WINTHROP, Mass. - Helping the Regis College women's volleyball team to its second consecutive 20-win season, senior Rita Dow (Nashua, N.H.) has been selected Second Team All-GNAC and sophomore Kamdyn Tenorio (Irvine, Calif.) has received Third Team All-GNAC recognition as the 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Volleyball All-Conference Teams were announced Tuesday, Nov. 8, by the league office.
In addition to Dow and Tenorio, Ayla Albers (San Diego, Calif.) was recognized by the conference coaches through her selection to the GNAC All-Rookie Team. For the second straight season, Toni Ondris (Mineola, N.Y.) was named to the GNAC Women's Volleyball All-Sportsmanship Team for her contributions to the Pride program.
One season after collecting Third Team All-GNAC honors, Dow was voted Second Team All-GNAC this year after leading the Pride with 227 kills, tying for the team lead in blocks with 83 total blocks, and ending up second on the squad in hitting percentage at .250 and in service aces with 53. She concluded her collegiate career second on the Regis all-time list for career hitting percentage at .277, fourth in career kills with 617, and eighth in career total blocks with 206.
Dow ended the 2022 season with seven double-digit kill performances within the final 14 matches, highlighted by a career-high 18 kills along with four aces, six digs, and six total blocks on Senior Night against Fisher Oct. 27. She also earned 14 kills with a .480 hitting percentage against University of Saint Joseph Oct. 25 as well as 15 kills at Norwich Oct. 29. Dow finished with a career-high 10 total blocks against Wentworth Sept. 22.
Tenorio picked up Third Team All-GNAC honors this season after leading the Pride with 87 service aces and 415 defensive digs, tied for the third-most aces in a single season in program history and the sixth-most digs in a single year within the Pride program. She also collected 196 kills during the season, highlighted by a 15-kill performance against Eastern Nazarene Sept. 20 as the Pride handed the Lions their only loss so far in 2022.
Tenorio is currently fifth in Division III in service aces, earning eight service aces in conference matches against Albertus Magnus Sept. 24 and against Colby-Sawyer Oct. 11. She also reached double figures in defensive digs 19 times during the season with a career-high 30 digs in back-to-back contests against Fisher Oct. 27 and at Norwich Oct. 29.
Albers appeared in 31 matches for the Pride and accumulated 124 kills, 21 service aces, 92 digs, and 18 total blocks. She earned a season-high 11 kills at Mitchell Sept. 28, picked up three service aces on three different occasions, and collected 10 digs against Elms Oct. 15.
One of this year's team captains, Ondris appeared in 25 matches during the season and earned 81 digs, including a career-high 13 digs in the final regular season match against Anna Maria Oct. 29 as well as nine digs against Colby-Sawyer Oct. 11.
Regis College completed the 2022 season with a 20-13 overall record, earning back-to-back 20-win campaigns for the first time since 2014 and 2015. Within the GNAC, the Pride finished in fifth place in the regular season standings with a 9-4 league mark and qualified for the GNAC Tournament for the third time since joining the league in 2017.