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Tauschek Earns All-CACC Volleyball Honors

PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 2, 2006)– University of the Sciences in Philadelphia libero Claire Tauschek (Middleton High School/Verona, Wis.) was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Conference Volleyball Team today as a First Team Selection in voting done by the league’s 12 head volleyball coaches.

Tauschek, a sophomore is one of three repeat selections from the 2005 First Team All-CACC Volleyball Team to be selected in 2006, joining senior Tadj Williams of Post University and junior Emily Krauss of Philadelphia University. Ann Casado of Georgian Court, the 2006 CACC Volleyball Player of the Year, sat out after transferring from New Jersey Institute of technology, where she was a first team All-CACC selection in 2004.

Tauschek led the Devils (8-18) in digs (509) and aces (42) during the 2006 season. Her 6.06 digs per game average ranked third amongst the conference leaders and ranked 13th nationally amongst all NCAA Division II volleyball players. Her 6.06 average is also a new school record for digs/game in a season. Tauschek recorded 30 or more digs in four matches this season and led the Devils in 22 of their 26 matches, reaching 20 or more digs ten times.

The former Middleton High School athlete reached the 500-dig mark in her final match of the season against Concordia College, becoming the first USP player to record back-to-back 500-plus dig seasons. Claire is also one of three players in school history to reach 1,000 digs for their career, reaching the mark against Georgian Court on October 23, 2006. With 1,066 career digs, Tauschek ranks second on the Devils all-time list behind Emily Roth (1,880). Tauschek also ranks fourth on the Devils’ all-time service ace list with 126 for her career.

Tauschek, a physical therapy major, is in her second season of play for the Devils.

2006 All-CACC Volleyball Teams

FIRST TEAM
OH Ann Casado Georgian Court So. Brick, NJ
S Kristin Goede Philadelphia Sr. Westborough, MA
OH Emily Krauss Philadelphia Jr. Stormville, NY
MH Molly Malone Philadelphia So. Rochester, NY
OH Ursula Pereira Bloomfield So. Newark, NJ
MH Tadj Williams Post Sr. Albany, NY
L Claire Tauschek USP So. Verona, WI

SECOND TEAM
MH Ashley Carberry Goldey-Beacom Jr. Newark, DE
MH Celeste Lindsey Bloomfield So. Cincinnati, OH
OH Jen O’Connor Holy Family So. Wilmington, DE
S Sonia Perez Bloomfield So. Hackensack, NJ
OH Celena Rendon Philadelphia Fr. San Antonio, TX
OH Kristin Wiedeman Wilmington Sr. Doswell, VA
L Jodie Fridinger Wilmington Fr. Parkville, MD

Honorable Mention: Wendy Paige, Jr., MH, Nyack; Juruena Silveira, Sr., MH, Bloomfield; Kelly Cummins, So., L, Holy Family
Player of the Year: Ann Casado, So., OH, Georgian Court
Rookie of the Year: Ursula Pereira, So., OH, Bloomfield
Coach of the Year: Mark Magarity, Philadelphia
Team Sportsmanship Award: Nyack College

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