On this week's show Rich DeMarco goes one-on-one with women's tennis head coach Paul Peck. Mary Vaccaro and Ryan Powis are featured as well.
Notable: 2011 Patriot League Setter of the Year ... first team All-Patriot League.
2011: Tremendous freshman season that included 2011 Patriot League Setter of the Year and first team All-Patriot League honors ... set a Patriot League record with eight Rookie of the Week citations ... led the league and ranked 17th in the nation averaging 11.42 assists per set ... 1,302 assists rank third on Army's single-season ledger, as does 11.42 assists per set ... started all but one match ... recorded 20 double-doubles (assists, digs) ... eclipsed the 40-assist mark 17 times ... career-high 65 assists in a thrilling 3-2 win over Duquesne (Sept. 2) tied for the eighth best performance in Army history ... match was played as a part of the Pacific Community Bankers Classic in her home state ... amassed a career-high six service aces - more than any other Army player on the season - in a 3-1 win over Lafayette (Oct. 21) ... finished second on the team with 26 service aces (0.23 per set) and third on the team with 358 digs (3.14 per set) ... authored the highest grade-point average on the team in her plebe year, managing a 3.885 mark in her first semester ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.
Background: Most Valuable Player of the 2011 California state championship ... developed her skills while playing for Vision Volleyball Club and the USA Junior National Beach Volleyball Team (2009-10) ... named the North Coast Section Player of the Year ... Diablo Foothill Athletic League's MVP ... California Interscholastic Federation Scholar Athlete and a National Merit Commended student.
Personal: Mary Anita Vaccaro ... daughter of Salvatore and Ann Vaccaro ... born Dec. 25, 1992, in San Ramon, Calif. ... one of six siblings... Company I4 ... major is undeclared.
