WVB: Milton named to All-GNAC second team and All-Rookie team; McCool claims All-Rookie honors
Newton, Mass. – Freshman Sabine Milton (San Mateo, Calif.) earned All-Conference honors from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) when the conference announced the honorees Tuesday.
Milton earned All-GNAC second team honors and was also named to the GNAC All-Rookie team. Freshman Mckenna McCool (Loomis, Calif.) also made the GNAC All-Rookie team.
Milton had an impressive showing for the Lasers in her debut season. She led the Lasers in points with 321, kills with 252, and kills per set with a 3.04. She ranked fifth in the GNAC in both points and kills and fourth in kills per set.
McCool burst onto the season for Lasers to capture All-Rookie honors. She finished second on the Lasers in kills, kills per set, digs, and points.
Lasell had a record of 16-13 and a 7-6 record in the GNAC under second year head coach Jeff Vautrin, his first in charge of the women's team after the cancelled 2020 season. The Lasers earned a seven seed in the GNAC tournament and lost a thrilling five set match to the second-seeded Simmons University Sharks in the Quarterfinal.
FIRST TEAM
Alanys Cruz Diaz, Elms
Peyton Oliver, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Kathryn Farnum, Norwich
Lily Blodgett, Rivier
Sofia Pawlusik, Rivier
Avery Pollard, Rivier
Claire Conners, Simmons
SECOND TEAM
Emily Corbett, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Masina Tupea, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Sabine Milton, Lasell
Kate Montigny, Regis (Mass.)
Sydney Racevicius, Rivier
Sydney Iannantuono, Simmons
Kat Simeonidis, Simmons
THIRD TEAM
Kianna Lozada, Elms
Sarah Farnum, Norwich
Rita Dow, Regis (Mass.)
Valerie Whalen, Regis (Mass.)
Lily Sills, Rivier
Hannah Benson, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Amanda Fortune, Simmons
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Avery Pollard, Rivier
LIBERO OF THE YEAR – Sofia Pawlusik, Rivier
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Claire Conners, Simmons
COACH OF THE YEAR – Craig Kolek, Rivier
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Simmons
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Peyton Oliver, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Masina Tupea, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Mckenna McCool, Lasell
Sabine Milton, Lasell
Sofia Pawlusik, Rivier
Lily Sills, Rivier
Claire Conners, Simmons
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Taina Vargas, Albertus Magnus
Sarah Burt, Anna Maria
Riley Codman, Colby-Sawyer
Emily Ball, Dean
Sabrina Christie, Elms
Caitlin Tannian, Emmanuel
Sibel Truong, JWU
Meg Roberts, Lasell
Olivia Brown, Norwich
Toni Ondris, Regis
Aly Werth, Rivier
Kailee Snyder, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Nicole Baron, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Tabitha Miles, Simmons