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2011 All-CCC Volleyball Team Announced
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• Roger Williams’ Marybeth Torpey Picked
Player of the Year |
All nine institutions that sponsor volleyball from the
Commonwealth Coast Conference were represented on the 2011All-CCC
Volleyball Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M.
Kaye. In addition to the all-conference team, five major individual
award winners and a team sportsmanship award winner was also
selected. Roger Williams University senior Marybeth
Torpey was named CCC Player of the Year, Endicott College
freshman Alexandra Gearin was named CCC Rookie of
the Year, Roger Williams junior Kelsee Loche was
named CCC Libero of the Year, Salve Regina University senior
Julianne Barry was named CCC Senior
Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Salve Regina coach Lindsay
Marshall was named CCC Coach of the Year, and
Curry College was the recipient of the Team
Sportsmanship Award.
Voting for the All-CCC team and each of the major awards was
conducted among CCC volleyball coaches.
Joining Barry, Loche, and Torpey on the first team were
Elyse Barbour (Endicott), Paige
Curran (University of New England), Emily
Lebowitz (Roger Williams), and Krystie
Luczynski (Roger Williams).
In addition to Gearin, second team selections included
Sarah Allshouse (Endicott), Megan
Clancy (Salve Regina), Holly Hancock
(Roger Williams), Maria Kuehl (University of New
England), Maureen Pollet (Western New England),
and Taylor Violet (Salve Regina).
Earning honorable mention were Claudia Amado
(Gordon), Angela Brunette (University of New
England), Julie Bruton (Wentworth), Kasey
Cameron (Western New England), Courtney
DiBiasio (Curry), Jennifer Duggan (Salve
Regina), Falyn Torelli (Endicott), Grace
Kucharski (Western New England), Danna
McDonald (Roger Williams), Ashley Norley
(Endicott), Val Smith (Western New England),
Kelsey Twarog (Roger Williams), and
Birdina Tuiva (Eastern Nazarene).
Torpey, a senior outside hitter from Quincy, Mass, has been a key
asset to the Hawks’ success this season. A captain of a 26-3
Roger Williams squad that enters CCC Tournament play as the top
seed after posting a flawless 8-0 record in regular-season
conference play, Torpey is one of three CCC players to
rank among the league’s top-10 in kills per set and
hitting percentage in overall competition. She ranked second
in the league in kills, rattling off an average 3.0 per set, while
placing seventh with a .233 hitting percentage. Also a
formidable competitor on the defensive side of the net, Torpey
averaged 2.78 digs per set in overall play, which ranks second
among Hawk players.
Gearin, a freshman setter from Los Angeles, Calif., has been an
invaluable addition to a Gulls’ lineup that clinched the #2
seed in the CCC Championship for the second consecutive year.
During regular-season play, Gearin ranked fourth among all CCC
players with an average of 2.79 kills per set. Her stellar
play helped the Gulls to rank fourth in kills (10.17) and assists
(9.39) per set among CCC teams, while ranking fifth in attack
percentage (.161) and digs (15.34) per set.
Loche, a junior libero from Millis, Mass. has been a major factor
in Roger Williams’ 26-3 campaign. Heading into CCC
Championship play, Loche has played in 311 sets over her three year
stint, and is ranked second among CCC players in digs. She tops CCC
players in number of digs registered with 510 over just 96
sets, which is good for an average 5.31 digs per set. Among NCAA
Division III women’s volleyball players, Loche ranks 49th
nationally in average digs per set. She has also proven
herself offensively as she placed third in service aces in CCC
rankings, with an average 0.56 per set.
Barry, a senior from Randolph, Mass., is being recognized for an
outstanding career on and off the court at Salve Regina
University. The two-time senior co-captain is a three-time
all-conference honoree who earned first team recognition this year
and last year, and second-team honors in 2009. In overall
competition, Barry is presently ranked second among CCC players
with a .327 attack percentage and fifth in kills per set (2.60). In
the most recent NCAA Division III women’s volleyball rankings
she ranked fourth nationally in blocks per set (1.51).
Academically, Barry is also a standout as she currently touts an
outstanding 3.92 GPA as an Elementary/ Special Education major,
which places her in the top five among her classmates, and has
earned a spot on the CCC All-Academic team three times. Barry is
also the all-time leader in solo blocks (267), block assists (138),
and total blocks (405) at Salve Regina.
In her third year at the helm of the Salve Regina program,
Marshall guided the Seahawks to a breakout season. Last year,
she tied the program record for wins in a season (12) and has
already surpassed that heading into the CCC Championship as the #3
seed with a record of 15-12, and a CCC record of 6-2. Under
Marshall’s direction, the Seahawks led all CCC teams in
blocks per set (2.31) and rank second in hitting percentage (.203),
and kills (10.52) per set, while placing third and fourth,
respectively, in assists (9.39) and digs (15.87) per set.
Salve Regina also ranked 15th nationally among Division III
programs in blocks per set.
2011 ALL-CCC VOLLEYBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
RS Elyse Barbour, Endicott, Senior
MB Julianne Barry, Salve Regina, Senior
MH Paige Curran, University of New England, Junior
S Emily Lebowitz, Roger Williams, Junior
L Kelsee Loche, Roger Williams, Junior
MH Krystie Luczynski, Roger Williams, Sophomore
OH Marybeth Torpey Roger, Williams, Senior
SECOND TEAM
S Sarah Allshouse, Endicott, Senior
L Megan Clancy, Salve Regina, Junior
OH Alexandra Gearin, Endicott, Freshman
MH Holly Hancock, Roger Williams, Sophomore
S Maria Kueh,l University of New England, Sophomore
OH Maureen Pollet, Western New England, Sophomore
S Taylor Violet, Salve Regina, Freshman
HONORABLE MENTION
OH Claudia Amado, Gordon, Senior
M Angela Brunette, University of New England, Sophomore
M Julie Bruton, Wentworth, Senior
OH Kasey Cameron, Western New England, Freshman
OH Courtney DiBiasio, Curry, Freshman
OH Jennifer Duggan, Salve Regina, Freshman
OH Falyn Torelli, Endicott, Junior
L Grace Kucharski, Western New England, Freshman
OH Danna McDonald, Roger Williams, Freshman
L Ashley Norley, Endicott, Junior
S Val Smith, Western New England, Freshman
OH Kelsey Twarog, Roger Williams, Junior
S Birdina Tuiava, Eastern Nazarene, Sophomore
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Marybeth Torpey, Roger
Williams
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Alexandra Gearin, Endicott
LIBERO OF THE YEAR Kelsee Loche, Roger
Williams
SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Julianne
Barry, Salve Regina
COACH OF THE YEAR Lindsay Marshall
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Curry College
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