Bittinger and Geraghty Repeat All-MAC First Team Honors
11/16/2016 11:02:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Outside hitter Kelsey Bittinger and libero Challen Geraghty and were named to the All-Mid-American Conference Volleyball First Team for the second straight year, as the conference office announced its postseason honors on Wednesday (Nov. 16).
The juniors are the first players in Kent State volleyball history to earn All-MAC First Team honors in multiple seasons. Additionally, this is the first time the Golden Flashes have had multiple first team honorees in consecutive seasons.
Kent State (15-14, 8-8 MAC) enters the 2016 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship as the No. 7 seed and opens the tournament against 6th-seeded Toledo on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois' Victor E. Court. Single-match tickets start at $10 while all-session passes are $30. Call (815) 753-PACK (7225) to purchase today or visit NIUHuskies.com.
2016 MAC Volleyball Player of the Year
Jenna Radtke, Northern Illinois
2016 MAC Volleyball Setter of the Year
Isabelle Marciniak, Bowling Green
2016 MAC Volleyball Freshman of the Year
Isabelle Marciniak, Bowling Green
2016 MAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year
Madeline Garda, Bowling Green
2016 MAC Volleyball All-MAC First Team
Brooklyn Goodsel, Ball State
Madeline Garda, Bowling Green
Jelena Sunjic, Bowling Green
Cassie Shado, Buffalo
Jordan Bueter, Central Michigan
Kelsey Bittinger, Kent State
Challen Geraghty, Kent State
Paige Hill, Miami
Katie Tomasic, Miami
Mary Grace Kelly, Northern Illinois
Jenna Radtke, Northern Illinois
Ali Lake, Ohio
Mallory Salis, Ohio
Sydney LeMay, Western Michigan
2016 MAC Volleyball All-MAC Honorable Mention
Maris Below, Miami
Maeve McDonald, Miami
Meg Wolowicz, Northern Illinois
Lauren Zielinski, Northern Illinois
Jaime Kosiorek, Ohio
Maurissa Leonard, Toledo
2016 MAC Volleyball All-Freshman Team
Elysa Karsner, Akron
Kate Avila, Ball State
Sydnee VanBeek, Ball State
Isabelle Marciniak, Bowling Green
Scout McLerran, Buffalo
Kathleen Reilly, Western Michigan
