VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS & COACH EARN CONFERENCE HONORS
November 1, 2002, Bloomfield, NJ - Bloomfield College senior Eduarda Modaneze was named Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Year in balloting released on October 31st. Bloomfield junior Cintia Spaniol was named First Team All-CACC, and head coach Patrick Hall was named co-Coach of the Year with Dawn Spellman of Teikyo Post University.
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Modaneze, a six-foot-three outside hitter from Brazil, allows Bloomfield to claim the Player of the Year for the seventh consecutive season. Former Bloomfield setter Monica Fernandez won the award for the past two seasons, and outside hitter Teresa Dewera won the award for each of her four seasons prior to that.
Modaneze leads the CACC in both kills (5.67) and digs (5.92) per game and is second in blocks (1.62).
Spaniol finished the regular season hitting .275 and was fourth in the conference in digs (3.22) per game. In the last week of the season, she posted five double-doubles and hit .337.
Hall helped a team with just seven players, including only five with previous volleyball experience, to a 12-4 conference record (16-4 overall) and the top seed in the CACC Tournament. Hall, a first-year coach, was hired late in the recruiting cycle this summer.
