CSAC Announces Men's Volleyball End of Year Awards
ROSEMONT, Pa. – The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) has announced its 2020 men’s volleyball end of season awards as voted upon by the league’s four head coaches. These awards include Player, Defensive and Rookie of the Year as well as Coach of the Year and the 3-D Award. This is the first year that the CSAC has sponsored men’s volleyball.
Cairn University junior outside hitter Scott Bassill (Havertown, Pa.) was named as the Player of the Year. Bassill collected 390 assists this season in 18 matches, averaging 6.61 per set. He also had 29 blocks, and 16 service aces. He had a conference best 29 assists in a match against Lehman back on February 29.
Cairn University junior outside hitter Sam Gabriels (Willow Grove, Pa.) was named as the Defensive Player of the Year. He led the CSAC in digs with 135, averaging 2.70 digs per set. He had a season best 22 digs in a match against Neumann back on February 5.
College of Saint Elizabeth freshman outside hitter Kodi Peters (Bergenfield, N.J.) was named as the Rookie of the Year. Peters led the Eagles with 103 kills with 2.78 kills per set on a .328 hitting percentage. The 6-foot-1 freshman reached double digits in kills in six matches including a season-best 17 at King's (Pa.) on Jan. 18. Peters added 31 digs.
Cairn University head coach Nate Seidle was named as the Coach of the Year. He led the Highlanders to an 8-10 record overall but a 4-1 record in the CSAC.
Cairn University also won the 3-D Award in men’s volleyball. Implemented for the 2011-12 academic year, the Colonial States Athletic Conference 3D Award replaced the CSAC Team Sportsmanship Award. The 3D Award recognizes the teams in each sport that best demonstrate the NCAA Division-III philosophy of "Discover, Develop, Dedicate." The 3D Award was conceived and developed by the CSAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2020 Men’s Volleyball All-CSAC Team
Player of the Year: Scott Bassill, Jr., S, Cairn University
Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Gabriels, Jr., OH, Cairn University
Rookie of the Year: Kodi Peters, Fr., OH, College of Saint Elizabeth
Coach of the Year: Nate Seidle, Cairn University
3-D Award: Cairn University
First-Team All-CSAC
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
| Collin Benjamin |
Cairn |
MH |
Jr. |
Langhorne, Pa./Bucks County Technical High School |
| Ian Firestone |
Wilson |
S/OH |
Sr. |
York, Pa./York Suburban |
| Anton Deleon |
Cairn |
MH |
Jr. |
Easton, Pa./Easton |
| Kodi Peters |
Saint Elizabeth |
OH |
Fr. |
Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield |
| Jarod Crowe |
Saint Elizabeth |
MB |
Fr. |
Union, N.J./Union. |
| Sam Gabriels |
Cairn |
OH |
Jr. |
Willow Grove, Pa./Plumstead |
| Scott Bassill |
Cairn |
OH |
Jr. |
Havertown, Pa./Homeschool |