New York, N.Y. - In voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches, Farmingdale State College had three All-Conference women's volleyball selections. Junior outside Sarah Palladino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) was named to the First Team, while freshman middle blocker Maia Cadle-Hinton (Huntington, N.Y.) and sophomore setter Megan Pisciotta (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) earned Second Team honors.
Palladino, a junior team captain, is ranked sixth in the nation for service aces per set. In the Skyline, she ranked first in aces, fifth in points and sixth in kills. Palladino leads the team in kills and is second in both digs and assists.
Cadle-Hinton leads the team in total blocks and attack percentage and is second in kills. This year she set the Farmingdale State single-season school record for block assists. Cadle-Hinton leads the Skyline in blocks, is third in hitting percentage and 11th in points.
Pisciotta broke the Farmingdale State single-season record for assists this year. She leads the team and is ranked fifth in the Skyline for assists. Pisciotta is fourth on the Rams with 145 digs and added 41 service aces.
2013 SKYLINE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
First-Team
Joanie Cooney - Sage - Sr. - S - Ballston Lake, NY
Katelyn Drollette - Sage - Jr. - LIB - Cadyville, NY
Heather Ferchland - St. Joseph's-L.I. - So. - MH - Selden, NY
Alicia McCarthy - Purchase - Fr. - OH - Plano, Texas
Sarah Palladino - Farmingdale State - So. - OH - Lindenhurst, NY
Helen Putriment* - Sage - Jr. - OH - Troy, NY
Ashleigh Scozzari - Mount Saint Vincent - So. - MH - New Rochelle, NY
Julianne Tierney - St. Joseph's-L.I. - Jr. - S - Bethpage, NY
Second-Team
Maia Cadle-Hinton - Farmingdale State - Fr. - MB - Huntington, NY
Melissa Garibaldi - St. Joseph's-L.I. - Jr. - OPP - Seaford, NY
Jen Gries - Mount Saint Mary - So. - LIB - Hicksville, NY
Kayla Kurka - Mount Saint Mary - So. - MB - Islip, NY
Maria Leineweber - Mount Saint Vincent - Fr. - M/OH - Waimanalo, Hawaii
Megan Pisciotta - Farmingdale State - So. - S - Lindenhurst, NY
Claire Scully - Mount Saint Mary - Fr. - S - Bloomfield, NJ
*Player of the Year: Helen Putriment, Sage
Rookie of the Year: Alicia McCarthy, Purchase
Coach of the Year: Tobey Pantophlet, St. Joseph's-L.I.
To view the complete Skyline Conference press release, click HERE.
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