HILTON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College senior libero/defensive specialist Elaina Moisidis (Albany, NY/Albany) was voted the Empire 8 Conference Libero of the Year. The results of the voting, which was done by the league's head coaches, were announced by the E8 earlier this morning.
Moisidis, who also garnered first-team All-Conference status, was one of three Gators to receive All-E8 honors. She totaled 546 digs, 5.20 per-set, 69 assists, and 30 aces in her senior campaign. Moisidis, who registered a 91.2 serve receive percentage, topped the E8 in both digs and digs per-set for the second-straight fall. She currently sits 19th in NCAA Division III rankings in total digs. The co-captain recorded 20 or more digs 14 times this season, including 32 in a four-set September victory at SUNY Delhi. Moisidis, the first Gator to win a major E8 women's volleyball individual award, finished her fall sixth in program records with 1,415 career digs.
Middle hitter Celia Gagnon (Troy, NY/Ichabod Crane), a graduate student, earned second-team All-E8 accolades.
Gagnon ranked second in the conference with 363.5 points and 292 kills on .250 hitting. She totaled 60 blocks, third-most in the E8, and finished the fall fourth on the circuit with 3.5 points per-set. The middle, who became the 18th RSC player to surpass 500 career kills on October 14 vs. Elmira, recorded double-digit kills on 17 occasions this fall. She totaled a season-best 18 kills on October 15 vs. Alfred and closed her campaign ranked 14th in program records with 583 career kills.
One member of each institution made the 2022 E8 Women's Volleyball Sportswomen of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen. Junior outside hitter Caitlin Hammecker (Warnerville, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) represents the Gators on this squad.
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