Reves, Vaccari and Hettrick Honored By NEWVA
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., November 8, 2005 - Springfield College senior opposite Ashley Reves (Orchard Park, N.Y.) has been honored as a 2005 New England Women’s Volleyball Association (NEWVA) All-New England First-Team selection, as the tri-captain will also have the honor of playing in the NEWVA Senior All-Star game on Sunday, November 13, in a 1:00 p.m. start at Clark University.
Senior setter Alesia Vaccari (Winsted, Conn.) has been named to the NEWVA All-New England Second-Team, as junior libero Leah Hettrick (Meriden, Conn.) was the third member of the Pride women’s volleyball team to garner a mention in the selection process, as the tri-captain was named to the Honorable Mention team. Vaccari will join Reves on Sunday in the NEWVA Senior All-Star game at Clark.
In her four seasons at SC, Ashley Reves has accumulated an impressive career total of 1,604 kills, good for second on SC’s all-time list. Reves passed former Pride standout, Robin Chase (1997-2000), in her last career match at SC, recording 19 kills in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Semifinals against the Coast Guard Academy. This season, Reves is fifth in the NEWMAC in kills per game (3.63) and sixth in overall hitting percentage (.245).
Alesia Vaccari has ended her four-year career at SC as the all-time school leader in assists, as the tri-captain has compiled a total of 5,196 assists in her stellar career. The setter is fourth in the NEWMAC this season in assists per game, with a 10.32 average (1,228 total).
After her junior season, Leah Hettrick is already second on SC’s all-time list in digs. The libero has racked up an even 1,800 digs through three seasons at SC, including a school-record 46 digs in her last match against Coast Guard in the NEWMAC Semifinals. Next season, Hettrick will need just 101 digs to become the all-time school leader in that category, as she will have the opportunity to pass Robin Chase, who ended career at an even 1,900. Hettrick is second in the conference this season in digs per game (6.32, 752 total).
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Joel Dearing will enter his 21st season as head women's volleyball coach at his alma mater in the fall of 2009. Dearing is regarded nationally as one of the sport’s best coaches and he has the resume to prove it. Dearing ranks in the top-10 in Division III history with a 670-298 (.692) overall mark in 28 seasons as a women’s volleyball coach.
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