November 9, 2011
CALDWELL'S MCDONOUGH VOTED CACC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 9, 2011) - Susan McDonough of Caldwell College has been tabbed the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Volleyball Player of the Year, as the 2011 All-Conference team has been released. Sidney Chukuntarod of Chestnut Hill College was named Rookie of the Year, while Holy Family University's Scott Hibbs was voted Coach of the Year. Nyack College was given the annual Team Sportsmanship Award.
McDonough, a junior outside hitter from Saline, Mich., leads the conference in kills per-set
with 3.80 and is seventh with a .236 attack percentage and 3.96 digs per-set. She is currently ranked second in the school record books for career kills with 814. McDonough, who was a three-time CACC Player of the Week this season, tallied at least 15 kills in a match eight times, and recorded 15 or more digs in nine matches. She had a career-high 26 kills in a 3-1 win over Bloomfield to finish the regular season. Her season-high for digs (26) was accomplished twice, against Chestnut Hill and Dominican. With McDonough leading the way, the Cougars went 18-1 in conference play this season, 24-4 overall and are ranked eighth in the East Region. The Cougars are the top overall seed for this year's conference tournament. McDonough was the CACC Tournament MVP last season in leading the Cougars to their first championship and was named the 2009 CACC Co-Rookie of the Year.
with 3.80 and is seventh with a .236 attack percentage and 3.96 digs per-set. She is currently ranked second in the school record books for career kills with 814. McDonough, who was a three-time CACC Player of the Week this season, tallied at least 15 kills in a match eight times, and recorded 15 or more digs in nine matches. She had a career-high 26 kills in a 3-1 win over Bloomfield to finish the regular season. Her season-high for digs (26) was accomplished twice, against Chestnut Hill and Dominican. With McDonough leading the way, the Cougars went 18-1 in conference play this season, 24-4 overall and are ranked eighth in the East Region. The Cougars are the top overall seed for this year's conference tournament. McDonough was the CACC Tournament MVP last season in leading the Cougars to their first championship and was named the 2009 CACC Co-Rookie of the Year.Chukuntarod, a freshman setter from San Francisco, ranks fourth in the conference with 7.76 assists per-set and also contributed 2.25 digs per-set and 35 service aces in leading the Griffins to their first-ever CACC Tournament appearance. She handed out at least 40 assists in six matches this season, and provided a season-high 43 assists against Philadelphia. She had 42 assists in a 3-2 win against Wilmington, and posted 41 assists in back-to-back road matches at Concordia and USciences. She is a 3-time CACC Rookie of Week, and more than doubled the CHC record for assists in a season with 846.
Hibbs led Holy Family to its first outright South Division regular-season title this season with an 18-1 record in conference play. The Tigers tied Philadelphia atop the standings last season. Holy Family is currently 24-10 overall and will face Wilmington in the semi-finals of the CACC Tournament Friday.
The CACC All-Conference team is listed below.
| First Team | |||
| OH Michelle Fiorvanti | Dominican | Jr. | Commack, NY |
| L Jordyn Fuller | Dominican | Jr. | Keller, TX |
| OH Jillian Keeve | Holy Family | Sr. | La Grange, IL |
| OH Susan McDonough | Caldwell | Jr. | Saline, MI |
| RS Amber Mosher | Caldwell | Jr. | Flanders, NJ |
| S Lauren Roth | Caldwell | Sr. | Findlay, OH |
| OH/DS Nicole Wiechecki | Wilmington | Jr. | Wilmington, DE |
| Second Team | |||
| MB Sarah Ambach | Holy Family | So. | Springboro, OH |
| L Jordan Beland | Holy Family | Sr. | Shrewsbury, PA |
| MB Brittany Biddle | Wilmington | So. | Claymont, DE |
| OH Alex DePalma | Chestnut Hill | So. | Shillington, PA |
| S Chelsea Keegan | Holy Family | So. | Bucyrus, OH |
| S Whitney Ranger | Dominican | Jr. | Ventura, CA |
| MB Kaitlin Shorter | Wilmington | So. | Pasadena, MD |
| Honorable Mention: Belinda Snider, So., MH, Post; Sidney Chukuntarod, Fr., S, Chestnut Hill; Brittany Olson, So., L/OH, Philadelphia; Kadi McCoy, Fr., OH, Goldey-Beacom; Michelle Makela, Jr., L, Nyack |
| Player of the Year: Susan McDonough, Jr., OH, Caldwell |
| Rookie of the Year: Sidney Chukuntarod, Fr., S, Chestut Hill |
| Coach of the Year: Scott Hibbs, Holy Family |
| Team Sportsmanship Award: Nyack College |
