Fournier, Manthorpes Named ECAC All-Stars
12/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
DANBURY, CONN. - Seniors Shelbey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.) and Stacey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.) as well as sophomore Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) were named to the 2014 ECAC Division I Women's Volleyball All-Star Second Team.
An AVCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2014, Shelbey Manthorpe became the first player in Seton Hall history to earn post-season All-BIG EAST honors in all four seasons. Named Seton Hall Classic Most Valuable Player, she was twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. An AVCA All-Region First Team selection, Manthorpe finished the season ranked third in the BIG EAST in assists per set and 14th in digs per set. One of only four players in Seton Hall history with over 4,000 career assists, she is the only player in Pirates' history with over 4,000 assists and 1,400 digs. Most recently, Manthorpe was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
A First Team All-BIG EAST selection, Stacey Manthorpe was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3 and to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times this season. Named to the Seton Hall Invitational All-Tournament Team, Stacey led the Pirates with 21 double-doubles in 2014. She finished fifth in the BIG EAST in kills per set and 11th in digs per set. Stacey graduates as the only player in Seton Hall history to rank in the career top-five in both kills and digs.
An AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, Tessa Fournier was named BIG EAST Libero of the Year and to the All-Conference First Team. An AVCA All-Region First Team, she led the BIG EAST in digs and digs per game, and her 5.38 per set ranks 14th in the nation. Fournier tied Seton Hall's single-match record with 45 digs vs. DePaul on Nov. 15 and she broke the Pirates' single-season record with an even 700 digs, fifth-most in the nation, in 2014.
