November 8, 2011

CSAC Volleyball End of Year Awards Announced

2011 CSAC Volleyball Awards

ASTON, PA: The Colonial States Athletic Conference has announced its year end awards for the 2011 season, including Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, First, Second, and Honorable Mention All-Conference, and All-Sportsmanship Teams. These have been voted upon by the conference’s head coaches.

Centenary College junior setter Jelena Markovic (Hrcko, Boznia and Herzegovina/The Economic School) has been named the 2011 CSAC Volleyball Player of the Year. Markovic put together a solid season across the board. She led the conference – and all of NCAA Division-III – with 180 aces (1.7/set), while averaging 2.6 kills, 2.7 digs, and 3.9 assists. In addition to topping the nation in aces, she also was among national leaders in points per set, averaging 4.5 to rank 34^th. A 2010 First Team All-CSAC pick, Markovic was named CSAC Player of the Week three times during the 2011 campaign, earning the honors on Oct. 30^th, Sep. 26^th, and Sept. 5^th. She helped lead the Cyclones to a 7-4 CSAC record in 2011, earning the fifth seed in the upcoming CSAC Championship Tournament.

Neumann University OH/MH Katie Young (Wilmington, DE/Padua Academy) was selected as the 2011 CSAC Rookie of the Year. A graduate student at Neumann, Young had not played volleyball since her high school days, but emerged as one of her teams’ top hitters. In 32 matches, Young put down 181 kills (1.5/set), while also totaling 62 digs and 45 blocks.

Cabrini College’s Eric Schaefer has been selected 2011 CSAC Coach of the Year after guiding the Cavaliers to a perfect 11-0 conference mark, and a 20-10 record overall. The favorites in the 2011 CSAC preseason coaches poll, Cabrini won nine of its 11 conference matches in straight sets, and finished the regular season as the conference leaders in hitting percentage (.252), kills/set (11.7), and blocks/set (1.6).

2011 All-CSAC First Team
MH: Jessica White - Sr - Baptist Bible
OH: Alexis Doss - Sr - Cabrini

OH: Danielle Carrozza - Jr - Cabrini
OH: Emily Fillman - Sr - Marywood
MH: Natalie George - Sr - Neumann
L/DS: Sophia Sokolovich - So - Cabrini
S: Jelena Markovic - Jr - Centenary

2011 All-CSAC Second Team
MH: Michele Fitz - So - Cabrini
MH: Devon Paffendorf - Sr - Centenary
MH: Rachel Lambert - Sr - Gwynedd-Mercy
MH: Kim Lope - Sr - Marywood
OH: Katelin Kuklentz - So - Neumann

L/DS: Rachel Tollett - So - Marywood
S: Cecily Scavicchio - Sr - Neumann

2011 All-CSAC Honorable Mention

OH: Laura Grace Hodupp - Sr - Baptist Bible
OH: Emily Gordon - Jr - Baptist Bible
MH: Rebecca Grady - Fr - Cedar Crest
MH: Tamary Dabady - So - Immaculata
OH: Shelby Morgan - So - Keystone
OH: Gianna Jones - So - Neumann
OH/MH: Marilu Ortiz - Fr - Notre Dame

MH: Tricia Taylor - Sr - Philadelphia Biblical
MH: Karen Boyle - Grd - Rosemont
L/DS: Victoria Limmina - Jr - Neumann
S: Alyssa Hartranft - Jr - Marywood
S: Erin Greenwood - So - Philadelphia Biblical

2011 CSAC All-Sportsmanship Team
Laura Grace Hodupp, Baptist Bible
Beth Gillespie, Cabrini
Marie Polzella, Cedar Crest

Devon Paffendorf, Centenary
Maria Stilwell, Gwynedd-Mercy
Courtney Sahm, Immaculata
Shelby Morgan, Keystone
Erica Krakosky, Marywood
Ashley Clark, Neumann
Amanda Sijera, Notre Dame
Rebekah Morrison, Philadelphia Biblical
Chelsey Smith, Rosemont