Everett Crimson Tide volleyball captain Nicole Damaceno named GBL All-Star

By Joe McConnell

The Everett High School volleyball team defeated Chelsea, Lynn English and Medford this fall to account for its three victories. They had other matches that were close calls like the 3-2 loss to non-league Saugus on Oct. 17.

Coach Mike Fineran sees his program once again getting better and expects much more improved results come next year.

But before putting a wrap on this season, Fineran announced that Nicole Damaceno was named a GBL all-star after leading this young team as its captain on and off the court this fall.

Fineran says of Nicole: “It is a well-deserved honor for our captain, who appeared in every set for us this season. Over the last three years, she played in 57 varsity matches, including one state tournament appearance.”

The Everett coach then went on to say that Damaceno led the team in total serves and in serve percentage this year with a 97% success rate that included 251 out of 260 serve attempts, and more than 77 of those serves were better than the second highest total on the team. She also had 31 aces, 34 kills – even though she was the team’s primary setter – and 5 blocks this year. In summation, it was truly a dominating performance that earned her this prestigious annual league honor.

Overall, Damaceno finished her four-year scholastic volleyball career with 500 varsity serves.