Melrose Volleyball held its annual Awards Night at the Montvale Plaza. Coaches Celli, Schmitt, and O'Neill honored their teams after an excellent dinner.
Freshmen received certificates and Chloe Orcutt received their MVP.
The Junior varsity also received certificates. Two players earned special recognition, Amarea Shepard as Most Improved and Nora Sheehan as Most Valuable.
Lily Fitzgerald presented an excellent video representing the program.
Coach Scott Celli reviewed the varsity season, including a 24-3 record, tying for the most number of wins in the state. The team won the Middlesex League Freedom Division, their 14th title in 15 years, the D2 North championship (eight in fifteen years), and appeared as a Finalist for the fourth time in fifteen years.
Coach noted that Jill Mercer, Saoirse Connolly, Lydia Lombardo, and Lily Fitzgerald all earned Middlesex League All-Star selection. He presented Lily as the ML MVP. Lily also earned Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association All-State Honors and selection as Boston Herald All-Scholastic. Lily set a new Melrose single-season record for assists with 663 and finishes as Melrose's second All-time assist leader (after Brooke Bell) with 1832.
Individual varsity awards:
Top Server - Lydia, points scored on 72% of her serves.
Top Defender - Saoirse
Most Improved - Erin Torpey
Unsung Hero - Emma Randolph
MVP - Lily Fitzgerald
Coaches' Award - Jill Mercer
As always, Coach explained that future opportunity depends on performance, and that positions are open to those who rise to fill them.
Coach Celli explained the captaincy selection process, including application, interview, and discussion with coaching staff, captains, the Athletic Director, and Guidance. The Captains selected for the 2018 season are: Nicole Abbott, Erin Torpey, and Emma Randolph. Nicole and Erin both had sisters in the program.
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