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2024 America East Volleyball Annual Awards

Volleyball Collects America East Annual Awards

| By: Anna Harris (aharris19@binghamton.edu)

Ilieva earns third consecutive Player of the Year, Scully named Setter of the Year

BOSTON, Mass. (binghamtonbearcats.com) - Binghamton Volleyball earned a nine America East annual awards, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon. Tsvetelina Ilieva was named America East Player of the Year for the third consecutive year while Lottie Scully garnered her first Setter of the Year distinction. 

Ilieva, Scully and Misa Dlouha received All-Conference First Team honors while Ella Schabort grabbed a Second Team accolade. Viktoria Dimitrova landed on the All-Rookie Team as Ilieva and Scully picked up All-Academic nods.  

Ilieva is the first Bearcat in program history to take the honor in three straight years and the first since UAlbany's Blair Buchanan (2004-06). 

Ilieva led the conference with 5.5 points and 4.7 kills per set this fall. The fifth-year senior also ranked second with .42 service aces per set and seventh with a .275 hitting percentage. Ilieva sits fifth in the nation with 572 total points and seventh with 494 kills. Her points and kills per set totals also rank ninth and tenth, respectively, in the country. 

The two-time AVCA All-American set a new program record with 494 single-season kills this campaign, besting Iva Partaleva's record 2012 mark of 448. Ilieva currently ranks third in Bearcat history with 1,288 kills in a Binghamton uniform. She also holds the school record for kills per set and ranks amongst the top ten Bearcats in history for single-season attack attempts, as well as career service aces, attack attempts and attack percentage.

Ilieva notched 11 double-doubles this season to average 2.3 digs per set, second-best behind libero Emily Cronkhite. The Bulgarian ended the regular season on a 25 match double-digit kill streak and recorded 20 or more kills in 10 matches. She posted a career-high 28 kills twice this year vs. LIU, Sept. 29, and Colgate, Oct. 16. 

Scully earned her first career Setter of the Year award after being named to the All-Conference Second Team in 2022 and 2023. She is the third Bearcat in program history to earn the honor and first since Sarah Ngo in 2017. 

Scully led the America East with 8.73 assists per set and 917 total assists. The junior recorded a season-high 56 assists vs. LIU, Sept. 29, the most of any America East setter in a match this fall. Scully posted eight double-doubles and 30 or more assists in 17 matches for Binghamton. She averaged 2.19 digs per set for third best on the team and 45 total blocks for fifth best. 

The 2023 America East Rookie of the Year, Dlouha earned a First Team placement after hitting a league-best .451 in conference matches. The sophomore ranked first in the America East with 132 total blocks and second with 1.26 blocks per set. She also sat among the top 10 competitors in the conference at .32 service aces per set. 

Dlouha notched 231 kills this fall for third best on the team and posted double-digit kills in nine matches. She hit .300 or better in 17 matches with nine games at a .500 or better attack percentage. Dlouha registered 10 blocks in two contests, vs. Villanova, Sept. 4, and Boston College, Nov. 7. 

Schabort picked up a Second Team distinction after being named to the All-Rookie Team last season. She ranked in the top 10 America East players this year with 2.90 points and 2.38 kills per set. 

Schabort tallied 240 total kills for second-best among the Bearcats. The sophomore sat within the top five Binghamton players for digs (217), service aces (28) and assists (19). Schabort recorded five double-doubles this season with 17 matches in double figure kills. 

Dimitrova is Binghamton's sole All-Rookie representative this fall. The freshman collected 211 kills in the regular season at a .242 clip. Dimitrova's total kills and 56 blocks this year rank her fourth on the team. She registered double digit kills in seven matches and hit .300 or better in eight contests. 

Ilieva earned her second straight All-Academic nod while Scully grabbed her first honor. Ilieva holds a 3.99 GPA in Business Administration while Scully has a 3.51 in Environmental Studies. 

Up next, Binghamton will host the America East Championship, Nov. 22-23, inside the Events Center. No. 1 Binghamton faces No. 4 UAlbany, Friday, Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. while No. 2 New Hampshire plays No. 3 UMBC at 7 p.m. 

The winner of both matches will compete the following day, Saturday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m.  All three contests will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the link to tickets can be found here. 

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