Post by FU73 on Nov 22, 2019 7:11:55 GMT -5
Manuela Nicolini has been named the 2019 MAAC Player and Setter of the Year, as voted upon by the league's head coaches and announced this evening by the conference. Head Coach Todd Kress was selected by his peers as the MAAC Coach of the Year for the seventh time in his Fairfield career.
"A lot of what Manuela brings to this program is pretty noticeable on the court, but there's also a lot she does behind the scenes that may go unnoticed," said Kress of his senior setter. "She makes great decisions as the quarterback of our attack, she's the best blocking setter in the conference, she serves tough and scores from the end line, and she's very good defensively. Manuela is so multi-faceted in what she does, that I think she is rightfully being recognized as both the MAAC Player and Setter of the Year."
Fairfield led the conference with four All-MAAC honorees, and a total of seven Stags currently rank among the individual top-10 in the league in at least one statistical category.
"Throughout the regular season, I think our balance is what helped separate us in the standings," said Kress. "Our offensive numbers have been pretty evenly distributed among our outsides, our middles and our opposite. And whether those student-athletes were named All-MAAC players or not, they have all produced at a high level when called upon, which has made us a very difficult team to defend".
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2019 MAAC Volleyball Major Awards
Award - Player - School
Player of the Year Manuela Nicolini Fairfield
Libero of the Year Alejandra Rodriguez Quinnipiac
Setter of the Year Manuela Nicolini Fairfield
Rookie of the Year Morgan Romano Rider
BSN Sports Coach of the Year Todd Kress Fairfield
2019 MAAC Volleyball All-MAAC First Team
Player - Class - Schooln- Position
Leah Simmons Sr. Canisius Middle Hitter
Manuela Nicolini Sr. Fairfield Setter
Joelle Battles Fr. Fairfield Right Side
Megan Fergus Sr. Marist Outside Hitter
Jaycie Roberts Jr. Niagara Outside Hitter
Morgan Romano Fr. Rider Opposite
Anilee Sher So. Rider Setter
2019 MAAC Volleyball All-MAAC Second Team
Player - Class - School -Position
Camila Vazquez So. Canisius Middle Hitter
Kaylie Butts Jr. Fairfield Middle Blocker
Mayda Garcia Sr. Fairfield Outside Hitter
Caroline Leitch Sr. Niagara Outside Hitter
Kaleigh Oates Sr. Quinnipiac Middle Blocker
Alejandra Rodriguez Sr. Quinnipiac Libero
Morgan Koch Fr. Rider Middle Hitter
2019 MAAC Volleyball All-Rookie Team
Player - Class - School - Position
Bree Long Fr. Canisius Libero
Ella Loussia Fr. Canisius Outside Hitter
Joelle Battles Fr. Fairfield Right Side
Sophia Theriot Fr. Marist Libero
Gabby Murray Fr. Marist Middle Blocker
Morgan Romano Fr. Rider Opposite
Morgan Koch Fr. Rider Middle Hitter
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"A lot of what Manuela brings to this program is pretty noticeable on the court, but there's also a lot she does behind the scenes that may go unnoticed," said Kress of his senior setter. "She makes great decisions as the quarterback of our attack, she's the best blocking setter in the conference, she serves tough and scores from the end line, and she's very good defensively. Manuela is so multi-faceted in what she does, that I think she is rightfully being recognized as both the MAAC Player and Setter of the Year."
Fairfield led the conference with four All-MAAC honorees, and a total of seven Stags currently rank among the individual top-10 in the league in at least one statistical category.
"Throughout the regular season, I think our balance is what helped separate us in the standings," said Kress. "Our offensive numbers have been pretty evenly distributed among our outsides, our middles and our opposite. And whether those student-athletes were named All-MAAC players or not, they have all produced at a high level when called upon, which has made us a very difficult team to defend".
fairfieldstags.com/news/2019/11/21/womens-volleyball-nicolini-kress-earn-major-awards-to-highlight-2019-all-maac-volleyball-honors.aspx
2019 MAAC Volleyball Major Awards
Award - Player - School
Player of the Year Manuela Nicolini Fairfield
Libero of the Year Alejandra Rodriguez Quinnipiac
Setter of the Year Manuela Nicolini Fairfield
Rookie of the Year Morgan Romano Rider
BSN Sports Coach of the Year Todd Kress Fairfield
2019 MAAC Volleyball All-MAAC First Team
Player - Class - Schooln- Position
Leah Simmons Sr. Canisius Middle Hitter
Manuela Nicolini Sr. Fairfield Setter
Joelle Battles Fr. Fairfield Right Side
Megan Fergus Sr. Marist Outside Hitter
Jaycie Roberts Jr. Niagara Outside Hitter
Morgan Romano Fr. Rider Opposite
Anilee Sher So. Rider Setter
2019 MAAC Volleyball All-MAAC Second Team
Player - Class - School -Position
Camila Vazquez So. Canisius Middle Hitter
Kaylie Butts Jr. Fairfield Middle Blocker
Mayda Garcia Sr. Fairfield Outside Hitter
Caroline Leitch Sr. Niagara Outside Hitter
Kaleigh Oates Sr. Quinnipiac Middle Blocker
Alejandra Rodriguez Sr. Quinnipiac Libero
Morgan Koch Fr. Rider Middle Hitter
2019 MAAC Volleyball All-Rookie Team
Player - Class - School - Position
Bree Long Fr. Canisius Libero
Ella Loussia Fr. Canisius Outside Hitter
Joelle Battles Fr. Fairfield Right Side
Sophia Theriot Fr. Marist Libero
Gabby Murray Fr. Marist Middle Blocker
Morgan Romano Fr. Rider Opposite
Morgan Koch Fr. Rider Middle Hitter
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