ECAC Announces 2016 Division III Metro Women's Volleyball All-Stars
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2016 Division III Metro Women’s Volleyball All-Star teams.
Ramapo College junior Larysa Iwaskiw garnered the Offensive Player of the Year honor, while Stockton University senior Rebecka Zabilowicz was named Defensive Player of the Year. DeSales University freshman Morghan Shoemaker received Rookie of the Year, and Stevens Institute of Technology Head Coach Glenn DeHaven was awarded Coach of the Year.
Iwaskiw received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-Region honor for the third consecutive time in as many years. From there the awards continued as she was awarded the AVCA All-America Second Team honor. Iwaskiw exceeded her own single-season kill record set the previous season. The junior set a new single-season record with 663 kills, while leading the NCAA Division III in kills per set (6.03), points per set (6.56) and attack attempts per set (15.74). In addition to leading Ramapo in career kills (1,794), Iwaskiw capped off her senior campaign finishing third in the nation in total kills, and fourth with total attacks (1,731).
Zabilowicz was named to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Second Team. She is also the first Osprey to receive NJAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second time. The senior led the league and team in digs (592) and led the team in service aces (32). Zabilowicz finished the season with at least 20 digs in more than half the games she played. She has been chosen NJAC Defensive Player of the Week on six occasions and ECAC Metro Defensive Player of the Week five times this season.
Shoemaker was awarded Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom Co-Rookie of the Year. She became the eighth overall and second straight Bulldog to earn the MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year honor. The freshman was also named to the MAC Freedom First Team. Among the team, Shoemaker ranks second in kills (329), kills per set (2.65), solo blocks (9), block assists (52) and total blocks (61).
DeHaven led five of his athletes to AVCA All-New York Region and Honorable Mention All-America honors. With these selections DeHaven was named region coach of the year in addition to Empire 8 Coach of the Year. He and his staff led Stevens to a 33-6 final mark. This is only the seventh time in program history the Ducks reached 30 wins. Stevens also went a perfect 8-0 in regular season conference play for the fourth straight season.
2016 ECAC Division III Metro Women’s Volleyball All-Star Team
Offensive Player of the Year
Larysa Iwaskiw, Jr., Ramapo College
Defensive Player of the Year
Rebecka Zabilowicz, Sr., Stockton University
Rookie of the Year
Morghan Shoemaker, Fr., DeSales University
Coach of the Year
Glenn DeHaven, Stevens Institute of Technology
First Team
Rayne Ellis, Jr., New York University
Idi Uffen, Sr., Stockton University
Mary Tobin, Sr., Stevens Institute of Technology
Larysa Iwaskiw, Jr., Ramapo College
Gabby Savite, So., DeSales University
Lisa Wallitsch, Sr., DeSales University
Natalie Gray, So., DeSales University
Second Team
Kerry Mackey, Jr., Manhattanville College
Morghan Shoemaker, Fr., DeSales University
Lindsay Schuele, Sr., Stockton University
Brianna Perez, So., Stevens Institute of Technology
Rebecka Zabilowicz, Sr., Stockton University
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