November 4, 2008
Three Eagles Earn All Conference, Wilson Tabbed
NECC Rookie of the Year
 

Wilson

(Nashua, N.H.) – Three Daniel Webster College women’s volleyball student-athletes have been honored by the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) with all conference selections as selected by the conference coaches, while freshman Amanda Wilson has been named the Conference’s Rookie of the Year.
 

Wilson, an outside hitter from Merrimack, N.H., was joined by junior middle blocker Kristina Rieger of Concord, N.H. and freshman setter Caitlyn DiPierro of Billerica, Mass. on the NECC All Conference Second Team.
 

Rieger

The three all conference awards set a new program record for post-season honors in one season.
 

Wilson, a four-time NECC Rookie of the Week, became the first major award winner in program history. She played in 19 matches spanning 62 sets, totaling 125 kills (2.02 per set), 79 digs (1.27), and added a .186 hitting percentage and 49 serving aces, good for second on the squad in all four categories.
 

DiPierro

Rieger, a three-time NECC Player of the Week, led the squad with 2.24 kills per set and hit .355 with 150 total kills against just 33 errors in 330 total attempts over 21 matches spanning 67 sets played. She also led the squad in digs 102 (1.52 per set) blocks with 50 (0.75) and added 48 service aces.
 

DiPierro led the squad with 337 total assists in 65 sets (a 5.18 average) and added a team high 59 total aces along with 54 digs and 17 blocks.
 

Under the guidance of first year head coach Braden Zamore, the Eagles posted a 14-8 overall mark including a 6-1 record in NECC play. The 14 wins gave the program its first ever winning season and easily shattered the previous season wins mark of nine set in 2005. The 6-1 conference mark gave the Eagles a share of the NECC regular season title, the first ever regular season championship for the College in any varsity sport.