Volleyball’s Littlefield Tabbed All-Sportsmanship Team

BOSTON – Sydney Littlefield of the Suffolk volleyball team earned a spot on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship team, the league office announced Tuesday. 

Littlefield is what a student-athlete should be. Over the past two seasons, she has added charisma, knowledge and light to the Rams' lineup, accumulating 76 digs, four aces and two kills across 30 matches and 64 sets played. The Methuen, Massachusetts, product, who is graduating a year early with a degree in marketing, has stood out not just athletically during her time at Suffolk, lettering in both volleyball and softball, but has embodied the true meaning of a Division III student-athlete. As President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee she has represented the student-athlete body as keynote speaker at back-to-back Suffolk University Hall of Fame ceremonies and the dedication of the Michael and Larry Smith Fitness center, while holding down an outstanding GPA of 3.987. 

Littlefield has and will continue to be a great example to her teammates as a competitor that knows how to play the game right and gives it everything she has and leaves it on the court. She exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct in the true spirit of competition and Division III athletics. 

The all-sportsmanship team was established to honor one player from each team in the conference with outstanding dedication to sportsmanship and for their portrayal of good sportsmanship, fair play and a positive attitude. 

Littlefield played a main ingredient to Suffolk's GNAC post-season trip, the Rams' first since 2013, thanks to the blue and gold's 11 overall and four conference victories, which mark the most since Suffolk went 16-14 and 5-6 against league opponents in 2013. 

2016 ALL-GNAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 

First Team
Amari King, Anna Maria
Maria Coniglio, Johnson & Wales
Brylee Frank, Johnson & Wales
Emily Kalmink, Johnson & Wales
Lauren Silverman, Rivier
Jennelle Thompson, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Morgan Weeg, Simmons 

Second Team
Tierney Clancy, Anna Maria
Rebecca Foti, Anna Maria
Kate Walker, Johnson & Wales
Olivia Addington, Lasell
Molly McCormack, Rivier
Dana Mott, Rivier
Bethany Trevino, Rivier 

Third Team
Cassie Chruscielski, Emmanuel
Mary Shelow, Emmanuel
Elizabeth Hamilton, Johnson & Wales
Hayley Macken, Rivier
Victoria Huntley, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Abby Hart, Simmons
Alex Itasaka, Simmons

Player of the Year – Amari King, Anna Maria
Libero of the Year – Jennelle Thompson, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Rookie of the Year – Brylee Frank, Johnson & Wales
Coach of the Year – Nancy Somera, Johnson & Wales
Institutional Sportsmanship Award – University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Shanaya Bradley, Albertus Magnus
Amari King, Anna Maria
Haley Walinski, Emmanuel
Gianna Esposito, Johnson & Wales
Olivia Addington, Lasell
Brenda Sosa, Mount Ida
Alexandra Ruediger, Norwich
Chelsey Hussey, Rivier
Lauren Pelletier, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Jordynne Copp, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Jordan Davey, Simmons
Sydney Littlefield, Suffolk