Volleyball Gets Four on the CACC All-Academic Team

12/18/2024 12:00:00 AM

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A strong season on the court for Goldey-Beacom's Volleyball team also was strong off it with four of the team's student-athletes named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Academic Team.

Senior Piper Nanouski (Chicago, IL) along with juniors Claudia Camporro (Gijon, Spain) and Megan Chesser (Grove City, OH) were picked for a second time with senior Morgan Mendick (Bear, DE) getting her first nod.

Nanouski played a massive role at outside hitter in getting the Lightning back to the CACC Tournament. A powerful hitter who was one of many options at the net, she ended the year third in the league with 387 kills and also had double figures in kills each of the team's last 12 matches.

Nanouski graduates fourth in team history with 973 kills and this year had the fifth most kills in program annals.

Camporro was one of seven on the team who competed in all 30 matches, giving the squad solid defensive play by closing with 208 digs. Mendick saw action in 29 matches, ending with 164 digs, and Chesser played in three matches before her season ended due to injury.

The Lightning this year produced a beyond-remarkable season in which the expectations were darn-near zero, but the results were monumental and memorable. Thanks to a complete change of everything under first-year coach Alexa Poss, Goldey-Beacom (15-15, 8-8 CACC) made the 2024 campaign a stunning one after the team only won two matches in 2022 and just five sets last season.

Closing as the fourth seed from the South Division, the Lightning made just their second CACC Tournament appearance since 2006 and first since 2017.

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