GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2015 Women's Volleyball All-Conference selections, with first, second and third team honors being awarded regardless of position to a total of 21 student-athletes, as selected by the conference coaches.

The NEAC has also announced its individual award winners for women's volleyball, as also selected by the conference coaches.  

SUNY Polytechnic Institute senior Morgan Eberley (Utica, N.Y.) was named the NEAC Player of the Year after a phenomenal season for the Wildcats.  Eberley was a three-time NEAC Player of the Week selection and also garnered the program's first-ever American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Week honor after being the per-set conference leader in both kills (3.69) and points (4.3).  The outside hitter reached double-digit kill totals 19 times this season, including five matches with at least 20 kills, while also recording double-digit points in 22 of the Wildcats' 29 matches en route to also leading the conference in total kills (358) and points (413) in addition to being third in hitting percentage (.291).  Eberley's performance also landed here a spot on the NEAC All-Conference First Team.

 

 

Eberley was joined by teammate Sydney Johnson (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.), who was voted as the NEAC Rookie of the Year after also producing an excellent season for the SUNY Poly Wildcats.  The freshman setter led all rookies and was second overall in the conference in both assists (960) and assists per set (9.80), while also hitting at a .381 clip on 118 total attacks, with that percentage jumping to .556 against NEAC opponents.  Johnson dished out at least 50 assists on four separate occasions, including a season-high 62 helpers in a 3-2 win over Utica back on October 15.  Johnson, who earned a NEAC Player of the Week selection this season, also amassed 243 digs, 52 kills, 40 aces and 15 block assists through 29 Wildcat matches.

 

 

 

The NEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor went to Wells College sophomore Anuhea Leite-Ah Yo (Hilo, Hawaii) after a terrific season for the Express.  Leite-Ah Yo tallied 255 digs and 14 blocks while posting a .938 reception percentage after committing just 28 errors on 455 total chances for the Express, which helped them finish 11-1 in NEAC play to secure the second seed of the upcoming six-team NEAC Championship Tournament.  A NEAC Defensive Player of the Week honoree this season, Leite-Ah Yo racked up double-digit dig totals in 14 matches and at least 20 digs on two separate occasions, including a team-record 26 digs in a 3-0 sweep over Alfred back on September 12. This all came while also producing offensively as an outside hitter, as she chipped in 177 kills and averaged 2.13 kills per set en route to also being a NEAC All-Conference Third Team selection.

 

 

SUNY Polytechnic Institute head coach Dan Liberto garnered the NEAC Coach of the Year honor after guiding the Wildcats to a fantastic season.  Liberto guided the Wildcats to a 25-4 overall record, including an 11-1 mark in conference play that earned SUNY Poly the NEAC regular season title and the top seed of this weekend's six-team NEAC Championship Tournament.  His squad also led all NEAC schools in per-set averages for kills (12.64), assists (11.92) and points (16.5) in addition to posting a conference-best .229 team hitting percentage.

 

 

 

 

Below are the NEAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference First Team, Second Team and Third Team selections:

 

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The North Eastern Athletic Conference has fourteen NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Bryn Athyn College, Cazenovia College, College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Pennsylvania State University - Abington, Pennsylvania State University - Berks, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Institute of Technology, SUNY Morrisville State College, Wells College, and Wilson College.  Associate members are: Cedar Crest College (W Swimming), D'Youville College (M Volleyball), Hilbert College (M Lacrosse & M Volleyball), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse & M Volleyball), Penn State Altoona (M Volleyball) and Rutgers University - Camden (M Golf).  The North Eastern Athletic Conference has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in the sports of field hockey and men's and women's tennis.