Posted: Nov 08, 2022

GNAC Releases Field Hockey and Volleyball All-Conference

NASHUA, NH: The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) released the All-Conference honors for both field hockey and women's volleyball this morning. Between the two teams, ten student-athletes earned a spot on an All-GNAC team. In addition, two earned major awards for their performances this season.

Sydney Racevicius (Woodbury, CT) earned not just a First Team All-Conference selection but was selected as the GNAC Player of the Year. This past season was her best in the four years she has competed for the Raiders. Racevicius had a league-best 418 kills, averaging 4.02 per set and topping the GNAC with 88 service aces. Racevicius hit two milestones this year, reaching 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. That feat has only been done by one other playing in Rivier history.

Avery Pollard (Ballston Lake, NY), also a First-Team selection, was named the GNAC Setter of the Year. Pollard was a staple in everything that the Raiders did on the court. But she wasn't just a setter. She was all over the place, racking up kills, digs, aces, and blocks. After starting her career learning a new position as an outside hitter, Pollard moved back to where she was most comfortable in her sophomore year. This only gave her three seasons as a setter, making her 3,000 assist milestone that she hit this season even more impressive. Pollard not only dished out 971 assists but tallied 102 kills, 85 aces, 188 digs, and 49 total blocks.

To view the full GNAC Release for Volleyball, click HERE.

To view the full release for Field Hockey, click HERE.

Field Hockey:

FIRST TEAM
GK - Madison Flaxington, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F - Aoife Daly, Colby-Sawyer
F - Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F - Lily Stark, Lasell
F - Sydney Gonyea, Simmons
M - Aleah Murph, Colby-Sawyer
M - Katie Sloan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
M - Riley Lambert, Simmons
D - McKensie Lennon, Lasell
D - Morgan Dalton, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - Haley Dover, Simmons

SECOND TEAM
GK - Serena Montague, Albertus Magnus
F - Margaret Johnson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F - Sheridan Blaha, Lasell
F - Maya Waryas, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
F - Alexa Gutowski, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Johanna Snyder, Lasell
M - Madison Bovill, Rivier
M - Molly McCluskey, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - Sabrina Lippold, Colby-Sawyer
D - Madison Streeter, Rivier
D - McKenzie Fairfax, St. Joseph (Conn.)

THIRD TEAM
GK - Sarah Arenberg, Simmons
F - Taylor Gaudette, Colby-Sawyer
F - Sydney Spenard, Rivier
F - Hannah Groves, Simmons
F - Anna Tedeschi, Simmons
M - Mackenzie Wolf, Johnson & Wales (RI)
M - Ariana Komonaj, St. Joseph (Conn.)
M - Aimee Adams, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - Madison-Marie Romano, Anna Maria
D - Haley Budenas, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Kaitlyn Freeman, Johnson & Wales (RI)

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Serena Montague, Albertus Magnus
Taylor Gaudette, Colby-Sawyer
Cecilia Ponzini, Colby-Sawyer
Zofia Bangs, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Mei Tobin, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Madison Young, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Abby Boudreau, Lasell
Madison Bovill, Rivier
McKenzie Fairfax, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Maya Waryas, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Zoe Schmaling, Simmons

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Sydney Gonyea, Simmons
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Aleah Murph, Colby-Sawyer
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Madison Flaxington, Johnson & Wales (RI)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Maya Waryas, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Lisa Lopes, Johnson & Wales
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Dean College

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Kaitlin D'Agostino, Albertus Magnus
Ashley Garcia, Anna Maria
Bella Silva, Colby-Sawyer
Zoe Coleman, Dean
Abbie Sierzego, Elms
Daisy Sharrow, Johnson & Wales
Kaitlin Bedell, Lasell
Ava Costello, Regis
Jacklyn O'Connor, Rivier
Isabella Pelletier, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Sadie Tirrell, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Riley Lambert, Simmons

Women's Volleyball:

FIRST TEAM
Jaylianne Ramos Figueroa, Elms
Emily Corbett, Johnson & Wales
Peyton Oliver, Johnson & Wales
McKenna McCool, Lasell
Avery Pollard, Rivier
Sydney Racevicius, Rivier
Lily Sills, Rivier
Claire Conners, Simmons

SECOND TEAM
Laura Jensen, Elms
Sarah Miller, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Juliana Medini, Lasell
Ana Lopez, Norwich
Rita Dow, Regis (Mass.)
Sofia Pawlusik, Rivier
Sydney Iannantuono, Simmons
Kat Simeonidis, Simmons

THIRD TEAM
Mia Harmon, Colby-Sawyer
Laura Farnum, Norwich
Sarah Farnum, Norwich
Addison Schroeder, Norwich
Kamdyn Tenorio, Regis (Mass.)
Ali Rivera, Rivier
Shannon Carey, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Maggie Sylvester, Saint Joseph's (Me.)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Sydney Racevicius, Rivier
LIBERO OF THE YEAR - Emily Corbett, Johnson & Wales (RI)
SETTER OF THE YEAR - Avery Pollard, Rivier
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Maddie Caro, Lasell
COACH OF THE YEAR - Jeffrey Vautrin, Lasell
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Anna Maria

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Jaylen Holman, Elms
Daniela Rank, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Saige Cambonga-Meyers, Lasell
Maddie Caro, Lasell
Sydney Katz, Lasell
Ayla Albers, Regis (Mass.)
Ali Rivera, Rivier
Victoria Briones, Saint Joseph's (Me.)

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Peyton Davis, Albertus Magnus
Deirdre Meagher, Anna Maria
Ameesah Cotten, Colby-Sawyer
Rae Edwards, Dean
Francesca Dirienzo, Elms
Tatiana Correira, Emmanuel
Halle Medici, Johnson & Wales
Emily Cerasani, Lasell
Sarah Farnum, Norwich
Toni Ondris, Regis
Lydia Pray, Rivier
Katina Nanos, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Isabel Philbrick, Saint Joseph's Maine
Meghan Doxsee, Simmons