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AWARDS

and recognition

O

’Neal had another im-

pressive year, as Maine

Maritime earned their first

NAC Championship since 2010.

She was recognized for excelling

academically and athletically

throughout her undergraduate

experience. A Marine Biology

major, she has earned a MMA

Dean’s Scholarship, Distinguished

Scholarship, and Maine SeaGrant

Undergraduate Scholarship.

She earned the Maine Maritime

Elite 8 Award for having the top

female GPA in her athletic class in

2014-15. She has served in several

student leadership positions. On

the court, she finished as one of

the top hitters in the league and

ranked first in kills per set (3.89)

and second in kills (74). The 2015

Player of the Year and 2013 Rookie

of the Year is a four-time first team

all-conference honoree and was

selected as the NAC Player of the

Week five times this season, while

also earning Defensive Player of

the Week honors once.

Photo by Tony Llerena

NAC Player of the Year, Senior Scholar Athlete, First

Team All-Conference – Gillian O’Neal ’17

Volleyball

P

erez had a dominant first

collegiate season with

57 digs (2.71/set), while

also earning 19 service aces and

six assists against conference

opponents. The five-time NAC

Defensive Player of the Week and

one-time NAC Rookie of the Week

topped the league with 459 digs,

also recording 49 service aces and

52 assists.

Photo by Tony Llerena

NAC Defensive Player of the Year, Second Team

All-Conference – Maria Perez ’20

I

n conference play, Adams ranked

in the top-four in four statistical

categories as she led the league

in service aces (30) and service aces

per set (1.43), while ranking third in

assists (144) and fourth in assists per

set (6.86). She also tallied 18 kills, 18

digs, and five blocks in NAC action.

The five-time NAC Rookie of the

Week honoree has earned national

recognition for her total service aces

(83), as she currently ranks Number 1

in the country.

NAC Rookie of the Year, Second Team

All-Conference – Sydney Adams ’20

Photo by Tony Llerena

A

fter earning NAC Rookie of

the Year honors in 2015, Clark

earned First Team All-Con-

ference accolades for the second

straight season this year. Clark tallied

359 kills ranking second in the con-

ference and 318 digs. She also tallied

a conference-leading 59 total blocks

and earned two NAC Player of the

Week nods this season. Clark tallied

an impressive .244 hitting percentage,

including hitting more than .300 per-

cent in 15 of the team’s 31 matches.

NAC First Team All-Conference

• Tess Clark ’19

Photo by Tony Llerena

M

acMahon, appeared in 27

matches for the Mariners,

totaling 81 digs, 68 kills,

13 blocks, four aces and three

assists. The NAC Sportsmanship

Team recognizes sportsmanship

and integrity that go beyond the

playing rules and etiquette.

Photo by Tony Llerena

NAC Sportsmanship Team

• Maggie MacMahon ’20