Davi Chuong Named NECC Women's Volleyball Defensive Specialist of the Year
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Seven of the eight sponsored programs were represented on 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Women's Volleyball All-Conference Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, four separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship award were also voted upon and selected this week.
The Lesley University Lynx senior middle hitter Lindsey Marek (Killingworth, Conn.) was named the 2009 NECC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year. Marek finished 4th in the NECC with a .323 hitting percentage and ranked sixth in kills. Overall she has played in and started 25 matches with 80 sets tallying 179 kills (2.24 kills per set), 12 service aces, 67 digs (0.84 per set), 41 blocks (1.51 per set) and four assists. In conference play, Nunez had 56 kills (2.55 kills per set), 5 aces, 21 digs and 15 blocks.
Bay Path's junior Libero Davi Chuong (Easthampton, Mass.) nabbed the inaugural 2009 NECC Women's Volleyball Defensive Specialist of the Year. Chuong, a business management major, led the NECC in digs at 113 (4.36 per set) and was 10th in service aces at 19 (0.73 per set). She played in 20 matches with 209 digs, 135 serve receptions and average 1.44 digs per set.
Daniel Webster Eagles' freshman outside hitter Chelsey Crawford (Westfield, Mass.) nabbed the 2009 NECC Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Year for her first season of collegiate play. Crawford, a marketing management major, led the conference with a .351 attack percentage. She finished NECC play with 57 kills (2.71 per set), 13 service aces, 22 digs (1.05 per set) and ten blocks (0.48 per set). Overall, Crawford has 168 kills (2.55 per set), 32 service aces and 62 digs and 48 blocks.
Crawford was joined by her coach Braden Zamore earning top NECC honors. Zamore was named the 2009 Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year. He led the Eagles to a perfect 7-0 NECC finish. For their efforts, the Eagles grabbed the #1 seed and will be hosting the 2009 Women's Volleyball Tournament. Daniel Webster is currently 14-6 overall.
The Nighthawks of Newbury College, led by head coach Jaime Terenzi, were honored as the 2009 NECC Team Sportsmanship Award recipients. The Nighthawks concluded conference play in second place with a 6-1 finish and 12-19 on the season. They earned the #2 seed and earned a first round bye heading to semifinal action tomorrow at Daniel Webster.
Voting for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was
conducted among all NECC women's volleyball coaches.
Joining Marek and Crawford on first team were Newbury's freshman
outside hitter Sara Hanna (Center Moriches, N.Y.), Lesley's
freshman middle blocker Amanda McCracken (Eldersburg, Md.), senior
middle blocker Kristina Rieger (Concord, N.H.) and Elms' sophomore
outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, Mass.).
Second team honors went out to six student-athletes. Daniel
Webster sophomore setter Caitlyn DiPierro (Billerica, Mass.),
Newbury sophomore outside hitter Tricia Corriveau (Coventry, R.I.),
Newbury freshman middle blocker Stephanie Williams (Medford,
Mass.), Daniel Webster freshman outside hitter Samantha Hill
(Hudson, N.H.), Newbury senior setter Sarah Nelson (Bernardston,
Mass.) and Elms senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee,
Mass.)
Five players received honorable mention including
Chuong , Elms senior setter Kim Phillips (Blue
Hills Regional, Mass.), Mitchell junior outside hitter Stephanie
Davis (Ledyard, Conn.), Lesley freshman setter Kaitlyn Miller
(Leesport, Penn.) and Lesley junior outside hitter Meaghan Chadwick
(Chelmsford, Mass.).
2009 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE
YEAR: Lindsey Marek, Lesley, SR (Killingworth, Conn.)
2009 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST OF THE
YEAR: Davi
Chuong, Bay Path, JR (Easthampton, Mass.)
2009 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Chelsey Crawford, Daniel Webster, FR (Westfield, Mass.)
2009 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:
Braden Zamore, Daniel Webster
2009 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD: Newbury College
2009 ALL-NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM
Lindsey Marek, Lesley, Senior
Chelsey Crawford, Daniel Webster, Freshman
Sara Hanna, Newbury, Freshman
Amanda McCracken, Lesley, Freshman
Kristina Rieger, Daniel Webster, Senior
Stacy Croteau, Elms, Sophomore
2009 ALL-NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SECOND TEAM
Caitlyn DiPierro, Daniel Webster, Sophomore
Tricia Corriveau, Newbury, Sophomore
Stephanie Williams, Newbury, Freshman
Samantha Hill, Daniel Webster, Freshman
Sarah Nelson, Newbury, Senior
Melissa Clark, Elms, Senior
2009 ALL-NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HONORABLE MENTION
Davi Chuong, Bay Path, Junior
Kim Phillips, Elms, Senior
Stephanie Davis, Mitchell, Junior
Kaitlyn Miller, Lesley, Freshman
Meaghan Chadwick, Lesley, Junior
