The women’s volleyball team finished strong this season. After starting out 6-5 they went on an 18 game winning streak which was a record for the program.
They recieved a lot of help from junior Cassidy Koenig. Koenig, the setter of the volleyball team, broke the school record in assists with 3003.
The Lady Cavs had a great amount of talent this season, as they were fortunate enough to have five different players recognized for end of the year CSAC awards. Sophomore Kelly Gaurino, senior Amy Gaurino and junior Koenig were named to First Team All-CSAC.
Freshman Anne-Marie Jones was named to Second Team All-CSAC and named as the CSAC Rookie of the Year.
Freshman Chelsea Jones was named to All-CSAC Honorable Mention while Amy Gaurino was named to the All-Sportsmanship team.
After a successful regular season the Blue and White were poised for another CSAC conference champioinship.
“I think we will make it all the way through,”Rachel Lubberman, coach of the volleyball team, said. “We are looking forward to another NCAA appearance.”
During the CSAC playoffs the Cavaliers were awarded a first round bye considering they were the number one seed.
The women’s volleyball team beat Immaculata University 3-0 in the semi final round. They advanced to take on their rival, number two seed, Nuemann University in the championship game.
“Our hardest competitor is Neumann University because they have always been known as a good team,” Junior Jen Grenauer, exercise science major, said.
The Lady Cavs went on to win the championship game 3-1. “Neumann came back after losing,” Koenig said. “But we were the better team today.”
Koenig continued her dominance with 40 assists during the match. Kelly Guarino recorded 14 digs and Jones added 12 digs.
Grenauer added 14 kills on the night and was named as the MVP of the CSAC championship.
Overall the Cavs were satisfied with their effort they left on the court.
“We expected them to come out and play hard,” Koenig said. “But we knew we would have to play harder.”
“I think we did well today, we accomplished our goal, came out and did it,” senior chemistry major Dana Wisniewski said.
The win over Nuemann University marked their second consecutive CSAC title and second straight finals win over the Nuemann Knights.
The women’s volleyball team will travel to Springfield, Ohio on Nov. 13 to take on Wittenburg University, the number four ranked team in the country. Gametime is set for 8 p.m.
The Cavaliers have a new journey ahead of them as they are gearing up for the NCAA Tournament.
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