NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 13, 2018—Howard setter Tamia Dockery was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year, the conference office announced today.
Coppin State’s Miajavon Coleman was named Rookie of the Year, while
Shaun Kupferberg of Howard earned Coach of the Year honors.
All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
Dockery led the MEAC in assists this season, averaging 10.3 per set in leading the Bison to a 17-10 overall record and a 9-1 mark in league play. The Bison won the MEAC regular-season title, and in conference play, Dockery averaged a MEAC-best 11.26 assists per set. She had 10 double-doubles on the season, and she led the MEAC with 21 matches in which she notched at least 30 assists – including a season-best 54 against Maryland Eastern Shore. Dockery was also a five-time MEAC Setter of the Week this season.
Coleman sits fourth in the MEAC in kills per set at 3.54, and she was one of the key cogs in Coppin State’s resurgence. She averaged 3.77 points per set, fifth in the MEAC, and her .240 hitting percentage sits ninth in the conference. The Eagles were one of the nation’s youngest teams in 2018, and Coleman really shined in conference play. She averaged 4.05 kills per set in MEAC play, third-best in the conference, and her 4.25 points per set in league action was fourth-best – and best among all freshmen in the MEAC.
Kupferberg led the Bison to the Northern Division regular-season title after being picked to finish second in the division this season. Howard went 9-1 in league play this season, and the Bison also boasted non-conference wins over such schools as George Washington, George Mason, Lamar, UMBC and Bethune-Cookman. Howard comes into the tournament with the conference’s best overall record at 17-10.
Joining Dockery on the All-MEAC First Team are Bethune-Cookman’s Jordan Jefferson, Florida A&M’s Valentina Carrasco and Maria Yvette Garcia, Howard’s Kira Porter, Maryland Eastern Shore’s Lucia Babic and North Carolina A&T State’s Courteney Pitt.
The 2018 MEAC Volleyball Championship begins Friday with the quarterfinal round; the first match is set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday’s semifinal matches will start at 5 p.m., and Sunday’s championship finale will start at 8 p.m. and be shown live on ESPNU and ESPN3.
For more information on the 2018 MEAC Volleyball Championship, including bracket and full schedule, visit
www.MEACsports.com.
2018 MEAC Volleyball Postseason Honors
As voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors
Player of the Year: Tamia Dockery, Howard
Rookie of the Year: Miajavon Coleman, Coppin State
Coach of the Year: Shaun Kupferberg, Howard
FIRST TEAM
| Name |
Pos. |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| Jordan Jefferson |
OH |
So. |
Bethune-Cookman |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Valentina Carrasco |
L |
Sr. |
Florida A&M |
Lima, Peru |
| Maria Yvette Garcia |
OH |
Jr. |
Florida A&M |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Tamia Dockery |
S |
Sr. |
Howard |
Richmond, Texas |
| Kira Porter |
MB |
Jr. |
Howard |
Lake Tahoe, Nev. |
| Lucia Babic |
OH |
Sr. |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Sisak, Croatia |
| Courteney Pitt |
OH |
So. |
North Carolina A&T State |
Farmville, N.C. |
SECOND TEAM
| Name |
Pos. |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| Meraiah Hill |
MB |
Sr. |
Bethune-Cookman |
Ocala, Fla. |
| Miajavon Coleman |
OH |
Fr. |
Coppin State |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Radka Dimitrova |
OH |
Jr. |
Florida A&M |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Jurnee Tipton |
OH |
So. |
Howard |
Ypsilanti, Mich. |
| Fola Wilson |
L |
So. |
Howard |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Ivana Blazevic |
S |
Jr. |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| Rachel Kayongo |
OH |
Sr. |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Northridge, Calif. |
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
| Name |
Pos. |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| Miajavon Coleman |
OH |
Fr. |
Coppin State |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Brianna Lang |
S |
fr. |
Coppin State |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Mauri Carver |
MB |
Fr. |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Elizabeth City, N.C. |
| Zoe McBride |
OH |
Fr. |
Morgan State |
Ridgefield, Wash. |
| Andrea Laboy-Rivera |
DS |
Fr. |
North Carolina A&T State |
Coamo, Puerto Rico |
| Arlanda Faulkner |
OH |
Fr. |
North Carolina Central |
Goldsboro, N.C. |
| Morgan Goodwin |
MB |
Fr. |
North Carolina Central |
Solon, Ohio |