
On Saturday, top-seed New Paltz will play the winner of NYU vs. The quarterfinals will be played on Friday, as No. New Paltz is set to host the six-team 2022 UVC Championship Tournament this weekend. Overall, New Paltz placed five members on the all-conference team, while Vassar was right behind with four and St. NYU senior James Haag and New Paltz junior Pat Wing were also 2022 UVC first team selections.

Junior Andrew Kim of Vassar, along with sophomore Owen Wickens of Nazareth, who was also the 2021 Rookie of the Year, garnered UVC first team accolades for the second straight year. John Fisher senior Josh Bigford, the 2019 UVC Rookie of the Year and 2020 co-Player of the Year was named a UVC first team selection for the fourth straight season. Petrus, who led New Paltz to the 20 NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championships, was also named UVC Coach of the Year in 2016. The Hawks finished 7-0 in league play and are the top-seed and will host the UVC Championship Tournament. 6 in the AVCA Division III rankings with a 19-5 record. Radu Petrus of New Paltz was named UVC Coach of the Year. Lounsbery is the third Vassar student-athlete to be named UVC Rookie of the Year, joining Zechariah Lee (2015) and current teammate Gavin van Beveren (2020). He has slammed 110 kills to go along with 67 digs, 28 blocks and 23 service aces and is tenth in the UVC with a. 9 Brewers and was the UVC Rookie of the Week on Feb. An outside hitter/libero, Lounsbery made an immediate impact for the No. Vassar College’s Payne Lounsbery was named UVC Rookie of the Year.

John Fisher student-athlete to earn this honor. Cerqua, a graduate student, leads the UVC and is among the national leaders with 3.15 digs per set. John Fisher was named the 2022 UVC Libero/Defensive Specialist of the Year honor. Shanley is the third New Paltz student-athlete to be named UVC Player of the Year, joining Christian Smith (2016) and Matthew Grace (20)ĭavid Cerqua of St. He averaged 3.31 kills and 3.75 points per set in league play and has recorded at least 10 kills in six matches this season. Shanley, the UVC Player of the Week on March 28, has helped New Paltz to a 7-0 record in league play. New Paltz senior outside hitter Chris Shanley was named the 2022 UVC Player of the Year. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches.

The United Volleyball Conference announced its 2022 individual awards and all-conference teams on Thursday, April 7.
