Posted: Nov 03, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Five players from the Endicott women's volleyball team were named to the 2011 All-CCC Team today including this year's Rookie of the Year, outside hitter Alexandra Gearin (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Gearin was Endicott's leader and among the conference leaders in kills prior to an injury that occurred late in the regular season. She finished her 2011 rookie campaign with 173 kills with an average of 2.79 per set. Defensively, she averaged 2.40 digs per set. Gearin was also effective on the serve with 23 aces. She started in all 17 matches she played. Along with her Rookie of the Year status, she was named to the All-CCC Second Team as well.
Endicott senior right side hitter Elyse Barbour (Greenville, R.I.) was the team’s lone representative on the All-CCC First Team after posting a team-high 227 kills (2.25 per set) and 70 blocks (0.69 per set) in the 2011 regular season. Barbour, winning of All-CCC Second Team honors in both 2009 and 2010, makes her first appearance on the First Team in her collegiate career.
On the All-CCC Second Team this season were Gulls senior setter Sarah Allshouse (Berthoud, Colo.) and the previously mentioned Alexandra Gearin. Allshouse has averaged 8.18 assists in 103 sets played this year, totaling 843 heading into the playoffs. The senior amassed 71 kills with a .224 hit percentage as well. She recorded the second-highest dig totals on the team with 272 total digs. Allshouse has also made her presence felt defensively at the net with 37 total blocks. This is the second year in-a-row she has been named to the All-CCC Second Team.
Two players were named to All-CCC Honorable Mention from Endicott’s 2011 squad. Junior outside hitter Falyn Torelli (Pelham, N.Y.) earned her second straight Honorable Mention award while libero Ashley Norley (Sudbury, Mass.) earns All-CCC honors for the first time in her career. Torelli ranks second on the Blue and Green with 203 kills and 30 service aces. She also has 185 digs (1.87 per set) and a .918 reception percentage over 489 attempts. Norley, who ranks second in the CCC in digs with 466, has been a consistent presence for the Gulls on defense. Norley also sports a .935 reception percentage with just 47 errors over 727 attempts. The junior also has 34 aces and a team-high .964 serve percentage.
Endicott returns to the playoffs for the 11th straight season under head coach Tim Byram and hopes to earn their fifth conference title. The \#4 seeded Gulls match up against the \#3 seed Salve Regina tonight at 7:00 pm in the CCC Semifinals at MacDonald Gymnasium.
