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Ivy Volleyball Player Of The Year Cara Mattaliano Wraps Career With All-Region Honor
December 09, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
Senior Cara Mattaliano, the only woman in Princeton history to win multiple Ivy League Player of the Year honors in women's volleyball, punctuated her historic career by earning AVCA All-Region honors in the Big Ten-loaded Northeast Region.
Mattaliano, who led Princeton to back-to-back Ivy League titles over the last two seasons, earned All-Region Honorable Mention this week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) after leading the Ivy League in both kills and points, while also returning the Tigers to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2007. She was in a region with multiple Big Ten teams, including three (Penn State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State) that will play in the Sweet 16 Friday.
VIDEOS FROM THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: Winning The Ivy League l Tigers Head West l NCAA Preparation l The BYU Match & Wrap-Up
Mattaliano, who became the 13th player in Princeton history to surpass the 1,000-kill mark for her career, ended the season ranked first in the Ivy League in kills (3.76); the margin between her and second-ranked Brittani Steinberg of Yale (3.17) was greater than the margin between Steinberg and the Ivy's 10th-ranked player in kills. She also ranked seventh in the Ivy League in digs (3.48), and was one of only two players to rank in the Top 10 in both categories. She had double-digit kills in 16 of her final 17 matches, including a 21-kill effort in Princeton's Ivy-clinching 3-2 comeback win over Cornell and 11 in her NCAA tournament debut against BYU.
She finished her career with 1,112 kills, 11th most in Princeton history.
Mattaliano joined Kristi Hakman (1990), Kristin Spataro (1995), Sabrina King (1999), and Parker Henritze (2007) as Princeton players to take this top honor, but she now stands alone after winning it twice. She is only the sixth player in league history to win the honor in back-to-back seasons.
Mattaliano, who led Princeton to back-to-back Ivy League titles over the last two seasons, earned All-Region Honorable Mention this week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) after leading the Ivy League in both kills and points, while also returning the Tigers to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2007. She was in a region with multiple Big Ten teams, including three (Penn State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State) that will play in the Sweet 16 Friday.
VIDEOS FROM THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: Winning The Ivy League l Tigers Head West l NCAA Preparation l The BYU Match & Wrap-Up
Mattaliano, who became the 13th player in Princeton history to surpass the 1,000-kill mark for her career, ended the season ranked first in the Ivy League in kills (3.76); the margin between her and second-ranked Brittani Steinberg of Yale (3.17) was greater than the margin between Steinberg and the Ivy's 10th-ranked player in kills. She also ranked seventh in the Ivy League in digs (3.48), and was one of only two players to rank in the Top 10 in both categories. She had double-digit kills in 16 of her final 17 matches, including a 21-kill effort in Princeton's Ivy-clinching 3-2 comeback win over Cornell and 11 in her NCAA tournament debut against BYU.
She finished her career with 1,112 kills, 11th most in Princeton history.
Mattaliano joined Kristi Hakman (1990), Kristin Spataro (1995), Sabrina King (1999), and Parker Henritze (2007) as Princeton players to take this top honor, but she now stands alone after winning it twice. She is only the sixth player in league history to win the honor in back-to-back seasons.
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