NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Three members of the Saint Anselm College volleyball team have been named to the Northeast 10 Conference All-Conference Second Team, as announced by the league. Senior Madeline Burke, sophomore Mckenna O'Connell, and senior Sam Pila each earned recognition following standout 2026 seasons for the Hawks.

Head coach Anna Platek has now coached eight Northeast 10 All-Conference honorees during her three-year tenure at Saint Anselm. The group includes three Second Team selections, three Third Team honorees and two All-Rookie Team selections, with Burke, O'Connell and Pila accounting for all three of the Second Team honorees.

After last year's placement on the NE10 All-Conference Third Team, Burke took a step forward to earn All-Conference Second Team honors as she anchored the Saint Anselm back row throughout the season, leading the NE10 with 4.53 digs per set. The libero totaled 408 digs across 90 sets, while recording a .922 reception percentage on 461 serve-receive attempts. Burke also contributed 79 assists and 22 service aces. She recorded a career-high 43 digs, setting a Saint Anselm program record, in the Hawks' five-set victory at Franklin Pierce on Oct. 20.

O'Connell earned Second Team honors, an improvement from last year's All-Rookie recognition, after directing the Hawks' offense from the setter position. The sophomore distributed 795 assists in 90 sets, averaging 8.83 assists per set, good for fourth-best in the NE10. She also added 234 digs, 55 kills, 29 service aces and 32 total blocks. O'Connell recorded a career-high 48 assists against both Dominican on Aug. 29 and Daemen on Sept. 11. She also posted a season-best 22 digs against Dominican. In serve reception, O'Connell committed just one error on seven attempts, finishing with an .857 reception percentage.

Pila rounded out the Hawks' three selections with a strong two-way season. The senior recorded 256 kills and 299 digs across 90 sets, averaging 2.84 kills and 3.32 digs per set. Her 2.84 kills per set ranks ninth in the NE10 and her 3.32 digs per set slots in her in at 10th-best n the league. She also contributed 24 total blocks and 22 service aces. Pila finished with a .927 reception percentage, committing 35 errors on 478 attempts. Her season-high 21 kills came in a four-set victory over Franklin Pierce on Sept. 29, while she collected a season-best 25 digs in a five-set win at Franklin Pierce on Oct. 20.

The three Second Team selections highlight a strong season for Saint Anselm, which finished 14-10 overall and 4-5 in Northeast 10 play. The Hawks secured a place in the NE10 conference championship, falling at No. 4-seeded Southern Connecticut State University in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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