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CALDWELL VOLLEYBALL ADDS SIX FOR 2010
8-20-10
CALDWELL,
N.J. - Six student-athletes are set to join the Caldwell College volleyball
team this fall, head coach Megan Hrbek announced. The Cougars
return 11 players from last year’s squad that won the Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference North Division crown for the second straight season.
"This class gives us depth at all positions, which is something we haven’t
had in our first four years," Hrbek said. "I am excited for the energy that
the new players will provide in creating a competitive practice environment,
and I’m looking forward to working with them."
The recruiting class includes two transfers in setter Brittany Denter
(Grawn, MI/Kingsley) and defensive specialist Cory Fallon (Midland
Park, NJ/Midland Park). Denter spent the last two seasons at Schoolcraft
College in Livonia, Mich., where she helped the Ocelots win a Michigan
Community College Athletic Association title in 2008. Last season she
averaged 7.72 assists per set to rank 29th nationally. At Kingsley High
School, Denter received all-State honorable mention twice and set the school
record for career assists.
Fallon comes to Caldwell from Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J., where she
played volleyball for two seasons. Last year Fallon played in 33 matches and
ranked second on the team with 2.78 digs per set. She was named all-league
first team as a senior at Midland Park High School in 2007.
Kasey Bausch is a 5-11 middle blocker from Bellmore, N.Y., who earned
all-League honors as a senior at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville,
N.Y. She helped Holy Trinity capture the NSCHAA Class A championship her
junior year. Bausch played club volleyball for the Performance Juniors in
Garden City, N.Y.
Nivia da Silva
of Lyndhurst, N.J. is also a middle blocker who will bolster the Cougars’
front line. At Lyndhurst High School, da Silva received all-Bergen County
honorable mention and made the Bergen County Scholastic League first team as
a senior.
The third middle blocker in this class is Becca Feczer, a former
teammate of current Cougar Lauren Roth (Findlay, OH/Findlay) at
Findlay (Ohio) High School. Feczer helped Findlay win its seventh
consecutive Greater Buckeye Conference championship last fall while
receiving honorable mention all-conference accolades.
Tiffany Grupp
is a setter from St. Louis, Mich., who was named to the Class A all-State
first team as a senior at St. Louis High School. A three-time Tri-Valley
West Conference first team selection, Grupp also earned all-State second
team accolades as a junior. She ranks 10th on Michigan’s all-time assists
list with 3,407 career assists.
The Cougars begin the 2010 season on Sept. 3 at the University of New Haven
Tournament in West Haven, Conn.
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL FAVORED TO WIN CACC NORTH
8-18-09
CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College volleyball team was predicted to
win the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division this season, according to the CACC Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Cougars,
who have finished atop the CACC North standings the past two seasons, received 13 first-place
votes and a total of 97 points in
the poll, which was conducted by the conference's 14 head coaches.
The Cougars return 11 of 12 players from last year’s squad that went 21-12
overall, including a 16-3 conference mark, and won the CACC North for the
second straight year. Junior setter Lauren Roth (Findlay, OH/Findlay)
was an all-CACC first team selection in 2009, while junior middle blocker Titilola Alao
(Ossining, NY/Ossining) and sophomore outside hitter Susan McDonough
(Saline, MI/Saline) made the second team. McDonough also was named the CACC
Rookie of the Year after leading the Cougars in kills. Also, Alao became the
first Cougar to be named all-Region when she made the Daktronics all-East
Region second team last fall.
In addition to the six recruits joining the roster this season, Caldwell has
sophomore right side Amber
Mosher (Flanders, NJ/Mount Olive) back after she missed the entire 2009
season due to injury. Mosher earned all-CACC first team accolades as a
freshman in 2008. The team also features five seniors: libero Kathleen
Estes (Lyndhurst, NJ/Lyndhurst), middle blocker Keesha Francois
(Elkins Park, PA/Cheltenham), defensive specialist Lauren Herzog
(Lodi, NJ./Lodi) and outside hitters Justine Pecora (Clifton, NJ/Mt.
St. Dominic Acad.) and Cory Roesing (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus),
pictured.
Dominican received the other first-place vote and finished second in
the North Division poll with 74 points. Four-time defending CACC champion
Georgian Court was picked to win the South Division in the poll, followed by
Philadelphia and Holy Family.
The Cougars begin the 2010 season at the University of New Haven Tournament with
a match
against the host Chargers on Sept. 3 in West Haven,
Conn.
2010 CACC Preseason Volleyball Poll - North Division
| Team | 2009 Record (CACC) | Points | |
| 1. | Caldwell (13) | 21-12 (16-3) | 97 |
| 2. | Dominican (1) | 22-10 (15-4) | 74 |
| 3. | Bloomfield | 9-18 (9-10) | 67 |
| 4. | Post | 9-27 (9-10) | 55 |
| 5. | Nyack | 10-13 (9-10) | 47 |
| 6. | Felician | 4-27 (3-16) | 27 |
| 7. | Concordia | 1-25 (1-18) | 25 |
South Division
| Team | 2009 Record (CACC) | Points | |
| 1. | Georgian Court (13) | 27-10 (19-0) | 97 |
| 2. | Philadelphia (1) | 32-6 (17-2) | 76 |
| 3. | Holy Family | 14-22 (11-8) | 63 |
| 4. | Wilmington | 14-6 (9-10) | 61 |
| 5. | USP | 10-16 (10-9) | 45 |
| 6. | Goldey-Beacom | 9-22 (4-16) | 32 |
| 7. | Chestnut Hill | 5-25 (1-18) | 18 |
ALAO NAMED TO DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM
11-25-09
CALDWELL,
N.J. - Caldwell College sophomore middle blocker Titilola Alao
(Ossining, NY/Ossining) was chosen to the Daktronics Volleyball All-East
Region second team by the sports information directors from the 38
institutions in the region. Alao becomes the first Caldwell College
volleyball player in the history of the program to be named to an all-Region
team.
