2023 OCCAC Volleyball News
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Academic All-Conference for Fall ‘23January 16, 2024Final grades are now official across the conference and below is a list of the OCCAC’s Academic All-Conference honorees for the fall semester.
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OCCAC Gives Gift of Leadership DevelopmentDecember 16, 2023The inaugural OCCAC Student-Athlete Leadership Conference was hosted by Cuyahoga Community College earlier this month. Student-athletes from around the conference gathered for a day full of opportunities to elevate their leadership skills. In total, more than 45 student-athletes, coaches and administrators from across the state listened to speakers on a multitude of topics.
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2023’s Best on the Volleyball CourtNovember 07, 2023Five different schools are represented on the ’23 All-OCCAC Volleyball Teams. Edison State and Owens combined to sweep the First Team slots and annual awards. Lindsey Koenig, a freshman from Minster, Ohio, earned the conference’s Player of the Year recognition.
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Koenig Snags Third Award in 10 WeeksOctober 23, 2023Lindsey Koenig was a unanimous decision once again as the OCCAC Player of the Week for Oct. 16-22, the final regular season week for most of the conference. She now owns three of the 10 weekly accolades issued in 2023.
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2023’s First Two-Time WinnerOctober 09, 2023Lindsey Koenig piled on 25 points in Owens Volleyball’s four-set road victory at Clark State to widen their gap atop the OCCAC standings.
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Cydrus Serves Up Award-Worthy PerformanceOctober 02, 2023Arianna Cydrus and the Eagles of Clark State went on the road to capture a pair of conference wins during the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1, leading to Cydrus earning OCCAC Player of the Week honors.
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Less(ing) is MoreSeptember 25, 2023Taylor Lessing steered Edison State Volleyball to a 4-0 week, dishing out 150 assists and averaging nearly three digs per set. The sophomore setter added eight kills, six aces and three blocks to her 10 assists/set performance as the Chargers handed four non-conference foes an “L.”
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Surging Express Snares Weekly AwardSeptember 18, 2023Lindsey Koening and the Owens Volleyball team are riding a 6-match winning streak, including sweeps over conference foes Terra State and Clark State during the week of Sept. 11-17. Koening’s performance in those two victories have led to OCCAC Player of the Week recognition.
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Nilaysia Todd Crushes in Award-Winning PerformanceSeptember 11, 2023Nilaysia Todd was a force in the middle during two league matches for Lorain County Volleyball, accumulating 21 kills and nine blocks (five solo) in eight sets played on the road. Those totals equated to per set averages of 2.63 kills and 1.13 blocks while she also adding 1.63 digs/set.
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Bourne Earns OCCAC Weekly AwardSeptember 04, 2023Brooklyn Bourne and the Edison State volleyball team won three of four matches last week versus teams from the state of Michigan. The freshman outside hitter was very effective both offensively (4.00 kills/set) and defensively (3.21 digs/set) en route to picking up OCCAC Volleyball Player of the Week distinction.
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Busy Week for Minarik Leads to League AccoladeAugust 28, 2023Kaitlynn Minarik logged 14 sets as a 6-rotation player for the Lakeland Lakers this week, scattering numbers all over the stat sheet and earning OCCAC Volleyball Player of the Week distinction.
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Two Wins, One Award for “Edison Slade”August 22, 2023Graceanne Slade, a sophomore middle for Edison State, lifted the Chargers to a pair of conference wins during the 2023 campaign’s opening week. She averaged four points and nearly two digs per set in victories over Clark State and Lorain County.