2023 All-MCCAA Women's Volleyball Awards Announced
Chip Will, Grand Rapids Community College, is the MCCAA Coach of the Year after overseeing the Raiders' tournament championship.
LANSING, Mich.--The Michigan Community College Athletic Association announced on Thursday the All-MCCAA Volleyball teams and conference awards.
Grand Rapids Community College's Chip Will was named the MCCAA Coach of the Year after leading the Raiders to their second MCCAA championship in a row and 10th overall in program history, defeating No. 19 Lansing Community College. The nationally No. 7-ranked GRCC squad carried a 23-3 record into the Great Lakes B District Tournament in Port Huron. Will mentored three student-athletes--the most of any school--on the All-MCCAA Team.
Will also earned the Northern Conference Coach of the Year award after the Raiders went 12-0 in conference play to finish three games ahead of the second-place team. Grand Rapids CC sophomore outside hitter Braelyn Berry (Stanwood, Mich./Morley Stanwood High School) earned the conference's player of the year moniker after posting MCCAA statistical rankings of second in aces per set (0.64), fifth in service aces (58) and ninth in kills per set (3.02 kps). She also averaged 3.46 digs per set.
Katie Naves of Mott Community College is the MCCAA Eastern Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Bears to the Eastern title with an 11-1 conference mark and 16-10 overall. St. Clair County Community College's Piper Clark is the Player of the Year after the freshman outside hitter from Richmond High School spiked 325 kills to rank fourth in the entire MCCAA. She also had 327 digs for 14th.
On the MCCAA Western Conference front, Nikki Nate (Southwestern Michigan College) is the Player of the Year and Emily Quintero (Lansing Community College) is the Coach of the Year. Nate, who is a sophomore middle hitter hailing from Niles High School, ranked second in MCCAA kills with 369 and led the 21-team Association with a .392 hitting percentage. She also was third with 94 total blocks, sixth with 53 service aces and 10th with 383 digs. Quintero piloted the Stars to the Western title (11-1), a 27-3 overall record, a NJCAA national ranking and an appearance in the MCCAA championship match.
ALL-MCCAA VOLLEYBALL 2023
Coach of the Year: Chip Will, Grand Rapids Community College
Piper Clark, St. Clair County Community College
Ruby Earl, Mott Community College
Chante Hudgins, Macomb Community College
Phoenix Stricker, Mott Community College
Kenadee Tompkins, Jackson College
Braelyn Berry, Grand Rapids Community College
Kayla Baase, Delta College
Lizzie MacIntosh, Grand Rapids Community College
Kaitlynn Bennett, Muskegon Community College
Lillian Peterson, Grand Rapids Community College
Nikki Nate, Southwestern Michigan College
Karsyn Near, Lansing Community College
Olivia Deeb, Lake Michigan College
Danika Fyan, Lansing Community College
Jillian Bruckner, Lake Michigan College
MCCAA EASTERN CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL AWARDS 2023
Player of the Year: Piper Clark, St. Clair County Community College
Coach of the Year: Katie Naves, Mott Community College
Eastern First Team
Piper Clark, St. Clair County Community College
Ruby Earl, Mott Community College
Chante Hudgins, Macomb Community College
Phoenix Stricker, Mott Community College
Kenadee Tompkins, Jackson College
Brooklynn Wilcox, Mott Community College
Paige Elliott, Macomb Community College
Rachel Dunavant, St. Clair County Community College
Eastern Second Team
Morgan Moore, St. Clair County Community College
Adeline Tresnak, Macomb Community College
Princess Savage, Mott Community College
Allie Jarchow, Jackson College
Montgomery Rotter, Mott Community College
Lillian DeJong, Schoolcraft College
Kate Gorney, Jackson College
Laura Chandler, St. Clair County Community College
Eastern Honorable Mention
Jaden Bates, Jackson College
Alivia Smith, Jackson College
