{"id":264,"date":"2022-10-31T15:13:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T19:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/volleyball\/?p=264"},"modified":"2023-06-25T18:56:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T22:56:26","slug":"nsac-announces-volleyball-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/volleyball\/2022\/10\/31\/nsac-announces-volleyball-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"NSAC Announces Volleyball Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christendom freshman Nora Ross was named the New South Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, while her coach Casey Rodriquez was honored as the league Coach of the Year following Saturday&#8217;s inaugural championship match in Front Royal, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ross is currently leading the USCAA Division 2 in kills per set (4.39) and is second in in total kills (307). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodriquez, in her first year as head coach of the Crusaders, led Christendom to an undefeated season in the NSAC and the conference tournament championship. They are currently ranked 12th nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ross was joined on the <strong>All-Conference team<\/strong> by (in no particular order):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Claire Mense (Christendom) &#8211;\u00a0 Ninth in USCAA for assists per set (6.11); Seventh in USCAA for total assists (428)<\/li><li>Fiona Briggs (Christendom) &#8211; Third in USCAA in digs per set (5.45); Seventh in USCAA in total digs (329)<\/li><li>McKenna Griffin (MACU) &#8211; Team leader in kills averaging 6.27 per game;\u00a0 2nd on the team in digs; Team leader in points<\/li><li>Judea Edmonds (MACU) &#8211;\u00a02nd on the team in kills and 3rd in digs;\u00a0 2nd in points scored per game at 6.8<\/li><li>Lainie Russell (MACU) &#8211; Led the Mustangs in assists per game (6.8);\u00a0 4th on the team in digs.\u00a0 Team leader who consistently hustles and leads communication on the court<\/li><li>Reign Powell (MACU) Team leader in digs averaging 9.5 per game with a season high of 19 vs Christendom on 9\/16.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All-Academic Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These exemplary student-athletes are all highly-competitive players who have also maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in the classroom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christendom College<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Annie Crnkovich<\/li><li>Dinneen Evich<\/li><li>Hannah Simpson<\/li><li>Eibhilin McClosky<\/li><li>Catherine Brezinski<\/li><li>Fiona Briggs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mid-Atlantic Christian University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>McKenna Griffin<\/li><li>Maddison Turner<\/li><li>Kolleen Hansley<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virginia Peninsula Community College<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlee Watson<\/li><li>Cori Anderson<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Coach Casey Rodgriquez accepts the Coach of the Year Award from NSAC commissioner Mike Davis <em>(image courtesy Joseph Dotson)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christendom freshman Nora Ross was named the New South Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, while her coach Casey Rodriquez was honored as the league Coach of the Year following Saturday&#8217;s inaugural championship match in Front Royal, Virginia. 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