FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2015
NE-10 Announces Volleyball All-Conference Teams, Major Awards
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Adelphi's Megan Manierski has been named the Northeast-10 Player of the Year, as the league office announced its all-conference volleyball teams and major award winners on Thursday. Manierski was also tabbed as the NE-10 Setter of the Year and was one of three from Adelphi to garner major individual awards.
In addition to the conference's Player and Setter of the Year, the Panthers had the Libero of the Year in Sierra Crook, as well as the Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year in Danielle MacKnight.
For a complete list of all-conference members and award winners, as voted upon by the league's head coaches, please see below.
Manierski played a major role in leading the Panthers to the Northeast-10 Regular Season Championship and the top seed in the NE-10 Championship, which the Panthers host this weekend. She leads the conference in assists (1,160) and assists per set (10.45). Manierski is also in the top-10 in the league with 37 service aces on the season while posting 1.02 kills per set with a .322 hitting percentage and 2.19 digs per set.
Crook is among the league leaders in digs (616) and digs per set (5.55), playing in every match this season for the Panthers. MacKnight, in her ninth season as Adelphi's head coach, guided the Panthers to the regular season crown as her squad won the final 18 games of the regular season before entering the NE-10 Championship. MacKnight's defending NE-10 Champion Panthers are currently the top ranked team in the East Region after cruising through conference play with a perfect 14-0 record.
Franklin Pierce's Katie Leidhold was selected as the NE-10 Rookie of the Year by the league's head coaches. Leidhold is currently fourth in the conference with 341 kills, posting 3.04 per set and leading the Ravens to the No. 2 seed in the NE-10 Championship. The freshman is also second in the league with 43 service aces while contributing 4.03 digs per set as well.
Adelphi had the most first-team selections with three, as well as the most overall student-athletes honored with six. Franklin Pierce had a pair of first teamers and had four honorees in total, as did American International and Le Moyne.
2015 Northeast-10 Volleyball All-Conference
First Team
Megan Manierski, S, Adelphi
Mandy Stanislovaitis, OH, Adelphi
Shelby Stoner, MB, Adelphi
Natalija Dordevic, RS, American Int'l
Aiden Garcia, MH, Franklin Pierce
Katie Leidhold, OH, Franklin Pierce
Maryellen Devic, OH, Saint Rose
Second Team
Sierra Crook, L, Adelphi
Jaci Buscher, OH, Bentley
Hannah Runge, S, Franklin Pierce
Natalie Casson, OH, Le Moyne
Meghan Kennelly, OH, New Haven
Rebecca Italiano, L, Pace
Candace Washington, MH, Saint Michael's
Marisa Coronis, MH, So. New Hampshire
Third Team
Mercy Rivera, DS, American Int'l
Tara Reilly, MB, Assumption
Jessica Segal, L, Bentley
Kendall Corcoran, S, Le Moyne
Jessica Miller, RS, Le Moyne
Madison Burke, L, Merrimack
Natalie Moore, L, Saint Michael's
Carissa Dube, RS, Saint Rose
All-Rookie Team
McKenna Clawson, OH, Adelphi
Madison Canestrari, MB, Adelphi
Roxana Wenger, S, American Int'l
Diva Rivas-Reyes, OH, American Int'l
Katie Leidhold, OH, Franklin Pierce
Abigail Sonuga, MH, Franklin Pierce
Jessica Miller, RS, Le Moyne
Mikayla Porr, L, Le Moyne
Player & Setter of the Year – Megan Manierski, Adelphi
Libero/Defensive Player of the Year – Sierra Crook, Adelphi
Rookie of the Year – Katie Leidhold, Franklin Pierce
Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year – Danielle MacKnight, Adelphi
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
