Women’s Volleyball Collects NEWMAC Awards
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second year in
a row, the MIT women’s volleyball team received four honors
from the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)
following the announcement of its postseason awards on Tuesday. The
Engineers' individual total equals the program-high initially
established in 2002.
Senior outside hitter Alex May and fellow classmate Barden Cleeland
collected All-Conference First-Team accolades while junior middle
hitter Jenny Li and freshman setter Alyssa Rothman, both first-time
honorees, represented the Cardinal and Gray on the Second Team.
May picked up her second straight First-Team nod while leading the
Engineers’ attack with 409 kills to go along with 300 digs
and 64 blocks. Cleeland, a Second-Team pick last year, posted a
team-high 106 blocks in addition to 262 kills, a .300 hitting
percentage, and 44 aces at the middle hitter position. Li bolstered
MIT’s front row with 246 kills and 68 blocks while Rothman
ranked second in the NEWMAC with 9.28 assists per game.