WEST HAVEN, CONN.­- The Dowling College volleyball team placed two Golden Lions on the Daktronics NCAA Division II East Region All-Region Teams.  Junior Jessica Kalbfleisch was named to the First Team with junior Kayla Dillman earning Second Team honors.

Kalbfleisch earned a spot on the First Team after leading the Golden Lions with 380 kills and 3.76 kills per set.  The All-Conference selection finished the season with a career high 369 digs and 18 double doubles.  The outside hitter finished in the top five of the ECC in kills, kills per set, total attempts, points and points per set.

Dillman, ECC Setter of the Year, lead the ECC with 877 assists on the season. In addition, her assist per set total of 10.83 is more than 1.5 assist ahead of the next highest total in the ECC and ranks her 25th nationally across all of Division II.

Sports information directors from NCAA Division II East Region schools and conferences selected the two Daktronics All-Region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced in December. This is the ninth year Daktronics, Inc. has sponsored the NCAA Division II Volleyball All-Region and All-American teams. Daktronics, Inc. is an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.
 
2014 Daktronics NCAA Division II Volleyball All-East Region Teams
 
First Team
Pos. Name School
OH Biljana Savic Bridgeport
OH Jessica Kalbfleisch Dowling
OH McKenzie John Dominican
MH/B Skylar German Post
MH/B Kaitlyn DeStefano Adelphi
L/DS Jaclyn Del Cid Caldwell
S Emily Iverson Stonehill
 
Second Team
Pos. Name School
OH Kadi McCoy Goldey-Beacom
OH Stephanie Sheehan Merrimack
OH Sarah Rosa Bridgeport
OH Delia Phillips Stonehill
OH Maryellen Devic Saint Rose
MH/B Kristy Atufunwa New Haven
MH/B Larissa Oliveira Bridgeport
L/DS Regina Trabosh Chestnut Hill
L/DS Kea-Marie Olaso New Haven
S Kayla Dillman Dowling
 
East Region Player of the Year: Biljana Savic, Bridgeport