Mallory Cardinale, Macomb Community College
Brynn Harmon, Jackson College
Kandace Stackpoole, Schoolcraft College
Christine Orton, Jackson College
Shelbey Keeler, Mott Community College
Eastern All-Freshman Team
Piper Clark, St. Clair County Community College
Ruby Earl, Mott Community College
Brooklynn Wilcox, Mott Community College
Paige Elliott, Macomb Community College
Adeline Tresnak, Macomb Community College
Princess Savage, Mott Community College
MCCAA NORTHERN CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL AWARDS 2023
Player of the Year: Braelyn Berry, Grand Rapids Community College
Coach of the Year: Chip Will, Grand Rapids Community College
Northern First Team
Braelyn Berry, Grand Rapids Community College
Kayla Baase, Delta College
Lizzie MacIntosh, Grand Rapids Community College
Kaitlynn Bennett, Muskegon Community College
Lillian Peterson, Grand Rapids Community College
Kendra Kieft, Muskegon Community College
Vienna Koenigsknecht, Grand Rapids Community College
Analiese Fredin, North Central Michigan College
Northern Second Team
Ashlee Lenhard, Delta College
Sarah Hauck, Delta College
Madisyn Dykema, Muskegon Community College
Leah Ellis, Muskegon Community College
Sophie Ritsema, Grand Rapids Community College
Tori Jandt, Bay College
Tiana Whitacre, Montcalm Community College
Lauren Rowe, Montcalm Community College
Northern Honorable Mention
Autumn Cole, Grand Rapids Community College
Carle Bruggema, Grand Rapids Community College
Ana Trevino, Muskegon Community College
Ava Wendel, North Central Michigan College
Ava Schultz, Grand Rapids Community College
Camille Wardin, North Central Michigan College
Sarah Wilkinson, Delta College
Olyvia Saxton, Bay College
Kylee Tadisch, Bay College
Piper Monroe, Bay College
Northern All-Freshman Team
Lizzie MacIntosh, Grand Rapids Community College
Lillian Peterson, Grand Rapids Community College
Analiese Fredin, North Central Michigan College
Ashlee Lenhard, Delta College
Sarah Hauck, Delta College
Madisyn Dykema, Muskegon Community College
MCCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL AWARDS 2023
Player of the Year: Nikki Nate, Southwestern Michigan College
Coach of the Year: Emily Quintero, Lansing Community College
Western First Team
Nikki Nate, Southwestern Michigan College
Karsyn Near, Lansing Community College
Olivia Deeb, Lake Michigan College
Danika Fyan, Lansing Community College
Jillian Bruckner, Lake Michigan College
Josie West, Southwestern Michigan College
Macey Beyerlein, Lansing Community College
Gabrianna Kringle, Kellogg Community College
Western Second Team
Faith Lewis, Lake Michigan College
Emma Beckman, Southwestern Michigan College
Ellie Robinson, Lansing Community College
Anna Hoch, Lansing Community College
Kaylee McDaniel, Lake Michigan College
Alex Widner, Lansing Community College
Olivia Still, Lake Michigan College
Bianca Hobson, Southwestern Michigan College
Western Honorable Mention
Julia May, Kellogg Community College
Rainie Atherton, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Ella Didion, Lansing Community College
Sammi Jurgensen, Lake Michigan College
Megan Hecht, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Jordyn Arnold, Kellogg Community College
Madison Burke, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Rylie Glass, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Alea Fisher, Glen Oaks Community College
Grace Wood, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kaytlin Smith, Glen Oaks Community College
Nicole Smothermon, Glen Oaks Community College
Jillian Clary, Kellogg Community College
JCarla Harris, Marian University Ancilla
Alayna Wimberly, Glen Oaks Community College
Western All-Freshman Team
Karsyn Near, Lansing Community College
Jillian Bruckner, Lake Michigan College
Josie West, Southwestern Michigan College
Gabrianna Kringle, Kellogg Community College
Anna Hoch, Lansing Community College
Kaylee McDaniel, Lake Michigan College