North Attleboro, Mass. - A pair of Adelphi University volleyball teammates headlined four All-Conference selections, announced on Wednesday by the Northeast 10 Conference.
Adelphi's
Ada Isik and
Morgan Meyer both earned major awards, as Isik was named Defensive Player of the Year and Meyer won Rookie of the Year.
Isik had a league-high 436 digs and was second in digs per set (4.23) this season, while Meyer ranked in the top 10 among conference players in hitting percentage (.283) and kills per set (2.93). Meyer is the first Adelphi player to win Rookie of the Year since 2022 (
Macarty McQueen). Isik becomes the fourth different player from Adelphi to earn the recognition as Panther liberos have been selected six times with her selection.Â
Adelphi had four overall selections to All-Conference teams, including multiple players on the First Team.Â
Senior
Madeleine Chaapel joined Isik on the First Team, ranking fourth in the league in total kills (295) and seventh in kills per set (2.98)Â at the time of this release. She set a career high in kills in a match with 25 against Daemen earlier in the season and has appeared in all 30 matches to-date.Â
First time honoree
Melana Bigelow makes an appearance on the Third Team, to round out the honorees this season. She ranks third on the team in total kills (203) averaging just over 2.0 per set and also is second on the team in digs (189) behind Isik.Â
Adelphi defeated Pace in the opening round of the Northeast 10 tournament, and is set to take on American International College on Friday, Nov. 13 in the semifinal round.Â
The complete NE10 All-Conference teams are listed below.
Player of the Year: Sophia Poehlein, Bentley
Defensive Player of the Year: Ada Isik, Adelphi
Setter of the Year: Tory Vitko, Bentley
Rookie of the Year: Morgan Meyer, Adelphi
Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year: Joey Pacis, Bentley
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First Team
Madeleine Chaapel, Adelphi
Ada Isik, Adelphi
Victoria Mendez, AIC
Carissa Michel, AIC
Janelys Perez Cortes, AIC
Lulu Pavan, Bentley
Sophia Poehlein, Bentley
Tory Vitko, Bentley
Sydney Bennett, SCSU
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Second Team
Morgan Meyer, Adelphi
Lajla Rasljanin, AIC
Kaitlyn Montgomery, Assumption
Madeline Burke, Saint Anselm
Mckenna O'Connell, Saint Anselm
Sam Pila, Saint Anselm
Kerrigan Habing, SCSU
Kimberli Mitchell, SCSU
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Third Team
Melana Bigelow, Adelphi
Mia Berdecia, AIC
Victoria Soto Burgos, AIC
Yasmin Tonon, Bentley
Marija Milosevic, Franklin Pierce
Maddie Swanson, Franklin Pierce
Alice Bender, Pace
Rory Tower, Saint Michael's
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All-Rookie Team
Morgan Meyer, Adelphi
Mia Berdecia, AIC
Cate Wettstone, Assumption
Aaliyah Price-Gooden, Bentley
Yasmin Tonon, Bentley
Marija Milosevic, Franklin Pierce
Mianna Brown, SCSU
Marisabelle Sias, SCSU