Galloway, NJ – Three Stockton University volleyball players received NJAC honors for the 2026 season. Senior
Nicole Palmer (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) was voted NJAC Player of the Year for the third time and NJAC First Team for the fourth straight year.
Sophomore
Calli Miller (Hempstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) was chosen to the NJAC Second Team and fellow soph
Olivia Magro (Brigantine/ACIT) was selected NJAC Honorable Mention. Miller and Magro were all-conference honorees for the first time.
Palmer became the third player in NJAC volleyball history with three Player of the Year awards (Loretta Zahn, Kean 1993-95; Lizelle Cintron, NJCU 2005-07) as well as the third Osprey with four NJAC First Team honors (Stephanie Warner, 2009-12; Emily Sullivan 2017-20).
Palmer has had a tremendous season, leading the NJAC in kills (4.13/set) and points (4.82/set) and sitting tied for third in aces (0.52/set) and eighth in hitting percentage (.288). The senior was named NJAC Player of the Week four times during the regular season.
Palmer has made her mark on a national level, ranking 11th in NCAA Division III in points (458), 12th in points per set (4.82), 13th in kills (392) and 18th in kills per set (4.12). In addition, she moved into eighth in Stockton history with 1,275 career kills.
Miller has had a breakout second season as a middle hitter. Playing in all 27 matches, she ranks fourth in the NJAC with a .326 hitting percentage and sixth in blocks at 0.84 per set. The sophomore has totaled 134 kills, 63 blocks and 18 aces. Miller was named NJAC Defensive Player of the Week on October 12.
Magro added to the offensive firepower, ranking second on the squad behind Palmer in kills (253) and points (272.5). Her 2.66 kills per set places her 10th in the league. Magro has played in all 27 matches and reached double figures in kills 12 times, highlighted by a career-high 19 kills against Neumann on September 19.
No. 2 seed Stockton (21-6) will take an eight-match winning streak into its NJAC Tournament semifinal match against No. 6 seed Kean University at The Sports Center tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.
