Women's Volleyball 11/20/2024 3:00:00 PM AIC Dominates Major Awards to Highlight Volleyball All-Conference Honors Mendez, Lucic and Cribbin Represent the Yellow Jackets MANSFIELD, Mass. - American International earned three major awards, including Victoria Mendez who was named Player of the Year, when the Northeast-10 Conference announced its All-Conference volleyball honors for the 2024 season on Wednesday afternoon. It is the fifth time in the past six seasons that AIC has produced the NE10 Player of the Year, as Mendez most recently joins Andrea Serra Rosa, a three-time Player of the Year during her career with the Yellow Jackets. Mendez ranked third among all NE10 players in points per set (3.49), while ranking 10th in kills per set (2.71). She filled the stat sheet this season by also averaging 4.90 assists, 2.52 digs and 0.67 blocks per set. Aleksandra Lucic, Mendez's teammate, earned NE10 Rookie of the Year after a season where she led the NE10 in hitting percentage (.375) - which ranks 22nd nationally. Matt Cribbin was named the Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year after leading AIC to an undefeated 10-0 record in conference play, the NE10 regular season title and the top seed in the NE10 Volleyball Championship. Assumption's Barbara Illig became the first Greyhounds' player to win NE10 Libero of the Year since Lauren Raswyck in 2007. Illig led all NE10 players with 5.79 digs per set, ranking seventh in all of Division II. Adelphi's Kambel Fiser earned NE10 Setter of the Year by averaging 10.36 assists per set and racking up 1,098 assists (14th nationally). Fiser is the first Adelphi player to win the award since Megan Manierski in 2015. Adelphi had a league-high six players named to All-Conference teams, while AIC had five and Bentley and New Haven each had four. Adelphi and AIC were the only two programs to have multiple players named to the First Team. For the All-Rookie Team, AIC, Bentley and Saint Michael's all had two players selected to lead NE10 programs. For a full list of All-Conference recipients, please see below. NE10 Volleyball All-Conference Player of the Year: Victoria Mendez, AIC Libero of the Year: Barbara Illig, Assumption Setter of the Year: Kambel Fiser, Adelphi Rookie of the Year: Aleksandra Lucic, AIC Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year: Matt Cribbin, AIC FIRST TEAM Kambel Fiser, Adelphi Macarty McQueen, Adelphi Aleksandra Lucic, AIC Victoria Mendez, AIC Barbara Illig, Assumption Elizabeth Blinn, Bentley Sofia Kamke, New Haven Yasmeen Muhammad, Pace SECOND TEAM Noelle Alberda, Adelphi Perla Rosa, AIC Sophia Poehlein, Bentley Tory Vitko, Bentley Caitlin Wunder, Bentley Grace Juergens, New Haven Amber Williams, New Haven Hollyn Frano, Saint Anselm Alexandra Baez Rentas, Saint Michael’s THIRD TEAM Delaney Kiendra, Adelphi Emilia Cascapera, Adelphi Jaydin Nowak, Adelphi Alice Di Francesco, AIC Carissa Michel, AIC Tori Borton, New Haven Karielys Melendez, Pace Julia Cavalcanti, SNHU ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Emilia Cascapera, Adelphi Aleksandra Lucic, AIC Janelys Perez Cortes, AIC Sophia Poehlein, Bentley Tory Vitko, Bentley Payton Malinoski, New Haven Lexi Zammit, Pace Nora Schulze, Saint Michael’s D'Niaya Settles, Saint Michael’s Addie Garn, SNHU ABOUT THE NE10 The NE10 is an association of 11 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete. Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes. Fans can subscribe via this link to follow NE10 NOW on FloSports this season. The partnership between the NE10 and FloSports works to provide funds back to the athletic departments of the Northeast-10 Conference in support of student-athletes while promoting the league on a national platform.