Molly Cindric Named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Sophomore Molly Cindric (Westlake Village, CA) concluded an excellent 2008 season by becoming the first Merrimack volleyball player ever to be named an All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Just one of four players from the Northeast-10 to earn All-American honors this season, Cindric, who was the first player in school history to be named to the AVCA All-Region first team, is an honorable mention on the All-American team.

Leading the Warriors to a school record 20 wins and their second straight NCAA appearance, she led the team in kills and blocks while earning Northeast-10 All-Conference first team honors.

Cindric, now a two-time Northeast-10 first team selection, two-time Daktronics All-Region selection and last year’s NE-10 Freshman of the Year, finished second in the conference, averaging 3.38 kills per game.

Concordia University-St. Paul setter Maggie McNamara and California State University, San Bernardino right side/opposite Jessica Granados are the only repeat First-Team selections from a year ago, with McNamara also nabbing Second-Team honors in 2006. Katie Gangelhoff of the University of Minnesota Duluth and Monica Miesner of Washburn University join McNamara as the only athletes to earn AVCA All-America honors three times – Gangelhoff was a Second-Team recipient in 2007 and a Third-Team honoree in 2006; Miesner earned Second-Team laurels in 2005 and 2007.

View the All-American team here.