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CARRINGTON AND FIORVANTI EARN ALL-CACC ACCOLADES
November 11, 2009

CARRINGTON AND FIORVANTI EARN ALL-CACC ACCOLADES

Orangeburg, NY (11/11/09) Dominican College Head Coach, Stefanie Carrington, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Coach of the Year and player Michelle Fiorvanti has been named Co-Rookie of the Year as was released by the conference office today. Setter Whitney Ranger received All-CACC Honorable Mention honors.

Orangeburg, NY (11/11/09)  Dominican College Head Coach, Stefanie Carrington, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Coach of the Year and player Michelle Fiorvanti has been named Co-Rookie of the Year as was released by the conference office today.  Whitney Ranger received All-CACC Honorable Mention honors.

Carrington led the Chargers to one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the country. Dominican is the No. 2 seed in the North Division in the CACC Tournament with a 22-9 overall record and a 15-4 mark in conference action. Last season, the Chargers finished last in the division after going 2-15 in conference play and a 2-25 overall. After a victory over Post University Tuesday night, DC has advanced to the semi-finals of the CACC Tournament for the first time since 2004.  The Chargers rank third in the CACC in hitting percentage as a team (.173) after finishing second-to-last in the conference last season (.036).

Fiorvanti, a 5-9 outside hitter from Commack, NY, was named CACC Rookie of the Week four times this season. She ranks second in the conference in kills per-set with 3.17 and she is 10th in hitting percentage (.224). She paces the Chargers in kills and kills per-set and is third in digs and hitting percentage. She averages 1.73 digs per-set.

Ranger, a 5-8 setter from Ventura, CA, has tallied 894 assists this season.  She earned CACC Rookie of the Week honors once this season.  She ranks second in the CACC in hitting percentage (.287), third in assists (894) and service aces (48).

 

 

 

 

 

The CACC postseason award-winners are listed below.

 

FIRST TEAM        
L Jordan Beland Holy Family So. Shrewsbury, PA  
MH Nicole Berkstresser Philadelphia Sr. Bridgewater, NJ  
OH Janelle Murdock Georgian Court Sr. Manahawkin, NJ  
OH Ursula Pereira Bloomfield Sr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil  
OH Celena Rendon Philadelphia Sr. San Antonio, TX  
MH Stephanie Rivera Georgian Court Jr. Toa Alta, Puerto Rico  
S Lauren Roth Caldwell So. Findlay, OH  
SECOND TEAM        
MH Tililola Alao Caldwell So. Ossining, NY  
L Natalie Amodei Philadelphia Sr. West Chester, PA  
MH Brianne Cercone Nyack Sr. Gary, IN  
S Lisamary Figueroa Georgian Court Sr. Toa Alta, Puerto Rico  
OH Michelle Fiorvanti Dominican Fr. Commack, NY  
OH Katie Hornback Holy Family So. Indianapolis, IN  
OH Susan McDonough Caldwell Fr. Saline, MI  

 

 

Honorable Mention: Ana Cruz, Sr., L, Georgian Court; Meghan Frick, Jr., OH, Wilmington; Molly Malone, Sr., MH, Philadelphia; Whitney Ranger, Fr., S, Dominican                              

Player of the Year: Celena Rendon, Sr., OH, Philadelphia

Co-Rookies of the Year: Susan McDonough, Fr., OH, Caldwell and Michelle Fiorvanti, Fr., OH, Dominican

Coach of the Year: Stefanie Carrington, Dominican

Team Sportsmanship Award: Nyack College

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.