finish off another year of success
|| Story by Kevin Sperandeo || Photos by Adil Borluca ||
T
he Adelphi women’s
volleyball
winds
down the 2013
season with a conference
record of 9-4 and overall
of 17-11. Despite having
less wins than the last few
seasons, the Panthers can
chalk up another successful
year.
Danielle
MacKnight
has been the head coach
of the Adelphi Volleyball
team for over seven
years. She was born in
Valley Stream, NY, and
attended Valley Stream
High School. MacKnight
began her volleyball career
as an undergrad at Stony
Brook University. She was
a four-year starter for the
Seawolves. She is also an
Adelphi graduate with a
master’s degree in physical
education/teaching.
As head coach, she
has led the Panthers
to six straight NCAA
tournaments and three
straight appearances in the
NCAA Division II East
Regional
Semi-Finals.
In her six years as head
coach, MacKnight holds a
record of 149-62 with the
Panthers.
Middle blocker Kaitlyn
DeStefano is a junior from
Farmingdale, NY. She has
106 spikes and 312 kills.
DeStefano is a leading
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performer for the Panthers,
scoring 396 points. She
also led the team in kills
in 2012. DeStefano was
honored as a NCAA
Division II All-American
and the North East 10
First Team All Conference
player.
She has been
playing with the Panthers
since she was a freshman.
Freshman Sierra Crook
is the Panther’s defensive
specialist with a promising
career ahead.
Sophomore
Shelby
Stoner from Anchorage,
AK is a middle blocker and
right side player. She was a
2012 recipient for a North
East 10 Commissioner’s
Honor Roll in 2012. Stoner
recorded 222 kills this
season and over 288 points.
Senior
Colleen
Raga from Mason, OH,
is an outside hitter for the
Panthers. She has recorded
100 spikes, 152 kills and
181 points for her final
season. Raga has seen time
on the court with Adelphi
since she was a freshman.
She suffered an injury
shorted season in 2012 but
was still able to record 138
kills, and 31 blocks in 73
sets and 23 matches.
The Panthers play
their final match against
Merrimack College on
November 16th.
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