GCU & HFU Combine to Have Five Standouts Earn 2019 AVCA Women's Volleyball East Region Honors
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (December 6, 2019) -- Georgian Court University and Holy Family University, who squared off in the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Volleyball Championship Final last month, combined this week to have five standouts earn All-East Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Three of the standouts were named to the All-East First Team including Amy Bruno (GCU), Carly Covington (HFU) and Kinsy Haschke (GCU), while Holy Family's Gianna Pesognelli and Morgan Silks each earned honorable-mention status.
Bruno, Covington and Haschke will now move on for consideration for the AVCA's All-America team, which will be announced later this month by the organization. Georgian Court claimed the 2019 CACC crown via a 3-1 triumph over Holy Family, as the Tigers were making their second-consecutive appearance in the league final. Both teams qualified for the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament, marking the second time in the last four seasons a pair of CACC teams made the regional event.
Name | School | Team | Pos. | Yr. |
Amy Bruno | Georgian Court University | 1st | MB | Sr. |
Carly Covington | Holy Family University | 1st | OH | Jr. |
Kinsy Haschke | Georgian Court University | 1st | OH | So. |
Gianna Pesognelli | Holy Family University | HM | MB | Sr. |
Morgan Silks | Holy Family University | HM | S | So. |
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.