EDISON, New Jersey – Marist volleyball senior outside Hitter Megan Fergus was named to the 2019 All-MAAC First Team, the conference announced Thursday evening. In addition, the young freshman duo of Sophia Theriot and Gabby Murray were both named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team.

 For Murray and Theriot, these are the first All-MAAC awards of their respective careers. For Fergus, this is the first team she has been named to the All-MAAC First Team. She had previously been named MAAC Rookie of the Year and made the All-MAAC Second Team and All-MAAC Rookie team in 2016.

In addition, Marist had 11 student-athletes selected to the MAAC Volleyball All-Academic Team Wednesday night. The Red Foxes led all schools in the MAAC in total selections, which is a great achievement. Iona, Quinnipiac, and Saint Peter's all came in second with nine selections. The list of the entire team can be found below.

Are you surprised????

Megan has just been named to the All-MAAC first team! #GoRedFoxes pic.twitter.com/SRYWi3rlcN

— Marist Volleyball (@Maristvb) November 21, 2019

 

NOTES

• The last Red Fox to make the All-MAAC First team before tonight, was Fergus' fellow senior Nikki DeSerpa. She made the team in both 2018 and 2017.
• The last Marist player prior to Theriot and Murray to be named to the All-Tookie team was Fergus back in 2016.
• This is the first time in program history that Marist has had two players named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team in the same season.
• Marist's 11 student's selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team was not only a program record, but it was also the most players name to the team any MAAC school has had since 2000.

 

MEGAN FERGUS

• Fergus has had an outstanding season for the Red Foxes, as she was named MAAC Player of the Week a conference-leading four times.
• Fergus cracked the top 10 on Marist's all-time kills list this season, and now sits alone in third place on the list. She is also currently seventh on the program's all-time total blocks list.
• She was named South Bay Battle MVP back on September 14, leading the Red Foxes to the tournament championship.
• She tallied a 20 kill-20 dig game on September 28 against Saint Peter's, and was the first Marist player to do so since 2017.
• She had a career-high 407 kills on the season, and also had a career-high 82 total blocks and career-high 195 digs.

 

SOPHIA THERIOT

• Theriot was a four-time MAAC Libero of the week this season.
• She totaled 38 digs back on Saturday, October 12 against Canisius which was tied for the second most digs in a match in program history.
• Theriot had a career-high three service aces against Rider on September 29.
• She played outstanding defense in the back all season.
• Totaled 429 digs and 4.8 digs per set on the year.

 

GABBY MURRAY

• Murray had an outstanding rookie campaign for the Red Foxes.
• The middle blocker smacked a career-high 16 kills against Saint Peter's on October 27.
• She had a career-best eight total blocks on October 9 against Quinnipiac.
• Her.833 hitting percentage back on October 19 against Iona finished the season as tied for the second highest hitting percentage (minimum 18 attempts) in the entire NCAA this season. She finishes the season ranked second in the MAAC with a .365 hitting percentage.
• For the season, had 153 kills and 1.74 kills per set. Murray also had 24 total service aces and 53 total blocks.

2?? for the price of 1??!

Congrats to Sophia and Gabby on being named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team! #GoRedFoxes pic.twitter.com/qoZxbfIbIA

— Marist Volleyball (@Maristvb) November 21, 2019

 

MAAC MAJOR AWARDS

 

All-MAAC First Team
Player	School	Award
Manuela Nicolini	Fairfield	Player of the Year
Manuela Nicolini	Fairfield	Setter of the Year
Alejandra Rodriguez	Quinnipiac	Libero of the Year
Morgan Romano	Rider	Rookie of the Year
Todd Kress	Fairfield	Coach of the Year

 
 

ALL-MAAC ACADEMIC TEAM

 

All-MAAC First Team
Player	School	Position	Class
Leah Simmons	Canisius	Middle Hitter	Senior
Manuela Nicolini	Fairfield	Setter	Senior
Joelle Battles	Fairfield	Right Side	Freshman
Megan Fergus	Marist	Outside Hitter	Senior
Jaycie Roberts	Niagara	Outside Hitter	Junior
Morgan Romano	Rider	Opposite	Freshman
Anilee Sher	Rider	Setter	Sophomore
All-MAAC Second Team
Player	School	Position	Class
Camila Vazquez	Canisius	Middle Hitter	Sophomore
Kaylie Butts	Fairfield	Middle Blocker	Junior
Mayda Garcia	Fairfield	Outside Hitter	Senior
Caroline Leitch	Niagara	Outside Hitter	Senior
Kaleigh Oates	Quinnipiac	Middle Blocker	Senior
Alejandra Rodriguez	Quinnipiac	Libero	Senior
Morgan Koch	Rider	Middle Hitter	Freshman
All-MAAC Rookie Team
Player	School	Position	Class
Bree Long	Canisius	Libero	Freshman
Ella Loussia	Canisius	Outside Hitter	Freshman
Joelle Battles	Fairfield	Right Side	Freshman
Sophia Theriot	Marist	Libero	Freshman
Gabby Murray	Marist	Middle Blocker	Freshman
Morgan Romano	Rider	Opposite	Freshman
Morgan Koch	Rider	Middle Hitter	Freshman

