ANNVILLE, PA (November 8, 2021) -- With the MAC Champions crowned this past weekend and with NCAA Tournaments on the horizon, the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has begun unveiling its post-season awards. This morning, the conference office begins its releases with the All-MAC Women's Volleyball teams, and the King's College women's volleyball program saw senior
Danielle Kitchner tab All-MAC Freedom Second Team honors.
The award is Kitchner's first for her career as she caps off an outstanding senior season to finish her time in the red and gold. Her leadership and energy were a driving force behind the middle hitter's successes this season. She led the Monarchs, the MAC Freedom, and currently ranks fifth in NCAA Division III with a .426 hitting percentage, adding 227 kills at 2.55 kills per set which held for eighth in the MAC Freedom. Her .426 hitting percentage is also a new program record for King's women's volleyball. Additionally, her 75 total blocks was a team best, and her 0.84 blocks per set average tied for third overall among conference players.
Kitchner helped lead the Monarchs to a 22-4 overall record, the seventh-best finish in program history. King's also finished a perfect 13-0 in McGrane this season as well as an undefeated record in non-conference play. The Monarchs reached the post-season for the first time since the 2017 season while earning a spot at seventh in last week's regional rankings.
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| 2021 All-MAC Freedom Women's Volleyball Team |
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| Player of the Year:Â Caroline Garretson, DeSales |
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| Defensive Player of the Year:Â Elizabeth Chu, Stevens |
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| Rookie of the Year:Â Parker Adkins, Stevens |
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| Coach of the Year:Â Michele Zabinski, DeSales |
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| FIRST TEAM |
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| Position |
Name |
School |
Year |
| Libero |
Elizabeth Chu |
Stevens |
Senior |
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| Setter |
Grace Grandinetti |
DeSales |
Sophomore |
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| Middle Hitter |
Caroline Garretson |
DeSales |
Junior |
| Outside Hitter |
Parker Adkins |
Stevens |
First Year |
| Outside Hitter |
Michelle Frank |
Arcadia |
Junior |
| Outside Hitter |
Liz Patterson |
Stevens |
Sophomore |
| Outside Hitter |
Fiona Pyfer |
Misericordia |
Junior |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Position |
Name |
School |
Year |
| Libero |
McKenzie Brady |
DeSales |
Junior |
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| Setter |
Annika Massa |
Misericordia |
Sophomore |
| Setter |
Estefania Martinez-Sola |
Arcadia |
Sophomore |
| Setter |
Kathleen Riegner |
Stevens |
Senior |
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| Right Side |
Delanie Zohler |
DeSales |
Junior |
| Middle Hitter |
Danielle Kitchner |
King's |
Senior |
| Middle Hitter |
Shannon McDevitt |
DeSales |
Sophomore |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
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| Position |
Name |
School |
Year |
| Libero |
Ali Koval |
Lycoming |
First Year |
| Opposite Hitter |
Kelsey Carroll |
Wilkes |
Junior |
| Middle Hitter |
Elizabeth Kelson |
Lycoming |
Junior |
| Outside Hitter |
Elle Maggio |
Stevens |
Sophomore |
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