New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference released the 2018 women's volleyball All-Conference teams after voting was conducted by the league's 11 head coaches.
Junior middle blocker Kelsey Voiklis (Commack, N.Y.) was named First Team All-Conference, while senior outside Annie Cosgrave (Brightwaters, N.Y.) and freshman libero Kellianne Dempsey (Lake Grove, N.Y.) each earned Second Team honors.
Voiklis led the Rams in kills (226), attacking percentage (.250), total blocks (111), solo blocks (39) and block assists (72), ranked second in kills per set (2.05) and third for service aces (37). She was the Skyline Conference leader in blocks, ranked seventh in attacking percentage and ninth in points per set (3.07). In the NCAA, she is 16th overall for total blocks.
Cosgrave, the lone senior on Farmingdale State, led the Rams in kills per set (2.07), was second in kills (222), attacking percentage (.154), digs (294) and digs per set (2.75) and third for total blocks (46), solo blocks (9) and block assists (37). She ranked tenth in the Skyline for kills.
Dempsey recorded a team-high 329 digs, which was second in the Skyline Conference during her freshman campaign. She also tallied 28 assists, 21 aces and 10 kills from her libero position.
2018 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball All-Conference Team
First Team:
Morgan Burke, Mount Saint Mary (Jr., MB; Ringwood, N.J.)
Taylor Gilbertson, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Fr., OH; Phoenix, Ariz.)
Kyleigh Kappas, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Jr., S; Parker, Colo.)
Kate Lefler, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Sr., OH; Norman, Okla.)
Tara Maloney, Mount Saint Vincent (Jr., OH; Williston Park, N.Y.)
Danielle Senecal, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Sr., L; Manorville, N.Y.)
Kelsey Voiklis, Farmingdale State (Jr., MB; Commack, N.Y.)
Jessica Young, St. Joseph's-Long Island (So., MH; Huntington Station, N.Y.)
Second Team:
Madelyn Barberan, Mount Saint Mary (Jr., OH; Fishkill, N.Y.)
Kristen Bohnenblusch, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Sr., OH/DS; Manorville, N.Y.)
Annie Cosgrave, Farmingdale State (Sr., OH; Brightwaters, N.Y.)
Kellianne Dempsey, Farmingdale State (Fr., L; Lake Grove, N.Y.)
Joelle Desrosiers, Old Westbury (Jr., MH; Bayside, N.Y.)
Meredith Hayes, Maritime (Sr., MB/RS; Houston, Texas)
Cristina Morales, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (Fr., MH; Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Player of the Year: Tara Maloney, Mount Saint Vincent
Rookie of the Year: Taylor Gilbertson, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Coach of the Year: Tim Gaiser, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (third season)
COMPLETE SKYLINE CONFERENCE RELEASE
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