HONOLULU - University of Hawai'i's Beth Novick, a senior two-meter player, was named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Water Polo first team and UH head coach Michel Roy was named co-Coach of the Year, the conference announced today.

Novick, of Evergreen Park, Ill., is second on the team with 53 goals. She is the first-ever Rainbow Wahine to be named to the All-MPSF first team twice. She also earned first team honors in 2004.

Roy led the Rainbow Wahine to a 20-9 record and UH's first-ever berth in the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship, which begins May 13 at Ann Arbor, Mich. He shared the MPSF coaching honor with UCLA's Adam Krikorian. UH finished fourth in the MPSF championship last weekend in Berkeley, Calif., and received one of three at-large berths to the eight-team NCAA tournament.

Natalie Golda and Kelly Rulon of UCLA were named MPSF co-Players of the Year. UCLA's Emily Feher was the Goalie of the Year.

Hawai'i freshman utility Ifeke Van Belkum was named to the MPSF second team and freshman two-meter Monika Kruszona was named honorable mention. Van Belkum and Kruszona also were selected to the MPSF All-Freshman team.