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Three Huskies Receive CAA Honors; DeTurk Player of the Year
Nov. 21, 2008
Boston, Mass.

The Northeastern University Volleyball team saw three receive CAA honors. Senior Lauren DeTurk was named CAA Player of the Year and All-CAA first team, sophomore Britney Brown was named All-CAA first team, while nine-year head coach Ken Nichols was named CAA Co-Coach of the Year, the league announced at Friday's awards banquet.

DeTurk was named Player of the Year and All-CAA first team after a stellar regular season. The outside hitter was second in the CAA in kills, second is service aces, second in points and sixth in digs. DeTurk had a team-high 11 double-doubles during the season including a 25 kill and 19 dig performance against Towson. The Yucaipa, Calif. native recorded 1,000 career kills and digs in 2008, becoming the sixth Husky to achieve such a mark. DeTurk currently ranks third on Northeastern's all-time kill list with 1,294 and currently stands eighth all-time on the career digs list with 1,104.

Britney Brown earned first team honors for the first time in her career. Brown had an excellent season in which she tallied 209 kills and 450 assists good for second-best on the team. She also led the CAA in service aces and ranked in the top 10 in hitting percentage and assists. The Edwards, Colo. native, was named CAA Player of the Week and CVU.com Top Performer of the Week after a 15 kill, 30 assist, and 13 dig performance against William & Mary. She broke a school record for service aces in a match, when she tallied 10 in a three-set match against UNC Wilmington. Brown has also been nationally ranked for service aces per set. In addition, Brown became the eighth Husky to pass the 1,000-career assist plateau.

Nichols was named Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Huskies to an 18-10 overall record and a league best 12-2 record, which is Northeastern’s best finish in the CAA since joining the conference in 2005. Nichols holds a 166-115 overall record in his nine-year tenure at Northeastern and a 43-21 overall record in the CAA. Before NU joined the CAA, Nichols made the program to one of tops in the America East conference, leading the team to a postseason appearance every season including a NCAA Tournament berth in 2001 after the Huskies won the America East Tournament.

Northeastern will continue its journey for the CAA crown when it takes on either the fourth-seed William & Mary or the fifth-seed Hofstra at the CAA Semifinals Sunday night at 4 p.m. at Solomon Court.



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