McAndrews Named Player of Year as MASCAC All-Conference Selections Announced

WESTFIELD, Mass. –   Westfield State senior outside hitter Bridgette McAndrews (Longmeadow, Mass.) was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women's volleyball Player of the Year, and coach Fred Glanville was named the league's coach of the year to highlight the league's all-conference team announcement on Wednesday afternoon.

McAndrews was also named to as a first-team All-Conference pick, along with senior middle blocker Julia Bartiet (Cheshire, Conn.). Owls' senior setter Julia Dangel-Garcia (Ashland, Mass.)  was selected as a second-team all-conference selection.

McAndrews was selected to the all-conference team for the third straight season.   She ranked in the top five in the league in both kills per set (2.63) and digs per set (3.54).  She totaled 266 kills and 358 digs on the season.  She was named to the first-team for the first time after being a second team all-conference pick in 2021 and 2022.

Bartiet, who was the MVP of the league tournament in 2022, picked up all-conference honors for the first time. Bartiet registered 149 kills for the Owls and ranked seventh in the league with 53 total blocks.

Dangel-Garcia set 446 assists for the Owls, ranking sixth in the league in assists per set while sharing time at the setter spot for the Owls.  She also served 34 aces on the season.

Glanville was named the league's coach of the year for the eighth time in his 21-year tenure with the Owls program.

Westfield State won the league's regular-season title with a 7-0 record in conference play.  The Owls rallied from a slow start against tough non-league competition, where they started 0-12, to win the league and finish with a 10-19 overall record.  The Owls were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament, losing a narrow five-set decision to Framingham.