11/17/2004 - Women's Volleyball
Van Hartesvelt Named First-Team All-Patriot League
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- After previously receiving a pair of second-team honors in her career, Navy's Ashley Van Hartesvelt (Sr., Breckenridge, Colo.) was named First-Team All-Patriot League in her final season at Navy, it was announced Wednesday by the league office. Van Hartesvelt was selected to the league's second team during both her freshman and junior seasons, and was tabbed as the league's co-rookie of the year in 2001.
Van Hartesvelt set personal-best marks this year for kills (445), kills per game (4.45), hitting percentage (.290), service aces (57), service ace average (0.57), digs (264) and digs per game (2.64). She totaled 20 or more kills in 11 matches, 10 or more kills in 21 matches and 15 double-doubles. Van Hartesvelt ranks second in the Patriot League in kills per game, fourth in hitting percentage and aces per game and 12th in digs per game.
A three-time Patriot League Player-of-the-Week recipient this season, Van Hartesvelt also was named to all-tournament team at each of the three tournaments the Mids participated in this year.
The only player in Navy history to lead the team in kills during each of her four seasons, her kills-per-game mark this year is a Navy record and her kill total ranks second only to the 499 kills posted by Rachel Shropa in 1997. With 1,452-career kills, Van Hartesvelt stands second only to Shropa's total of 1,577. She stands sixth in league history in career kills and needs only 10 to jump into third place. She also ranks second at Navy with 170-career service aces -- trailing only Katie Schullian's mark of 189 -- and is seventh in Patriot League history.
Navy will play American Friday at 6 p.m. in the semifinal round of the Patriot League Tournament, with the winner to face either Army or Bucknell in the championship match Saturday at 7 p.m. All matches will be played at Bender Arena on the American campus in Washington, D.C.
2004 Patriot League Volleyball All-League Team
First Team *
Player, School Cl. Pos. Hometown/High School Previous PL Honors
Cutrina Biddulph, American Jr. MB Reseda, Calif./Granada Hills '03 1st; '02: ROY, 2nd
Courtney Mulford, American Sr. S San Diego, Calif./La Costa Canyon '03 2nd;'02: 2nd
Abby Casciato, Army Jr. S Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth Community '03 2nd
Caitlin Machon, Army Sr. MH Warwick, R.I./Toll Gate '02 1st
Rachael Travis, Army Sr. MH Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater
Jackie Leahy, Bucknell Sr. OH Plainview, N.Y./St. Anthony's '03 1st
Caitlin Agostinacchio, Holy Cross Sr. OH Bellmore, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial '03 2nd
Ashley Van Hartesvelt, Navy Sr. OH Breckenridge, Colo./Fountain Valley '03 2nd; '01: Co-ROY, 2nd
Second Team *
Player, School Cl. Pos. Hometown/High School Previous PL Honors
Chelsa Brooks, American Fr. MB Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard-Darby
Natacha Cornaz, American Sr. MB Lausanne, Switzerland/Gymnase Auguste Piccard '03 2nd; '02: Tourn. MVP
Elizabeth Maloney, American So. RS/OH Toronto, Ontario/Richview C.I.
Sabrina Vasconcelos, American Sr. S Fortalezza, Brazil/Colegio Christus '03 1st; '01: Co-ROY, 1st
Eileen Cassidy, Army So. OH Orland Park, Ill.,/Carl Sandburg
Natalie Rawson, Colgate Sr. L Palmdale, Calif./Highland
Veronica Canto-Ponce, Lafayette So. RSH La Jolla Calif./The Bishop's School
Michaela Donohue, Lafayette Fr. OH Los Gatos, Calif./Archbishop Mitty
