Bellissimo Earns ESPN Academic All-American Honor

TOWSON, Md. – Georgia Southern volleyball player Moriah Bellissimo was named Second Team ESPN Academic All-American for District III as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America last week.

The Blackstone, Va., native boasts a 4.00 GPA as a nutrition/food science major.

“Mo is what every coach wants in a student athlete,” Eagle head coach Chad Callihan noted. “She works diligently in the classroom and passionately on the court and I am glad she is being recognized for her efforts.”

A 5-9 middle hitter, Bellissimo ranks third on the Eagle volleyball team in digs (2.50) and fourth in kills (1.94). So far this season, she has recorded seven double-doubles, including back-to-back matches versus Southern Miss (Sept. 3) and Duke (Sept. 4) at the Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Bash in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

A full list of all District III honorees can be found below.

DISTRICT III
FIRST TEAM
Sarah Schermerhorn    Elon    Sr.    Colfax, N.C.    3.96    Economics
Sophia Dunworth    Duke    Jr.    Pleasanton, Calif.    3.88    Biology
Taylor Wilson    Florida State    Sr.    Clearwater, Fla.    3.95    Interior Design
Andrea Beck    Wake Forest    So.    Winston-Salem, N.C.    3.97    Biology
Chelsy Kimes    Coastal Carolina    Sr.    Munster, Ind.    3.84    Biology
Lane Carico    Miami (Fla.)    Jr.    Manhattan Beach, Calif.    3.61    Exercise Physiology

SECOND TEAM
Kelly Murphy    Florida    Jr.    Wilmington, Ill.    3.30    Elementary Education
Tory McCutcheon    Central Florida    So.    Milton, Ont.    3.97    Biology
Moriah Bellissimo    Georgia Southern    So.    Blackstone, Va.    4.00    Nutrition/Food Science
Holly Youngquist    Florida Gulf Coast    Jr.    Estero, Fla.    3.92    Resort & Hospitality Mgmt.
Megan Bickford    Coastal Carolina    Sr.    Olathe, Kan.    3.92    Recreation and Sports Mgmt.
Karyl Bacon    Liberty    Sr.    Temecula, Calif.    3.63    Kinesiology

THIRD TEAM
Sarabeth Peele    Davidson    Sr.    San Antonio, Texas    3.84    Classics
Carrie Minogue    Western Carolina    Jr.    Louisville, Ky.    4.00    Entrepreneurship
Ashley Dunlap    Presbyterian    Sr.    Greenville, S.C.    3.82    Biology
Christiana Gray    Duke    So.    Carmel, Ind.    3.64    Undeclared
Kathleen Gates    Georgia    Jr.    Wilmington, N.C.    3.63    Exercise & Sports Science/Pre-Med.
Vineece Verdun    Georgia State    Jr.    Bloomfield Hills, Mich.    3.78    Public Policy

Category: Volleyball

Published on Saturday, 13 November 2010 00:18