ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth seniors
Katelynn Reed and
Kate Zwickl were repeat first-team selections on the Empire 8 Conference all-star team for women's volleyball. The teams were announced Friday following voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.
In addition to Reed and Zwickl, senior libero
Mallorie Clary was named to the second team and repeated as the league's Defensive Specialist of the Year. Sophomore
Ashlee Travis also was recognized as Nazareth's representative as Sportswoman of the Year.
Reed, of Horseheads, N.Y., made the first team for the second year in a row as a middle blocker. She leads the team in service aces (45), blocks (76) and hitting percentage (.329). She also ranks second in kills with 197.
Zwickl, of Chester, N.Y., made the first team for the third year in a row as a setter. She leads the Golden Flyers with 857 assists and is second in digs with 248.
Clary, of Baltimore, Md., leads the Golden Flyers with 528 digs for an average of 4.89 per set.
Nazareth brings a 22-11 overall record into this weekend's New York State Regional Challenge at Ithaca. The Golden Flyers also will be the second seed for next weekend's Empire 8 Conference Tournament at Stevens.
2009 Empire 8 Volleyball All-Conference Awards
Player of the Year: Sarah Byrne, Stevens
Libero/Defensive Specialist of the Year: Mallorie Clary, Nazareth
Rookie of the Year: Maggie Kowalska, Stevens
First Team
Sarah Byrne, jr. OH Stevens
Corinna Doctor, sr. S Ithaca
Sydney Kandefer, jr. MB St. John Fisher
Maggie Kowalska, fr. OH Stevens
Victoria Petko, sr. MB RIT
Katelynn Reed, sr. MB Nazareth
Kate Zwickl, sr. S Nazareth
Second Team
Elaina Braun, sr. S St. John Fisher
Rachel Busch, sr. OH Ithaca
Mallorie Clary, sr. L Nazareth
Jenna Waldron, sr. L St. John Fisher
Sasha Zavadska, fr. OH Elmira
Honorable Mention
Sara Budar, Stevens; Courtney Desmond, Hartwick; Janice Embury, Elmira; Brittany Fuller, Stevens; Tesia Kaczynski, Elmira; Rebecca Moore, RIT; Brittany Raykoske, Elmira; Katie Theone, Ithaca
Sportswoman of the Year
Emily Steen, sr. Alfred
Andrea Masiello, jr. Elmira
Lauren Mausert, so. Hartwick
Karin Edsall, so. Ithaca
Ashlee Travis, so. Nazareth
Melanie Springer, fr. RIT
Amy Street, so. St. John Fisher
Amethyst Holder, so. Stevens
Alyssa Sadallah, sr. Utica