HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Three members of the Houghton volleyball team have been honored by the Empire 8 Conference for their performances during the 2022 season, in voting by E8 coaches announced today.
Haley Unverdorben was named to the All-E8 Second Team while
Julie Immel and
Emma Cole were third team selections.
During the regular season, Unverdorben led the team and was second in the conference, averaging 8.23 assists per set to go along with 191 digs and 36 service aces. She had double-digit assists in all 22 matches, including a high of 44 against Medaille. She had 10 matches with double-digits in assists and digs.
Unverdorben was a first team honoree after the 2021 spring season and second team selection as a sophomore in 2019. She is a three-time NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week and has been named E8 Player of the Week six times in her career.
The graduate student has more than 2,800 career assists and will finish her career fourth all-time among Highlanders in that category.
Immel led the team with 202 kills. The sophomore had seven matches of double-digit kills, including a season and career high of 21 vs. Keuka. In that match, she also produced a season high hitting percentage of .455. Her percentage for the year was .196. Immel was a third team selection as a freshman in 2021.
Cole had 147 kills and a team-high 21 blocks. She also was second on the team with a .237 hitting percentage (among players with more than 100 kills). The first-year athlete had five matches of double-digits kills, including a career high 18 vs. Medaille. She closed the regular season by earning Empire 8 Rookie of the Week honors twice in a three-week span.
In addition, Unverdorben was named Houghton's representative on the 2022 Volleyball Sportswoman 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.
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