MEDAILLE'S TALFORD GARNERS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS

Medaille College senior setter Simmone Talford has been named the 2015 AMCC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year. Talford led the AMCC in total assists (861) and assists per set (9.16). She also led the conference in both categories in conference-only matches with 362 and 9.58, respectively. Talford ranks sixth in the conference with 63 total blocks and fourth in conference-only matches with 30. She finished fourth in the AMCC in service aces (37) and second in conference-only with (22). Talford finished her career as Medaille's all-time leader in assists (3,643) and service aces (163) and ranks in the top ten in four other statistical categories. Talford was a 2013 and 2014 first team all-conference selection. She was named 2012 AMCC Newcomer of the Year and was a second team all-conference selection during her freshman campaign. 

Pitt-Bradford freshman middle hitter Kirsten Platz is the AMCC Newcomer of the Year. Platz finished her rookie season first on the team, and fifth in the AMCC, with 231 kills. She also led the Panthers with a .287 hitting percentage, good enough for third in the conference, and finished fourth in the AMCC in blocks per set. Her 81 total blocks and 31 solo blocks were both team highs. Platz was named to the all-tournament team at the Wooster Tournament. 

Medaille head coach Keith Koch has been selected as the AMCC Coach of the Year. Koch led the Mavericks to a 7-2 regular season conference record and a top seed in the AMCC conference tournament. 

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