2013-14 OCCAC Volleyball News
Cincinnati, OH---Cincinnati State's Tom Hathaway has been named the 2013-14 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Athletic Director of the Year.
Colorado Springs, Colo.---The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named 18 student-athletes from the OCCAC as NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award winners and honored several teams for their overall academic achievement.
The OCCAC has announced their 2013-14 All-Academic team. Below is a sport by sport listing of all student-athletes who earned at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA with at least 24 credit hours.
Temperance, Mich.---Taylor Purcell, a senior at Bedford High School, has become the latest member of the 2014-15 Express volleyball freshmen class after signing a letter of intent.
Coldwater, Ohio---Macy Reigelsperger, a middle blocker from Coldwater High School, has joined her teammate Erika Hartings in becoming a member of the Express volleyball program's 2014 freshmen class.
Riverview, Mich.---Deanna Smith, a setter from Riverview High School, has become the fourth signee in the 2014-15 Express volleyball freshmen class.
Coldwater, Ohio---Erika Hartings, a right side hitter from Coldwater High School, has signed with the Express women's volleyball program.
St. Henry, Ohio---Ally Mikesell, who starred at St. Henry High School, has signed with the Express women's volleyball program.
Bellevue, Ohio---Amara Hemenway, a 5'10" middle blocker from Bellevue Senior High School, signed a letter of intent last week to play volleyball for the Express next year.
The OCCAC has announced their 2013-14 postseason awards.
Dayton, OH---The Sinclair volleyball team (34-4, 10-2) was successful in their last two conference battles over the weekend beating Lakeland Community College 3-0 on Friday which was sophomore night and Cuyahoga Community College 3-0 on Saturday.
Columbus, OH---Paige Brady, a freshman outside hitter/middle blocker for Columbus State Community College, has been named the OCCAC player of the week.
Columbus, OH---Cierra Brady, a sophomore defensive specialist for Columbus State Community College, has been named the OCCAC Volleyball Player of the Week.
Dayton, OH---The Sinclair volleyball team (31-4) hosted a Tri match between Berea College (KY) and the University of Cincinnati-Clermont on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Sinclair only lost one set in both matches beating Berea 3-0 and UC-Clermont 3-1
Dayton, OH---Sinclair Community College sophomore Jessica Thobe has been named the OCCAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 13.
Piqua, OH---Playing in its fourth road match in seven days, the Cincinnati State volleyball team beat Edison Community College 3-1 on Wednesday night.