 
 
MAAC All-ACADEMIC TEAM
 

Name	School	Class	Major
Cassidy Ceriani	Canisius	Sr.	Biology
Ashley Kekeisen	Canisius	So.	Biology
Hannah Nelson	Canisius	So.	Journalism/Political Science
Joli Ruby	Canisius	So.	Health and Wellness
Melina Woods	Canisius	So.	Biology
Luci Albertson	Fairfield	Jr.	Sociology and Anthropology
Jamie Calandro	Fairfield	Sr.	English
Julia  Kallen	Fairfield	So.	Undeclared
Manuela Nicolini	Fairfield	Sr.	Psychology
Sonja Radulovic	Fairfield	Sr.	International Business / Marketing
Alexis Rich	Fairfield	So.	Undeclared
Emily Schillinger	Fairfield	So.	Nursing
Laura Seeger	Fairfield	So.	Business
Alessandra Brady	Iona	So.	Undeclared
Taylor Cole	Iona	Jr.	Political Science
Tess Connolly	Iona	Sr.	Childhood Education
Karla Johnson	Iona	Sr.	Mass Communication
Jessica Paolucci	Iona	R-Sr.	Marketing MBA
Cassandra Patsos	Iona	So.	Undeclared
Alexandra Russo	Iona	Sr.	Criminal Justice
Jamie Smith	Iona	Jr.	Business Administration
Julia Stewart	Iona	Sr.	Marketing
Erin Hoener	Manhattan	Jr.	Marketing
Julia Menocal	Manhattan	So.	Civil Engineering
Meagan Miller	Manhattan	Jr.	Exercise Science
Ginamarie Napoli	Manhattan	Sr.	Civil Engineering
Sarah Austin	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Ashley Cruise	Marist	So.	Psychology/Special Education
Megan Fergus	Marist	Sr.	Education Psychology
McKinley Fox	Marist	So.	Economics
Jocelyn Gorman	Marist	Jr.	Biomedical Sciences
Skylar Harrison	Marist	So.	Business Administration
Courtney Kasperski	Marist	Jr.	Accounting
Morgan Owens	Marist	So.	Psychology/Special Education
Stephanie Stone	Marist	Sr.	Communication
Chidera Udeh	Marist	Jr.	Communication
Madelyn Waumans	Marist	So.	Business Administration
Grace Hetterscheidt	Niagara	Jr.	Academic Exploration
Mirna Kovacevic	Niagara	Sr.	Hospitality & Tourism Management
Cameron Maris	Niagara	Sr.	Life Sciences
Mary Redl	Niagara	So.	Academic Exploration
Jaycie  Roberts	Niagara	Jr.	Academic Exploration
Jessica Streuer	Niagara	So.	Nursing
Hallie Uhlig	Niagara	So.	Academic Exploration
Emillie Wright	Niagara	Sr.	Food Marketing
Gabrielle Horman	Quinnipiac	Jr.	Health Science Studies/Doctorate Physical Therapy
Nicole Migliozzi	Quinnipiac	So.	Management
Daniella Balsano	Quinnipiac	So.	Engineering
Morgan Sherwin	Quinnipiac	Jr.	Psychology
Alejandra Rodriguez	Quinnipiac	Sr.	Management
Maria Pansari	Quinnipiac	Sr.	Biomedical Sciences
Lydia Jones	Quinnipiac	So.	Health Science Studies/Doctorate Physical Therapy
Lauren Miller	Quinnipiac	Sr.	Graphic and Interactive Design
Kaleigh Oates	Quinnipiac	Sr.	Advertising and Integrated Communications
Danielle Blanco	Rider	Jr.	Accounting / Finance
Kerrigan Casper	Rider	So.	Health Sciences
Rachelle Runyon	Rider	Sr.	Computer Science / Mathematics
Evelyn Shanefield	Rider	Sr.	Elementary Education / Psychology
Alexa Shello	Rider	Sr.	Entrepreneurial Studies / Management & Leadership
Ali Ward	Rider	Jr.	Global Studies / Political Science
Alanis Alvarado	Saint Peter's	So.	Accounting
Angeleyshka Curbelo	Saint Peter's	So.	Pre-Elementary Education
Andrea Lombeyda	Saint Peter's	So.	Undecided
Danielle Lopez	Saint Peter's	Sr.	Nursing
Yaidelis Lopez Jimenez	Saint Peter's	Jr.	Biology
Carolina Ruiz	Saint Peter's	Sr.	Biology Forensic Science
Karla Seda	Saint Peter's	Jr.	Biology
Wildalys Soto	Saint Peter's	Jr.	Biology
Imani Spicer	Saint Peter's	Jr.	Pre-Elementary Education
Jess  Eblin	Siena	Jr.	Psychology
Abby Huffman	Siena	So.	Exploring Arts