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FOUR RECRUITS TO JOIN COUGAR VOLLEYBALL IN 2008
7-9-08
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College volleyball team will welcome four
student-athletes to the program this fall, head coach Megan Hrbek
announced. The incoming group includes middle blocker Titilola Alao
of Ossining, N.Y., outside hitter Elise Lennon of Secaucus, N.J.,
right side hitter Amber Mosher of Flanders, N.J., and setter
Lauren Roth of Findlay, Ohio. They will join 10 returning players from
last year's squad that went 4-24 in its second season of intercollegiate
play.
"This class fills some of our needs while increasing the talent level of our
team," Hrbek said. "All four student-athletes are dedicated players who
understand the commitment it takes to be on a winning team, and they will
play important roles in our program's development. I'm looking forward to
incorporating them into our group this fall."
Alao earned all-Section and all-League honors as a junior and senior at
Ossining High School. A 5-foot-10 middle blocker, Alao was included on the
Volleyball Coaches Association Super 70 Select Team last fall. She also was
selected her team's Most Valuable Player while playing for Downstate Juniors
Volleyball Club in 2007. An excellent student, Alao earned the
Superintendent's Scholar Athlete Award as a senior at Ossining.
Lennon teamed with current Cougar outside hitter Cory Roesing
(Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus) to lead Secaucus High School to back-to-back Group I
state championships in 2005 and 2006. This past fall, she received Group I
All-State third team accolades while earning first team all-Hudson County
and all-League honors. As a junior, Lennon was selected to the all-League
and all-County second teams.
Mosher led Mount Olive High School in kills, blocks and digs as a junior and
senior while setting school records for kills and blocks in a career. A
two-time all-Iron Hills Conference selection, Mosher was included on the
Star-Ledger all-Morris County first team in 2007 after making the second
team in 2006. She also was named all-Area by the Daily Record as a
junior and senior. This past season, Mosher played in the New Jersey Senior
All-Star Game.
Roth comes to Caldwell from Premier Volleyball Club, where Hrbek coached for
two seasons before launching Caldwell's volleyball program in 2006. Roth was
named to the all-Greater Buckeye Conference second team in 2006 and received
all-conference honorable mention in 2007 at Findlay High School. She was the
starting setter on the Trojans' back-to-back conference championship teams
as a junior and senior. In 2006, she received the Golden Hands Award from
Premier.
The Cougars begin the 2008 season on Sept. 2 at Southern Connecticut State
in New Haven, Conn.