Cortland junior libero Mikenzie Martens (Carthage), junior outside hitter Anna Pilkey (Ballston Spa) and graduate student outside hitter Giovanna Rossi (Nichols/Tioga) have been selected to the 2023 Division III Women’s Volleyball Academic All-District honorees for District 3.
The teams are selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). In Division III, District 3 encompasses all schools in New York State. National Academic All-Americans will be announced in January.
Martens is a junior physical education major with a 4.0 overall GPA entering the fall semester. An honorable mention All-American and the SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year, Martens led Cortland with 502 digs (5.1 per set) and a .970 serve reception percentage.
Pilkey is an adolescence education-English major with a 3.51 GPA entering the fall. An honorable mention All-American and the SUNYAC Player of the Year, she led Cortland with 309 kills (2.8 per set and ranked second on the team with 347 digs and 41 aces.
Rossi entered the fall with a 4.0 GPA in her graduate work in health and was a physical education undergraduate with a 3.85 GPA. She appeared in 27 matches, 25 as a starter, and registered 138 kills (1.6 per set) and 51 blocks (0.6 per set).
Cortland finished the season with a 26-4 record. For the third straight year the Red Dragons won the SUNYAC regular-season title with a 9-0 record, won the SUNYAC tournament title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament to tie for 17th place nationally.
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