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.
 

2021 All-MAC Freedom Women's Volleyball Team
Player of the Year: Caroline Garretson, DeSales
Defensive Player of the Year: Elizabeth Chu, Stevens
Rookie of the Year: Parker Adkins, Stevens
Coach of the Year: Michele Zabinski, DeSales
FIRST TEAM
Position	Name	School	Year
Libero	Elizabeth Chu	Stevens	Senior
Setter	Grace Grandinetti	DeSales	Sophomore
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
SECOND TEAM
Position	Name	School	Year
Libero	McKenzie Brady	DeSales	Junior
Setter	Annika Massa	Misericordia	Sophomore
Setter	Estefania Martinez-Sola	Arcadia	Sophomore
Setter	Kathleen Riegner	Stevens	Senior
Right Side	Delanie Zohler	DeSales	Junior
Middle Hitter	Danielle Kitchner	King's	Senior
Middle Hitter	Shannon McDevitt	DeSales	Sophomore
HONORABLE MENTION
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