: Alexis Batezel, Montana & Reese Ampi, Sacramento State
Setter of the Year: Kate Doorn, Sacramento State
Top Newcomer: Olivia LaBeau, Montana
Outstanding Freshman of the Year: Keonahi'ilani Solaita, Sacramento State
Coach of the Year: Ken Murphy, Northern Arizona 
  
Big Sky Volleyball All-Conference First Team
Delaney Russell, Montana
Hannah Stoddard, Northern Arizona
Gigi Greenlee, Northern Arizona
Sophia Wadsworth, Northern Arizona
Isabel Bennett, Northern Colorado
Alivia Eikenberg, Portland State
Kate Doorn, Sacramento State
Victoria Marthaler, Sacramento State
Ashlynn Archer, Sacramento State
Rose Moore, Weber State
 
Big Sky Volleyball All-Conference Second Team
Marci Bell, Idaho State
Jaydin Watts, Idaho State
Alexis Batezel, Montana
Gracie Cagle, Montana
Lauren Lindseth, Montana State
Brynn Reines, Northern Colorado
Zoe Gibbs, Northern Colorado
Alayna Tessena, Northern Colorado
Ashley Gneiting, Weber State
Kaylie Ray, Weber State