2012 CAA Volleyball Final Report
Fourth-seeded Hofstra won the 2012 CAA Volleyball
Championship after knocking off second-seeded Delaware 3-2 in the championship
match. Sophomore outside hitter Kelsie Wills was named the Most Outstanding
Player after recording a double-double with 18 kills and 11 digs. The Pride
(21-13, 6-6 CAA) was also led by senior setter Catalina Charry, who recorded a
triple-double with 10 kills, 29 assists, and 14 digs. Delaware (16-14, 9-3 CAA)
was led by senior outside hitter Alissa Alker who recorded a double-double with
12 kills and 13 digs. Hofstra entered its first NCAA championship since 2006,
and was the first tournament appearance for head coach Kristina Hernandez.
Sophomore Kelsie Wills tallied 14 kills and senior Nikki
Kinnier added 12 kills for Hofstra but ninth-seeded Florida State had a
balanced attack of three players with seven or more kills as the Seminoles
defeated the Pride, 3-0 in the 2012 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship
first round. The Pride, who were making their seventh NCAA Championship
appearance, end the season with a 21-14 mark, having won seven of their last
eight matches including three in the CAA Championship.
Junior outside hitter Katy Buck of the Towson University
volleyball team has been named as a first team selection to the Capital One
Academic All-America® Division I team as selected by the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A biology major with a 3.99 G.P.A.,
Buck becomes the first Tiger since Adam Overbey (football) in 2000 to earn
first team honors. She is the fifth Tiger in school history to earn first team
Academic All-America® honors from CoSIDA.
Northeastern's Kelly Bacon and Towson's I'ishah Keliikoa
were named to the 2012 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division
I East Region team. Bacon was one of 15 players across the East Region to earn
top honors from the AVCA, while Keliikoa was one of six to earn an honorable
mention. Bacon was also named an AVCA All-American honorable mention.
Northeastern junior outside hitter Kelly Bacon has been
named the 2012 CAA Volleyball Player of the Year in a vote by the league's head
coaches. Bacon was presented the award at the annual awards banquet on the eve
of the CAA Volleyball Championship in Towson, Md.
Also earning top honors was Towson senior setter Aubrey
Kirven, who was named the CAA Setter of the Year, and Delaware freshman libero
Ariel Shonk, who earned CAA Defensive Specialist of the Year. CAA Rookie of the
Year honors went to William & Mary freshman outside hitter Dessi Koleva,
while Towson's Bruce Atkinson was named CAA Coach of the Year for the second
straight season.