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Marino, Torres, Varela Earn America East Postseason Honors

11/20/2024 3:00:00 PM

BOSTON – The NJIT women's volleyball team received three individual honors as the America East announced its annual postseason awards on Wednesday. Cece Marino and Ema Torres were each named to the America East All-Rookie Team, while Ines Varela landed on the All-Academic Team.

Marino, who hails from Freehold, N.J., established herself as the primary setter for the Highlanders during her freshman season. In America East matches, she finished third in the conference in assists per set (6.94) and was fourth in the league in that category across all games (5.55). Marino was also strong on the defensive side, finishing 10th in the conference with 2.81 digs per set. She posted seven double-doubles this season, with six of them coming in her final nine games. Marino's standout performance came against UMBC on Sept. 29 when she tallied 42 assists in a four-set match against the Retrievers.

Torres, an outside hitter from Gondomar, Portugal, flexed her muscles on the outside of NJIT's attack during her freshman season. She finished inside the top-10 in the conference in kills per set both during league play and overall. Her 2.51 kills per set led the team, making her the first Highlander freshman to lead the team in that category since Elley Torres during the 2020 season. Torres collected double-digit kills in eight matches, including a season-best 14 kills against UMBC on Sept. 29. That match was the start of four-straight in which Torres finished with over 10 kills, the first three of which were also double-doubles.

Varela had a stellar final season in Newark, collecting the second-most blocks in a single season in program history with 109. The senior also became NJIT's all-time blocks leader with her 297th career rejection against Binghamton on Oct. 20. Varela finished third in the America East with 1.22 blocks per set during league action. In the classroom, Varela is working towards her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering with a cumulative GPA on 3.68. Varela has made the Dean's List in all six of her semesters at NJIT.
 
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