ATTLEBORO, Mass. - For the second season in a row, the New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Year is from the Regis (Mass.) women's volleyball team, as freshman Katryna Veasey (Quincy, Mass.) has earned the award this season. Veasey, who also earned a spot on the First Team All-Conference, is one of four Regis women's volleyball student-athletes to receive All-NECC honors.
Veasey topped the Pride in a number of stat categories in her rookie campaign, both offensively and defensively. She is the only player on her team to take part in every match so far this season, and has played in 101 of the team's 103 sets on the year. She currently leads the NECC Champion Pride in kills (245), total attacks (670), service aces (59) and digs (178). Veasey was also named NECC Rookie of the Week on three occasions.
Sophomore Rachel Bartels (Edinburg, Texas), the 2015 NECC Rookie of the Year, was selected to the All-NECC Second Team. The middle blocker is ranked second on the Pride in hitting percentage (.236) and total blocks (49) on the season, while her 143 kills ranks third on the team. Bartels earned the distinction of NECC Player of the Week once.
Pride outside hitter Sydney Trusty (Durham, Conn.) earned a spot on the All-Conference Third Team. The junior ranked second on the team in kills with 160 and was third on the team in service aces with 42. Rounding out the Pride's All-Conference selections is sophomore Erika Andreoli (Naugatuck, Conn.), who was named to the NECC All-Sportsmanship team. Andreoli saw action in eight matches for the Pride, registering 11 digs and a pair of service aces.
The Pride will be in action on Friday evening when they take on Stevens in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. First serve is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. from Hoboken, N.J.
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