SJC's Women's Volleyball's Ferchland, Wickline and Bocchieri Earn Skyline Accolades

New York, NY| Senior Heather Ferchland earned First-Team accolades and juniors Courtney Wickline and Courtney Bocchieri appeared on the Second-Team as the St. Joseph’s College (L.I.) women’s volleyball team collected end-of-season Skyline Conference awards, as per the conference website on Monday morning.

Ferchland, the 2014 Player of the Year, is a First-Team selection for the third-straight season having led the conference in hitting percentage (.369). The middle hitter’s 394 kill count was good for second in the Skyline and was the highest single-season total in St. Joseph’s history. Additionally, Ferchland graduates as the program’s all-time leader in kills with 1,370 after appearing in 123 matches.

A first-year setter, Wickline recorded a conference-best 998 assists and finished second in assists/set ratio (8.91). A 2014 Second-Team selection, Wickline ranked first on the team in service aces (59) and second with 258 digs. The Medford, NY native recorded over 40 assists six times this season and over 50 three times, having established a career-high 55 in a loss to Mt. St. Mary on October 31.

Bocchieri, a Suffolk County Community College transfer, collected 220 kills in 33 matches in her first season as a Golden Eagle. The middle blocker was credited with 69 total blocks, which was good enough for second in the conference, and .59 blocks/set. Bocchieri’s inclusion on the Second-Team comes a year after being named to the Region XV All-Region First-Team at Suffolk last season.

2015 Skyline Conference Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Team

First-Team

Annie Cosgrave, Farmingdale State - Fr., OH - Bay Shore, N.Y.
Heather Ferchland, St. Joseph’s-Long Island - Sr., MH - Selden, N.Y.
Lauren GaNun, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn - Sr., MH - Breezy Point, N.Y.
Jennifer Gries, Mount Saint Mary - Sr. L - Hicksville, N.Y.
Rachel Liebig, Sage - Jr., S - Hartford, N.Y.
Ashleigh Scozzari, Mount Saint Vincent - Sr., MH - New Rochelle, N.Y.
Siena Wilder, Sage - Jr., L - Ballston Spa, N.Y.
Barbara Wright, Farmingdale State - Jr., MB - Farmingdale, N.Y.

Second-Team

Courtney Bocchieri, St. Joseph’s-Long Island - Jr., MH - Bay Shore, N.Y.
Francesca Calderon, Farmingdale State - Sr., L - Wheatley Hts., N.Y.
Nicole Henderson, Mount Saint Vincent - So., S - Bergenfield, N.J.
CJ Kelley, Sarah Lawrence - Fr., S - Las Vegas, Nev.
Kayla Kurka, Mount Saint Mary - Sr., MB - Islip, N.Y.
Carly Lombardo, Maritime - Jr., RS - Setauket, N.Y.
Courtney Wickline, St. Joseph’s-Long Island - Jr., S - Medford, N.Y.

Player of the Year: Ashleigh Scozzari, Mount Saint Vincent
Rookie of the Year: Annie Cosgrave, Farmingdale State
Coach of the Year: Carlos Aponte, Mount Saint Vincent (first season)

For the full Skyline write-up, redirect here.

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