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Frostburg State outside hitter Brooke Winterling (Glenelg, MD/Glenelg
HS) is the coaches' pick for Preseason Player of
the Year for the second year in a row. The AMCC Player of the Year in 2008, Winterling led the
Bobcats to the team title with a .304 hitting percentage to go with 525 total
kills, 247 digs. 53 aces and 61
blocks. She is a three-time first team all-conference
selection and was the conference Newcomer of the Year in 2006. |
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AMCC VOLLEYBALL POLL
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OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH...
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D'YOUVILLE
COLLEGE |
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Senior S Siblea McFarland (Salamanca,
NY/Salamanca)...First-Team NEAC…Set team single-season records
for assists (1,208) and assists per set (9.90)…second on the
school’s all-time assist list (2584), needs 139 to become leader. |
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FRANCSICAN UNIVERSITY |
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Senior MH Alison Aeschliman (Steubenville, OH/Steubenville Catholic Central)...Ranked third in the AMCC with a .288 hitting percentage...averaged 2.52 kills per game...strong all-around player. Sophomore DS Nicole Henson (Bloomington, IL/Bloomington Central Catholic)...Contributed 3.75 digs per game last season. |
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FROSTBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY |
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Senior OH Brooke Winterling (Glenelg, MD/Glenelg)...Two-time AMCC Player of the Year and three-time first team all-conference selection...led the Bobcats to the team title with a .304 hitting percentage to go with 525 total kills, 247 digs. 53 aces and 61 blocks. Junior OH Sarah Stephens (Oakland, MD/Southern Garrett)...First team all-conference for the champion Bobcats...recorded 336 kills, .228 hitting percentage, 40 aces, 21 blocks, and 243 digs. |
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HILBERT COLLEGE |
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LA ROCHE COLLEGE |
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MEDAILLE COLLEGE |
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Freshman OH Janine Benkelman (Eden, NY/Eden)...All
Western New York selection on a high school team that was ranked 13th in
the country...won 2 consecutive state championships. |
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MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE |
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Senior OH Melinda Cameron (Johnstown, PA/Ferndale)...Named to conference All-Sportsmanship Team...veteran and versatile player, only senior on the team...started every match last season...a leader both on and off the court. Sophomore OH Chelsea Trees (Thomasville, PA/Delone Catholic)...Averaged 2.07 kills per game...second on the team in digs and serving aces...played every minute of every game last season. |
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PENN STATE ALTOONA |
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Senior OH Olivia Hallahan (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon)...The squad's only upperclassman finished 36th in the country in blocks per set at 1.14...shattered the all-time school blocks record at Medaille after tallying 18 block assists...named a second team all-conference performer after averaging a team-best 2.25 kills per game. Junior L Jess Tirko (State College, PA/State College)...Became the first Penn State Altoona student-athlete ever to finish atop the NCAA statistical rankings for a specific category after finishing first in Division III in digs per set...accumulated a 787 digs in 93 games for an 8.46 digs per set average...named to the AMCC all-conference first team. |
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PENN STATE BEHREND |
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Senior MH Sheila Ogden (Grove City, PA/Grove City)...First Team All-AMCC in 2008...team high 308 kills go with 71 blocks and 54 digs...selected to all-tournament team at Behrend Invitational...currently fifth all-time at Behrend in hitting percentage and eighth in career kills. Senior S Brooke Gallentine (Mt. Pleasant, PA/Southmoreland)...First
team All-AMCC last season...team MVP...selected for all-tournament team at
Thomas More Invitational...tallied1,062 assists, 309 digs, 38 aces in
2008...currently second at Behrend in career assists. |
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PITT-BRADFORD |
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Junior OH Jackie Podrasky (Medina, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary)...Conference Newcomer of the Year and second team All-AMCC in 2007...led the team in kills (3.48 kpg) and ranked #5 in the league...also ranked #7 in the conference in digs (4.68 dpg). |
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PITT-GREENSBURG |
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Senior MB Kelsey Wilcox (Dubois, PA/Dubois)...Honorable mention all-conference last season...ranked 8th in the league in hitting percentage...second on the team with kills (133), team leader in blocks (58). |
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