Alao earned all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference second team honors
after ranking fourth in the league in hitting percentage (.256), sixth in
blocks per set (0.84) and ninth in kills per set (2.77). In a five-set loss
to Stonehill on Sept. 19, Alao recorded 21 kills and six total blocks. She
hit .762 with 16 kills and no errors at Goldey-Beacom on Oct. 3, and had
eight total blocks in a 3-1 win at Holy Family on Oct. 10. A two-time CACC
Player of the Week this season, Alao reached double-figures in kills seven
times in 17 matches. As a freshman in 2008, she recieved all-CACC honorable
mention.
Alao's performance this season helped the Cougars, coached by Megan Hrbek,
finish with a program-best 21-12 overall record and capture the CACC North
Division crown for the second year in a row with a 16-3 mark in league play.
2009 Daktronics Volleyball East Region
First Team
Outside Hitter - Sara Malmlov, New Haven
Outside Hitter - Janelle Murdock, Georgian Court
Outside Hitter - Celena Rendon, Philadelphia
Middle Hitter - Monika Kasperek, Dowling
Middle Hitter - Stephanie Rivera, Georgian Court
Libero - Alyssa Pickert, Merrimack
Setter - Chelsey Alpough, New Haven
Second Team
Outside Hitter - Molly Cindric, Merrimack
Outside Hitter - Terry Masava, Bridgeport
Outside Hitter - Patrycja Klekotka, Dowling
Middle Hitter - Agatha Baliddawa, Bridgeport
Middle Hitter - Titilola Alao, Caldwell
Libero - Jordan Beland, Holy Family
Setter - Lisamary Figueroa, Georgian Court
East Region Player of the Year: Sara Malmlov, New Haven
Archived stories
11-25-09: ALAO NAMED TO
DAKTRONICS ALL-EAST REGION SECOND TEAM
11-16-09: MCDONOUGH NAMED
CACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR THE FOURTH TIME
11-11-09: THREE COUGARS RECEIVE
ALL-CACC VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
11-10-09: MCDONOUGH REPEATS
AS CACC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
11-9-09: COUGAR VOLLEYBALL
TO HOST NYACK IN CACC TOURNEY NOV. 10
11-2-09: MCDONOUGH NAMED
CACC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
10-27-09: MCDONOUGH
RECEIVES THIRD CACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AWARD
10-5-09: CACC HONORS
ALAO, MCDONOUGH WITH WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
9-21-09: ALAO,
MCDONOUGH RECEIVE CACC WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
8-18-09: COUGAR VOLLEYBALL
PREDICTED TO FINISH FIRST IN CACC NORTH
8-12-09: CALDWELL VOLLEYBALL
RECEIVES TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD FROM AVCA
7-23-09: AMON, MCDONOUGH TO PLAY
VOLLEYBALL AT CALDWELL
11-17-08: ROTH CHOSEN CACC ROOKIE
OF THE WEEK
11-11-08: CACC HONORS FRESHMAN
TRIO, HRBEK WITH YEAR-END AWARDS
10-30-08: ROTH CHOSEN ECAC
VOLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
10-27-08: ROTH EARNS SECOND CACC
PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR
10-6-08: ALAO SELECTED CACC
VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
9-29-08: MOSHER GARNERS CACC
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS IN VOLLEYBALL
9-22-08: ROTH SELECTED CACC VOLLEYBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8-21-08: COUGARS PICKED TO FINISH
SIXTH IN CACC NORTH
7-9-08: FOUR RECRUITS TO JOIN
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL IN 2008
9-10-07: RIVERS NAMED ASSISTANT
VOLLEYBALL COACH AT CALDWELL
8-19-07: VOLLEYBALL CHOSEN FIFTH IN
CACC-NORTH PRESEASON POLL
7-3-07: CALDWELL VOLLEYBALL ADDS
FIVE FOR 2007-08
7-3-07: VOLLEYBALL RECRUIT ROESING FEATURED IN HUDSON REPORTER
6-9-06: HRBEK TO COACH VOLLEYBALL AT CALDWELL
**For past game stories and box scores, go to the volleyball schedule page.
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Executive Director of Athletics: |
Mark A. Corino |
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Associate Director of Athletics: |
Dean Johnson |
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Assistant Director of Athletics: |
Linda Cimino |
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| Assistant Director of Athletics: | Katie Kennedy | X3591 |
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Head Coach: |
Megan Hrbek (4th year) |
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| Assistant Coach: | Alicia Rivers | |
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Athletic Trainers: |
Julia Panko, Pam Gardin |
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Sports Information Director |
Matt McLagan
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| Fitness Center Manager: | TBA | X3681 |
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Kathleen Estes, Cory Roesing |
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| Manager: | TBA | |
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