COLONIA, N.J. –  Following an exceptional debut season, Queens College women's volleyball rookie setter Kylynn White (Chicago, IL) has been honored as the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and awarded All-Conference First Team recognition, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.
 
White delivered a tremendous first year for the Knights, starting all 28 matches and playing 106 sets. She led the team with 296 kills (2.79 per set), 415 assists (3.92 per set), 220 digs (2.17 per set), 58 service aces (0.55 per set), and 42 total blocks (0.40 per set).
 
She recorded an ECC-high five triple-doubles, ranking third in the nation, along with 10 double-doubles. White posted a career-best 19 kills against Holy Family (9/13), 32 assists vs. D'Youville (11/1), 13 digs against Holy Family (9/13), six service aces on three separate occasions, and four total blocks twice throughout the season.
 
Across the 11-week regular season, White earned nine weekly conference awards: two Player of the Week selections, an ECC-high five Rookie of the Week honors, and two Weekly Honor Roll appearances.
 
Among ECC leaders, White finished the year ranked in the Top 10 in several major categories:
• Aces per set – 4th (Nation – 18th)
• Kills per set – 9th
• Points per set – 6th
• Service Aces – 1st (Nation – 10th)
• Total Assists – 7th
• Total Attacks – 3rd
• Total Kills – 3rd
• Triple Doubles – 1st (Nation – 3rd)
Head Coach Stefan Leger: "Kylynn showed incredible talent and skill beyond her years this fall. Coming into the program, she made a huge mark by leading the team in kills, assists, and aces. She showed fortitude in tough situations and helped the team climb out of a few sticky situations. Her hard work earned the respect of myself and the other coaches in the conference, who decided she was a top-level player in the conference this year. I'm glad that she was able to help us across the board, and I am looking forward to the rest of her career here at QC."
 
White becomes the first setter in program history to earn Rookie of the Year honors and the first Queens College player to claim ECC Rookie of the Year since outside hitter Cassidy Stewart shared the award in 2016. Under head coach Stefan Leger, she is the second rookie to earn a major ECC award, joining Ryan Frontera, who was named ECC Libero of the Year in 2022.
 
Additionally, White is the first setter in program history to earn All-ECC First Team honors and just the second Knight in the last four years to be named to the All-ECC First Team.

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