Oct. 30, 2007

BEVERLY, MA - The Commonwealth Coast Conference has named five Endicott College women's volleyball players to its annual All-Conference team, as announced by TCCC Commissioner Gregg Kaye on Tuesday morning.

Headlining the Conference's All-First Team for the Gulls is senior setter Meghan Hall (Santa Cruz, CA/Aptos) and junior middle blocker Hayley Janelle (Madbury, NH/Oyster River). Hall has capped off her stellar career with another outstanding season as the senior has currently dished out 1,155 assists this season and amassed over 4,500 helpers in her career. Meghan ranked first in the conference with an average of 10.60 assists per game this season. Hall is Endicott's all-time leader in assists, service aces and matches played. She is also second all-time in attack percentage.

Hayley Janelle has put together a strong season upfront for the Gulls. In 102 games in `07, Janelle has tallied 292 kills (2.86 kills per game) and swung a conference-best .325 hitting percentage. Her consistency and athleticism has helped the Gulls secure the overall No. 1 seed in the upcoming TCCC Tournament.

Sophomore Steph Wiese (Higganum, CT/Haddam-Killingworth) has been placed on her second straight All-TCCC Second Team. The outside hitter has led Endicott with 361 kills in 111 games played, a team-best average of 3.25 kills per game.

Rounding out the honors for the Gulls is a pair of TCCC Honorable Mention selections. Junior Brittany Nolan (Monroe, CT/Masuk) and freshman Brittany Phillips (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln Sudbury) have both been awarded Honorable Mention status after impressive '07 campaigns. Brittany Nolan ranked third in the conference in digs per game as she anchored the Gulls serve-receive with 559 digs (5.04 dpg average). Phillips, a pure and athletic outside hitter finished her first collegiate regular season with 268 kills in 115 games played.

Endicott returns to action on Tuesday evening as they host the 8th-seeded Crusaders of Eastern Nazarene College. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

2007 ALL-TCCC VOLLEYBALL TEAM

FIRST TEAM
OH - Blakely Burns, Gordon, Junior
OH - Michelle Doody, Colby-Sawyer, Freshman
L/DS - Taylor Forsberg, Colby-Sawyer, Junior
S - Meghan Hall, Endicott, Senior
MB - Hayley Janelle, Endicott, Junior
OH - Ashley O'Keefe, Western New England, Senior
MH - Alexandra Toregas, University of New England, Junior

SECOND TEAM
MH - Kristina Dolan, Roger Williams, Sophomore
OH - Amy Maurer, Roger Williams, Senior
L/DS - Kaylie McCallister, Gordon, Sophomore
S - Genny Moore, Colby-Sawyer, Sophomore
MB - Kristen Romanko, Colby-Sawyer, Junior
RH - Robin Smalt, Gordon, Junior
OH - Steph Wiese, Endicott, Sophomore

HONORABLE MENTION
OH - Cassandra Auguste, Eastern Nazarene, Freshman
S - Katharina Boes, Western New England, Freshman
S - Alissa Ehmke, University of New England, Senior
L/DS - Brittany Nolan, Endicott, Junior
OH - Deanna Salter, Salve Regina, Junior
MH - Meredith Phipps, Gordon, Sophomore
OH - Brittany Phillips, Endicott, Freshman

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Alexandra Toregas, University of New England
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Michelle Doody, Colby-Sawyer
LIBERO OF THE YEAR - Taylor Forsberg, Colby-Sawyer
SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Amy Maurer, Roger Williams
COACH OF THE YEAR - Joy Gabrielli, Gordon
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Salve Regina University