NEWTOWN, Pa. – On Monday afternoon, the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced their 2025 Men's Volleyball major award winners and All-MAC teams. The Falcons earned three major awards and five All-Conference selections.
Conner Stauffer and
Todd Snyder led the Falcon honors with Stauffer being named Defensive Player of the Year and Snyder being named Rookie of the Year. Stauffer was also named first team while Snyder picked up a second team nod.
Head Coach
Justin Beachy was named the Coach of the Year to round out the major award honors for the Falcons.
Ryan Givens,
Alex Kagoro, and
Brandon Sharp all joined Stauffer on the All-MAC First Team.
Conner Stauffer earns his first All-MAC selection after moving from outside hitter to libero for his senior season. The move proved to be effective as the senior led the conference with a 2.39 digs per set average and was second with 229 digs. Stauffer had a career high 18 digs against Stevens during the regular season. On offense, Stauffer contributed eight kills and 25 assists. His performance this season earned him All-MAC First Team and Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Todd Snyder was named Rookie of the Year and earned All-MAC Second Team honors after a successful rookie campaign as one of the Falcons' starting middle hitter. Snyder collected 142 kills with a 0.381 hitting percentage and 1.54 kills per set average. He added five assists and 20 service aces on the season. Snyder led the Falcons with 71 blocks on the season with a season high seven against Eastern Mennonite.
Middle Hitter
Ryan Givens earns his fourth All-MAC selection and second-straight First Team honors after a successful senior campaign. Givens led the conference in hitting percentage with a .426 average across 86 sets played. In the season opener against Mount Union, Givens had a season high 16 kills and 10 blocks. He had collected 178 kills, 31 service aces, and 63 blocks this season.
Junior
Alex Kagoro earns his first All-Conference selection at outside hitter after a successful season for the Falcons. Kagoro was second in the conference with 378 kills and tied for first with a 4.20 kills per set average. In the season opener against Mount Union, Kagoro had a season high 30 kills and 12 digs. He added 32 assists and 29 service aces on the season and contributed 21 blocks on defense with 152 digs.
Setter
Brandon Sharp earns his first All-Conference honor after a successful sophomore campaign. Sharp led the conference with a 10.07 assists per set average and was second overall with 926 total assists. He dished out a career high 56 assists against Mount Union in the season opener while also adding a season high six blocks that match. Sharp was second on the team with 169 digs and third on the team with 45 blocks.
Head Coach
Justin Beachy earned MAC Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons to a 25-3 overall record with a 7-1 conference record in MAC play. Messiah finished as conference runner-up after being defeated by the Stevens Institute Ducks in the MAC Championship match.
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