LANCASTER, Pa. -- November 10, 1999 -- Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg and Western Maryland, which all tied for the 1999 Centennial Conference championship with 9-1 records, placed a combined nine players on the 1999 All-Centennial Volleyball teams which were announced today.

Bullet senior hitter Catherine Schott (Montrose, CO / Montrose), the first player to earn first-team All-CC honors four years in a row, was named the Conference's Player of the Year for the third consecutive season in balloting conducted by the Conference's 11 head coaches. Schott was a unanimous selection to the elite list for the second year in a row after leading the league in hitting percentage (.424) and kills per game (4.88). She is joined on the top squad by junior setter Nicole Evans (Sarasota, FL / Sarasota). Evans, a repeat honoree on the first team led the CC with 10.96 assists per game. Junior Lisa Kamin (Glen Mills, PA / Penncrest) earned a second-team nod, while sophomore Megan Wargo (New Freedom, PA / Susquehannock) was named honorable mention to round out the Bullet contingent on the team.

Two Franklin & Marshall players also appear on the first team. Senior hitter Stacy Dunchick (New Philadelphia, PA / Pottsville) made the cut for the third consecutive year. She led her team with a .308 hitting percentage and was third on the team with 2.40 kills per game. Junior setter Mary Boland (Wayne, PA / Villa Maria Academy) moved up to the first team after earning a second-team nod in 1998. She was second in the league in assists with 10.87 per game. Senior hitter Julie Simpson (Dayton, OH / Meadville, PA) was named to the second-team after averaging 3.28 kills per game, good for fifth-place in the conference.

Western Maryland junior hitter Honesty Drumgoole (Westminster, MD / Westminster) was also a unanimous first-team selection, moving up from the second team in 1998. She led the Green Terror to a share of the CC title with 3.84 kills per game and a .299 hitting percentage. Junior Brianne Bray (Dallastown, PA / Dallastown) moved to the second-team after earning first-team honors in 1998.

Muhlenberg senior Allison Verduin (Hawthorne, NJ / Hawthorne) rounds out the first team All-Conference after averaging 4.60 kills per game, coming in second behind Schott for the CC lead. She was a second-team honoree in 1998.

The complete All-Centennial team follows.

1999 All-Centennial Conference Volleyball Team

First Team

Position, Name (Class, Hometown/High School)
Hitter - ! - Catherine Schott, Gettysburg (Sr., Montrose, CO / Montrose)
Hitter - @ - Honesty Drumgoole, Western Maryland (Jr., Westminster, MD / Westminster)
Hitter - # - Stacy Dunchick, Franklin & Marshall (Sr., New Philadelphia, PA / Pottsville)
Hitter - @ - Allison Verduin, Muhlenberg (Sr., Hawthorne, NJ / Hawthorne)
Setter - @ - Mary Boland, Franklin & Marshall (Jr., Wayne, PA / Villa Maria Academy)
Setter - $ - Nicole Evans, Gettysburg (Jr., Sarasota, FL / Sarasota)



Second Team
Position, Name (Class, Hometown/High School)
Hitter - $ - Mary Alexis Paul, Johns Hopkins (Jr., Baldwin, NY / Baldwin)
Hitter - @ - Lisa Kamin, Gettysburg (Jr., Glen Mills, PA / Penncrest)
Hitter - $ - Julie Simpson, Franklin & Marshall (Sr., Dayton, OH / Meadville, PA)
Hitter - Chrissy Horan, Johns Hopkins (Sr., Carle Place, NY / Carle Place)
Hitter - $ - Brianne Bray, Western Maryland (Jr., Dallastown, PA / Dallastown)
Setter - Chiemi Suzuki, Bryn Mawr (Sr., Pasadena, CA / Polytechnic School)


Honorable Mention
Hitters - Sara Mankoski, Bryn Mawr (Sr., Westfield, NJ / Westfield); Megan Wargo, Gettysburg (So., New Freedom, PA / Susquehannock); Lara Blakey, Johns Hopkins (Sr., Rochester, NY / Webster).




Player of the Year 
Catherine Schott, Gettysburg