Men's Volleyball

TOWNSEND NAMED NECVA ALL-DIVISION



Michael Townsend

April 1, 2008

The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) announced the 2008 All-Division teams this week. Emmanuel College's sophomore outside-hitter Michael Townsend (Beaverdam, VA) received 2nd-team All-New England Division honors for the second straight-year.

Townsend averaged 3.14 kills per game, hitting .247 this season for the Saints. He led Emmanuel in serving and was ranked 6th nationally with 0.62 service aces per game. Townsend also led the Saints on defense, averaging 2.09 digs per game this season. His other honors this year include being named to the MIT Invitational All-Tournament Team on February 10th and to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team on March 29th.

2008 NECVA ALL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION SELECTIONS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Praveen Pamidimukkala (MIT)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Alberto Bravo (Elms)

COACH OF THE YEAR: David Hildebrandt (Newbury)

FIRST TEAM:

Praveen Pamidimukkala (MIT) Sr. Outside Hitter, Edison, NJ

Alberto Bravo (Elms) Fr. Opposite, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Erik Kostanski (Newbury) Sr. Outside Hitter, Hampden, MA

Matt Ferreira (Rivier) So. Middle Hitter, Lincoln, RI

Tim Hughes (Mount Ida) Sr. Middle Hitter, Holliston, MA

Ken McNeeley (Newbury) Jr. Middle Hitter, Forest Hill, MD

Zach Hansen (Rivier) So. Setter, Shelton, CT

Matt Talamantes (Newbury) Fr. Setter, Sylmar, CA

Dan Coleman (Endicott) Jr. Libero, Millis, MA

SECOND TEAM:

Jared Andreozzi (Rivier) Fr. Outside Hitter, Barrington, RI

Bryan McDermand (Newbury) Jr. Opposite, Palantine, IL

Michael Townsend (Emmanuel) So. Outside Hitter, Beaverdam, VA

A.J. Witkofsky (Endicott) So. Middle Blocker, Scotia, NY

Mark Thomas (Newbury) So. Middle Hitter, Wilbraham, MA

Ivan Andujar (Elms) So. Setter, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Ryan Dean (MIT) Sr. Libero, Valencia, CA