Women's Volleyball | 11/12/2024 3:17:00 PM

SKYLINE RELEASE

New York, NY| Two members of the St. Joseph's University-New Your (L.I.) women's volleyball team were named to the Skyline All-Conference teams as announced by the Conference on Tuesday afternoon.
 

Senior outside hitter Jackie Wolf was named first-team and sophomore middle hitter Nina Vanderhoof landed on the first team.
 

Wolf leads the Golden Eagles and is among Skyline leaders with 242 kills, averaging 3.27 kills per set. The senior tops the team with 43 aces while adding 192 digs, averaging 2.59 digs per set.
 

Vanderhoof is second in the Skyline with a. 264 hitting percentage knocking down 195 kills and averaging 2.71 kills per set. She is SJLI's top blocker with 19 total blocks (7 BS, 12 BA) and has added 69 digs and 11 aces.
 

Junior Luciana D'Ambrosio was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
 

St. Joseph's enters the Skyline Conference Championship (14-10 overall, 9-2 Skyline), as the # 3 seed and will host sixth-seeded Mt. St. Mary College in the Danzi Center on Tuesday, November 12th at 7:00 pm.
 

 

2024 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball All-Conference Team

 

First Team

 

Grace Ballagas, Sr., L - Manhattanville

Loren Hernandez, Jr., OH - Manhattanville  

Athena Kazos, Jr., OH - Sarah Lawrence

Taylor Knight, Jr., OH - St. Joseph's-Brooklyn

Mikayla Profeta, Sr., MB - Farmingdale State

Ayla Ruiz, Sr., OH - Manhattanville

Samantha Russo, Fr., OH - Farmingdale State

Jonaiya Williams, Jr., OH - Mount Saint Mary

Jackie Wolf, Sr., OH - St. Joseph's-Long Island

 

Second Team

 

Sydney Douglas, Fr., OH - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Stephanie Maser, Jr., OH - Old Westbury

Sofia Morales, Gr., MB/RS - Manhattanville

Sarah Rende, So., S - Farmingdale State

Stephanie Schatzman, Jr., L - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Julianna Simone, Fr., OH - Mount Saint Mary

Nina Vanderhoof, So., MH - St. Joseph's-Long Island

Nikolet Vataj, Fr., OH - Sarah Lawrence  

 

Player of the Year: Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville  

Libero of the Year: Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville

Rookie of the Year: Nikolet Vataj, Sarah Lawrence  

Coach of the Year: John Carroll, Sarah Lawrence (2nd Season) 

 

All-Sportsmanship Team

 

Lana Ventura, Farmingdale State

Rubi Gorospe, Manhattanville

Mikaela Thiel, Maritime

Virginia Robert, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Ava Robles, Mount Saint Mary

Jessica Broderick, Mount Saint Vincent

Amy Sanchez, Old Westbury

Helena Carroll, Purchase

Maddy Heavens, Sarah Lawrence

Martina Urgo, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn

Luciana D'Ambrosio, St. Joseph's-Long Island

Ashley Botnick, Yeshiva