Seahawks place four on All-CCC squad

NEWPORT, R.I. - Four members of the Salve Regina University women's volleyball team have received end-of-season accolades from the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). 

Freshman middle blocker Annie Donahue (Chelmsford, Mass.) was named to the first team while sophomores Cassidy Trablicy (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Megan Parham (Tulsa, Okla.) took home second team honors. Samantha Higgins (Coventry, R.I.) rounded out the Seahawks award winners with a third team selection.

"I'm very excited to see that four girls from this years team made a statement in the CCC," said head coach Lauren Parsons. "Annie Donahue, Megan Parham, Cassidy Trablicy, and Sam Higgins have been key players all season for us.  I couldn't be more proud of the hard work and dedication they have put in to the season. These girls have a great team around them."

Donahue posted an impressive freshman campaign. In 86 sets played she totalled 214 kills for a .334 hitting percentage, while tallying 55 blocks. Donahue's hitting percentage ranked third in the CCC while her 55 blocks ranked seventh.

Trablicy led the Seahawks with 306 kills, ranking second in the CCC. She also notched 251 digs, second best on Salve Regina, and 36 blocks. Her 3.19 kills per set was third best in the CCC and she ranked second in total points with 355.

Parham lead the Seahawks and the CCC with 479 digs. Parham's season ranks sixth all-time for toal digs, and fifth all-time in digs per set (4.79) in program history.

Higgins makes her second straight All-CCC squad after earning first team honors last season as a middle blocker. Higgins posted 158 kills, 58 digs, and a team-high 78 digs in 2016. She ranks second in the CCC for blocks and blocks per set (.88).

Salve Regina (16-10, 5-4 CCC) travels to play Wentworth (23-5, 5-4 CCC) on November 1 at 7 p.m. in the CCC quarterfinals.