Four Receive ECAC Division III Metro-Upstate Honors
ECAC Release
Elmira senior Taryn Rumsey, Nazareth junior Maria Allocco and Stevens Institute of Technology senior Samantha Gates and junior Kirsten Salmins have been named to the ECAC Division III Metro-Upstate Second Team.
Rumsey capped off a phenomenal four-year career with an Empire 8 leading 546 kills, the most during her time with the Soaring Eagles. She boasts the nation's seventh highest point per set average (5.01) and the nation's 10th highest kill per set average (4.37). Career-wise, Rumsey will go down in Elmira College history as one of the greats as she ranks second in career aces (244), fourth in career kills (1,632), and fifth in career digs (1,329).
Allocco led Nazareth to its third straight Empire 8 Conference title in 2013 as she was chosen MVP of the conference tournament for the third year in a row. She totaled 316 kills and now has 923 for her career. She also had 51 service aces and a team-high 81 blocks. Her .387 hitting percentage (316-72-631) ranks among the top 10 nationally in Division III.
Gates, the Empire 8 Player of the Year, dished out 1,168 assists in 117 sets played this season and established the school's all-time record for assists with 3,534. She also holds the program mark with assists in a match at 62 which she set last season. Gates appears three times on the single-season assists list and now holds the third and fourth slots.
Salmins posted 670 digs through 34 matches and 118 sets played, which averages out to 5.68 per set and the 15th best mark in the nation. She recorded the school's single-match digs record against Houghton College on October 12 with 43 in a four-set affair.
2013 ECAC Division III Metro-Upstate Volleyball All-Star Team
Player of the Year
Lani Durio, Clarkson University
Rookie of the Year
Sarah Szybist, Rochester Institute of Technology
First Team
Marissa Vollmer, Union College
Xiao Liang, Clarkson University
Nicole Serekian, Stockton College
Beeca Borquist, SUNY New Paltz
Sarah Szybist, Rochester Institute of Technology
Lani Durio, Clarkson University
Marissa King, SUNY New Paltz
Second Team
Taryn Rumsey, Elmira College
Kirsten Salmins, Stevens Institute of Technology
Maria Allocco, Nazareth College
Corinne Palmer, Skidmore College
Rosi Cummings, Plattsburgh State
Samantha Gates, Stevens Institute of Technology
Alexandria Mao, New York University