Urizzo and Senecal Land on Skyline Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Teams
Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)
New York, NY| Senior Claire Urizzo and junior Danielle Senecal of the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's volleyball team were included on Skyline All-Conference teams upon their release on the conference's website on Monday morning.
Urizzo earned a First-Team selection after finishing second on the team in several statistical categories including total kills (198), kills-per-set (2.15), total digs (256) and digs-per-set (2.78). Additionally, the outside hitter finished third in service aces (32) and total blocks (27) and was tied for first in total points-per-set (2.7).
A Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll honoree on October 23, Urizzo was one of six players to appear in all 29 matches for SJC this season.
Senecal appears on the Second-Team for the second-straight season after leading the conference in digs-per-set (4.92). The libero's 450 total digs in 2017 were the fourth-highest single-season total in St. Joseph's history and brings her two-year career total to 848—good for fourth all-time on the career record list.
The Golden Eagles—who reached the semifinal round of the Skyline Conference Championship for the seventh-straight season—saw their 2017 campaign come to an end on Thursday evening with a 3-0 defeat to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
2017 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball All-Conference Teams
First Team
Shannon Brady, Maritime (Sr., OH; Bayport, N.Y.)
Maia Cadle-Hinton, Farmingdale State (Sr., MB; Huntington, N.Y.)
Julimar Figueroa, Mount Saint Mary (Sr., LIB; Dorado, Puerto Rico)
Julia Hande, Farmingdale State (So., S/RS; Islip, N.Y.)
Kyleigh Kappas, USMMA (So., S; Parker, Colo.)
Tara Maloney, Mount Saint Vincent (So., OH; Williston Park, N.Y.)
Dominique Pope, USMMA (Sr., OH; Silver Spring, Md.)
Claire Urizzo, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Sr., OH; Medford, N.Y.)
Second Team
Melanie Coleman, Sarah Lawrence (Fr.., MB; Forest Hills, N.Y.)
Nina DiCioccio, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (Jr., MH/OH; Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Kim Gries, Mount Saint Mary (Jr., S; Hicksville, N.Y.)
Nicole Henderson, Mount Saint Vincent (Sr., S; Bergenfield, N.J.)
Kate Lefler, USMMA (Jr., OH; Norman, Okla.)
Danielle Senecal, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Jr., LIB; Manorville, N.Y.)
Lauren Anne Strezenec, Farmingdale State (Jr., S; Merrick, N.Y.)
Player of the Year: Julia Hande, Farmingdale State
Rookie of the Year: Melanie Coleman, Sarah Lawrence
Coach of the Year: Kristy Nix, Farmingdale State (first season)
