December 10, 2007

VOLLEYBALL'S GARRY AND GRCEVA NAMED TO HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Likica Grceva (above) and Tiffany Garry were named Division II Honorable Mention All-Americans by the AVCA in 2007. (Sports Pix photo).

SMITHFIELD, RI - Bryant University volleyball seniors Likica Grceva (Natick, Mass.) and Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, IL) were named to the 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Honorable Mention All-American team. 

The pair were both named AVCA All-Northeast Region and Daktronics All-Region in guiding the Bulldogs to the 2007 Northeast-10 Conference Championship with an undefeated league record.  In addition, the pair helped the Bulldogs to the school's 10th appearance in the NCAA Championships.

They become the pair to earn All-America honors in the same season since Britta Beckman and Michelle Muniz were named AVCA All-Americans in 2003.  Muniz earned three all-America honors (2003, 2004, 2005) during her career.

Garry, the school's all-time career record holder with 394 service aces, was named the NE-10 Setter of the Year in 2007 with an average of 10.70 assists per game.  She finishes her career first all-time in school history with 6,278 career assists plus 173 career blocks.

Grceva, the MVP of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship and first team all-conference honoree, capped off a tremendous career in 2007 with a team-best 608 kills (4.28 kills per game) as well 455 digs on the season (3.20 per game).