KINGSTON, Ont. (May 16, 2022) – Queen’s Gaels Women’s Volleyball’s Arielle Palermo (Burlington, Ont.) was selected to Canada’s Senior Women’s Indoor Team for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) while Gaels teammate Hannah Duchesneau (Sharon, Ont.) was selected to Canada’s NextGen Team.
Palermo was named an OUA First Team East Division All-Star this past season after leading the Gaels in kills with 83 (2.86 per set) and points with 93.5. She was also third on the team in digs with 56 and recorded eight service aces.
Palermo, an Outside Hitter, was named to the OUA All-Rookie team in her first year at Queen’s in 2018-19 and was an OUA East Division All-Star in 2019-20. That year she led the OUA in service aces per set at 0.81 and was also fourth in total kills with 225.
Palermo also took part in the 2021 Women’s NextGen National Team program last summer.
Duchesneau was named to the OUA East Division All-Rookie Team this past season, her first competing with the Gaels. She was fifth on the Gaels in points (51.0) and kills (39) this season. The Outside Hitter also recorded 19 digs, 11 blocks, five assists, and five service aces in the regular season.
Duchesneau was also part of Team Canada’s 2020 Youth and Junior Team Virtual Training program, alongside Gaels teammates Mary Stewart, Aimee Lemire, and Amanda Siksna, and the 2021 Women’s NextGen National Team program alongside Palermo.
VNL runs from May 31 to July 24 with Canada’s first game scheduled for June 1 against Poland. Canada is in Pool 1 alongside Poland, the Dominican Republic, United States, and Korea. They will also take on teams from Pool 4 and Pool 5 and play a total of 12 games before the quarterfinals.
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