MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Wentworth’s LaBouliere Repeats as Offensive Player of the Year; All-Conference Teams Announced

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LaBouliere Leads the league
in kills and points

WINTHROP, Mass. – Fresh off earning his second-straight GNAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honor on Saturday for helping No. 12 Wentworth win the 2023 GNAC Championship, Jacob LaBouliere was announced as the 2023 GNAC Men's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Year.

It is the second-consecutive year that LaBouliere has earned the league's top offensive honor, which was voted on by the league's nine head coaches along with the rest of the All-Conference selections.

He leads the league in total kills at 305 despite playing in only 19 of the Leopards' 33 matches. He is averaging 4.77 kills per set and is hitting at .460 clip. He is also ninth in solo blocks with 11.

Joining LaBouliere on the All-GNAC First Team was his teammate, Hunter Oshman.

Three other major award winners also found themselves on the All-GNAC First Team. Included in that group were 2023 GNAC Defensive Player of the Year Neiko Pittman from Emerson, Libero of the Year Marcello Cappuccio from Regis, and Setter of the Year Jesus Garcia from Lasell.

The rest of the First Team featured Lasell's Brenden Joyce, Regis' Joseph Perez, and Rivier's Sokunbuth Ly.

Brayden Green from Wentworth took home the top first-year honor as Rookie of the Year and Emmanuel head coach was voted Coach of the Year by his peers Bori May.

For the complete list of All-Conference, All-Rookie and All-Sportsmanship selections, please see below.

FIRST TEAM
Neiko Pittman, Emerson
Jesus Garcia, Lasell
Brenden Joyce, Lasell
Marcello Cappuccio, Regis (Mass.)
Joseph Perez, Regis (Mass.)
Sokunbuth Ly, Rivier
Jacob LaBouliere, Wentworth
Hunter Oshman, Wentworth

SECOND TEAM
Jyles Amirault, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Roman Fabrizio, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Trey Guest, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Jordan Shinaut, Lasell
Chris Lezon, Rivier
Thomas Miller, Rivier
Jack Normandin, Rivier
Sam Etter, Wentworth

THIRD TEAM
Collin Liedke, Elms
Moose Perry, Elms
Louis Dasilva, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Jan Baranowski, Lasell
Theo Zaharewicz, Lasell
Isaac Borges, Rivier
Nicolai Bell, Wentworth
Brayden Green, Wentworth

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jacob LaBouliere, Wentworth
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Neiko Pittman, Emerson
LIBERO OF THE YEAR - Marcello Cappuccio, Regis (Mass.)
SETTER OF THE YEAR - Jesus Garcia, Lasell
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Brayden Green, Wentworth
COACH OF THE YEAR - Bori May, Emmanuel
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Elms

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Trey Guest, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Nick Sciabica, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Michael Shelley, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Jasper Schultz, Lasell
John Nangle, Regis (Mass.)
Matthew McCloskey, Rivier
Mason Andrade , Wentworth
Nicolai Bell, Wentworth
Brayden Green, Wentworth

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Patrick Foley, Colby-Sawyer
Tyler Martins, Dean
Moose Perry, Elms
Chase Fagen, Emerson
Patrick Mannion, Emmanuel
Jesus Garcia, Lasell
Donovan Ross, Regis
Thomas Miller, Rivier
Gabe Tucker, Wentworth

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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