Buzzards Bay, MA --- Senior outside hitter Lauren
Saylor (Swansea, MA), sophomore Brittany
Stoddard (Orange, MA) and freshman Becky
Lebel (Millbury, MA) have each been selected to the
All-MASCAC Volleyball team in a vote by league coaches earlier this
week.
Saylor, who was honored on the first-team, paced the Lancers
offensive attack as she registered a team high 239 kills while her
187 digs were also second on the squad. To date Saylor’s
average kills (2.75) were third-best in the MASCAC were sixth
overall.
Saylor was the 2005 MASCAC Rookie of the Year and she has received
the nod to the All MASCAC first team in three of her four years at
WSC. Saylor wraps up her outstanding career with 1116 kills, 896
digs and 130 aces for averages of 2.90 kills and 2.33 digs.
Stoddard, a second-team honoree, was one of four setters
distinguished on the all conference team. Stoddard has totaled
team-highs of 496 assists (5.77 average) and 41 aces this season
for the Blue and Gold. She handed out the third-most helpers in the
MASCAC through the end of the regular season and her average
assists were fourth highest.
In her past two seasons as the team's primary setter and best
server she has 1,087 assists and 113 aces. She recently passed the
1,000 assist milestone two weeks ago in a conference setback to
Westfield State.
Lebel was the only freshman chosen to the all-conference team this
season as she received the nod to the second-team. Lebel primarily
played on the opposite side and as an outside hitter as she totaled
54 kills and 74 digs this season with 22 aces and six blocks. Her
totals of kills and digs were eighth and fifth on the squad,
respectively, while she was second to Stoddard for the team-lead in
aces.
Worcester State finished the regular season 15-16 and 4-2 in MASCAC
play under the direction of fifth year head coach Bernie
Chase. The team received a third-seed in the conference
tournament upcoming conference tournament and will play #2
Bridgewater State in the semifinals on Saturday at Westfield State.
All-MASCAC
Women's Volleyball Team