It was another big season for Towson in the end-of-season individual awards! A big congratulations to Don on being named CAA Coach of the Year for the 4th time. Nina Cajic, Victoria Barrett, and Lydia Wiers made the First Team, while Aayinde Smith made the Second Team and Sarah Jordan made the All-Rookie Team.
As expected, Delaware's Lani Mason was selected as POTY. She is not the best player in the conference, but she is definitely the most indispensable to her team, and their reliance on her led to some crazy statistical output this season.
Hofstra's Chiara Cucco and Beatriz Alves won Libero and Setter of the Year, respectively. Both were deserved, especially Alves (who was likely in the running for POTY as well). They are Hofstra's two best players, and both can seriously ball.
Kali Moore of Stony Brook earned ROTY, which was slightly surprising. She just edged out Hofstra's Izadora Stedile, likely because she was more consistent over the course of the season, while Stedile ran very hot and cold.
Tournament starts tomorrow morning. Now for the fun part!