Elkins, W.Va. – Last senior out of the four transfers from Otero Junior College is #1 Brilane Manchego. She graduated with a degree this December in Exercise Science and minor in Athletic Training and Health. Manchego was an excellent student-athlete in the classroom, she was on the Honor's Dean's list in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. She was then on the President's list back to back in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. She finished her last semester this fall on the President's list once again. Besides her academic excellence, she also had finished her college volleyball career with 4,690 Assist, 1,316 Digs, and 585.5 Points. At D&E alone she leads the volleyball program records with 9.89 assist/set within three seasons. She is also third in total assist with 2,373 and tied at 10^th for digs/set (2.26). Within her 1,316 career digs, 542 digs were obtained at D&E which then puts her at 9^th in total digs. For a setter she is also offensive with having .183% attacking percentage, which puts her 9^th in the volleyball program. Manchego also sits at 11^th in aces/set (0.25). Every season she held down the 3^rd spot in the Mountain East Conference in assist/set; Spring 2021 (10.24), Fall 2021 (9.78), Fall 2022 (9.85). In her first season here she was named Defensive Player of the Week in week two of spring 2021 and awarded 1^st Team All-Conference. She was also nationally ranked in the NCAA DII with assist/set (24^th) and total assist (46^th). In fall 2021 she finished the season with Honorable Mention in the MEC and was still on the NCAA DII rankings for assist/set and total assist. In this last season of her college career she ended it out with being back to back on the MEC Honorable Mention All-Conference and finished nationally ranked at 52^nd in assist/set and 57^th in total assist (1,015). Coach Willis says, "Brilane was the heart and soul of our program. Her leadership and dedication to this team was second to none. Her poise and consistency is the reason behind all of her success as a player and the success of all of the teams she has played on. She has set the standard for all setters to follow with all of the records she has set. She worked hard to be an outstanding defender and one of the best, if not the best, defensive setter I have coached. Beyond her abilities as a player, I am so proud of her as a person. She possesses everything a good teammate and team leader should have. The most self-less player who gave it all on the floor each match she played. We were in tune as a player and coach. I will miss her presence, her smarts, intuition and passion on the floor."