Fournier, Manthorpes Earn AVCA All-Region
12/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, KY. - Senior Shelbey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.) and sophomore Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) were named to the AVCA All-East Coast Region Team on Tuesday.
Stacey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.) was named an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention.
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. Shelbey 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.
Tessa Fournier was named BIG EAST Libero of the Year and to the All-Conference 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.
Stacey Manthorpe earned All-Conference honors for the third time this season, becoming Seton Hall's third First Teamer in 2014. She 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 22 double-doubles in 2014. She finished sixth 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. Most recently, she too was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
