CACC Volleyball Major Award Winners & All-Conference Teams Announced; Post's Skylar German Named Player of the Year
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 10, 2014) -- The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and Commissioner Dan Mara on Monday announced the 2014 major award winners and all-conference teams for the sport of volleyball. The announcement comes on the eve of the 2014 CACC Volleyball Championship, which begins on Tuesday night with the quarterfinals.
Highlighting the award winners on Monday was Post University
standout Skylar German, who was named the CACC Player of the Year
for her impressive play throughout the 2014 regular
season.
Joining German as major award winners were Wilmington University's Erin Bistany as the CACC Rookie of the Year, Caldwell University's Jaclyn Del Cid as the defensive player of the year, and Post head coach Michael Brienza as the BSN Sports Coach of the Year.
German, who was also named to the All-CACC First-Team, ranked
among the top-five in the CACC in several categories throughout the
regular season, including: hitting percentage (1st, .376); blocks
per set (1st, 1.00); points (2nd, 487.5); points per set (2nd,
4.7); blocks assists (2nd, 85); total blocks (3rd, 104); kills per
set (3rd, 3.69); and total kills (5th, 384).
German had double-digit kills in all but four matches this season, and had 11 matches of 14 kills or more. She topped 20 kills in three matches, including registering a season-high 25 in a 3-0 win over Bloomfield on Oct. 30.
The sophomore middle blocker/hitter also had 10 matches where she record double-figure digs, highlighted by a season-high 18 dig performance in a 3-1 triumph over Goldey-Beacom on Oct. 24.
Bistany had a remarkable debut season, which enabled her to win the league's top rookie award. The freshman middle blocker, who earned a league-best four CACC rookie-of-the-week awards this year, ranks among the top-five in the conference in several categories, including: blocks (1st, 99); total blocks (1st, 122); and blocks per set (2nd, 0.99).
Bistany logged at least three blocks in 20 matches, including seven consecutive to end the season. In fact, she recorded a total of 42 blocks in those final seven contests.
In addition to her impressive defensive accomplishments, Bistany also had a major hand in contributing offensively by totaling double-digit kills in three matches, including a season-best 14 in a 3-1 victory over Post on Oct. 25.
Del Cid became the inaugural winner of the CACC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year award, as the honor was initiated in select sports throughout the conference beginning with the 2014-15 season.
The senior libero ranks second in the CACC in digs per set (5.39) and third in total digs (588). Del Cid had 13 matches this season where she had at least 20 digs, including a season-high 33 versus Alderson-Broaddus on Sept. 13. She also tallied at least 26 digs in a stretch of 3-of-4 matches in mid October, which all resulted in wins for the Cougars.
Both Bistany and Del Cid were also named to the All-CACC First-Team for their efforts, as the rookie earned a spot at one of the two middle blocker positions, while Del Cid was tabbed as the top libero.
Joining German, Bistany, and Del Cid on the first-team were Georgian Court University's Tatiana Rodriguez (outside hitter), Dominican College's McKenzie John (outside hitter) and Kayla Dexter (middle blocker), and Post's Julia Slyaktina (setter).
The members on the All-CACC Second-Team included Goldey-Beacom College's Kadi McCoy (outside hitter), Wilmington's Allison Briley (outside hitter), Philadelphia University's Chelsea Hughes (outside hitter), Caldwell's Narae Wadsworth (middle blocker), Bloomfield College's Deandra Black (middle blocker), Chestnut Hill College's Regina Trabosh (libero), and Georgian Court's Kelsey Oliver (setter).
Brienza was selected as the coach of the year after guiding Post to a share of the CACC North Division title, as the Eagles tallied a 19-10 overall record and a 14-5 mark in league play.
The other award announced on Monday was that Nyack College had been named the winner of the Team Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating values that make up NCAA Division II athletics.