Player of the Week
Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy
Junior | Outside Hitter | Rzeszow, Poland
Bieniek had a team-high 35 kills, 3.89 kills per set, 21 digs, 2.33 digs per set, and three aces as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The junior opened the week with 21 kills, 10 digs and one ace at Molloy on Wednesday. The outside hitter ended the week with a match-high 14 kills to go with 11 digs, two aces and two blocks in the win over Queens on Saturday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Lindsay Osterhoudt, Queens
Junior | Middle Blocker | Orlando, FL
Osterhoudt recorded 13 kills, nine blocks, five service aces, and three digs to conclude the regular season. The junior began the week recording eight kills on a hitting percentage of .412 to go with two service aces and three blocks in the victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday. In the regular-season finale against Mercy, Osterhoudt notched five kills, six blocks, and three service aces in four sets.
Setter of the Week
Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy
Sophomore | Setter | Humacao, Puerto Rico
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 92 assists and 10.22 assists per set with 19 digs, three blocks and two aces as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The sophomore opened the week with a match-high 45 assists with 12 digs and three blocks at Molloy on Wednesday. The setter ended the week with a match-high 47 assists to go with seven digs and one ace in the win over Queens on Saturday.
Rookie of the Week
Madi Hathaway, Queens
Freshman | Setter/Right Side | Edmond, OK
Hathaway paced the Knights’ offense with 25 kills, 27 assists, 22 digs, and 11 blocks to go with two triple-doubles to conclude the regular season. The Queens freshman began the week by notching her seventh triple-double of the year with 13 kills at a hitting percentage of .323 to go with 15 assists, 12 digs, and a career-best five blocks in the victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday. In the regular-season finale, the rookie notched her second straight triple-double, and eighth of the season, with 12 kills, 12 digs, 10 assists, and a career-best six blocks against Mercy on Wednesday.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Aitza Cruz, Mercy
Senior | Libero | Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Cruz had 17 digs, 1.89 digs per set, two aces and 10 assists as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with 13 digs, six assists and two aces at Molloy on Wednesday. The libero ended the week with four digs and four assists in Mercy's win over Queens on Saturday.
Christina Franco, Queens
Senior | Outside Hitter | Lynbrook, NY
Franco notched 13 kills, 20 digs, and four service aces to conclude the regular season. The Queens senior recorded five kills, 15 digs, and one service ace in the victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday. In the regular-season finale on Saturday, the senior recorded eight kills, five digs, three service aces, and one block in four sets against Mercy.
Julia Pomerleau, Mercy
Graduate Student | Middle Blocker | Portland, ME
Pomerleau had 23 kills and 2.56 kills per set with a team-high 11 blocks (two solo, nine assist) and 1.22 blocks per set as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The graduate student opened the week with 13 kills, one block solo and three block assists at Molloy on Wednesday. The middle blocker ended the week with 10 kills, one block solo and six blocks assists in the win over Queens on Saturday.
Kiarra Roth, Molloy
Graduate Student | Outside Hitter | Bohemia, NY
Roth attacked at a .212 clip on the week, putting up double-digit kills against both St. Thomas Aquinas and Mercy. In her final career home game, the right side tallied 21 kills and three blocks in a five-set win over Mercy. Ending her career against STAC, Roth tallied 17 kills.
Greta Santini, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | Outside Hitter | Reggio Emilia, Italy
Santini recorded a .182 hitting percentage for the Spartans last week. The St. Thomas Aquinas junior totaled 27 kills, two assists, two service aces, 22 digs and three block assists across eight sets against Queens and Molloy.
Lea Venghaus, St. Thomas Aquinas
Senior | Setter | Muenster, Germany
Venghaus notched 67 assists and 8.38 assists per set in the Spartans two home matches last week against Queens and Molloy. The STAC senior setter also totaled two kills, two service aces, 20 digs and four block assists against the Knights and Lions.
ECC Women's Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Madi Hathaway, Queens
Sept. 16 - Madi Hathaway, Queens (2x)
Sept. 23 - Nahirka Malpica, Daemen
Sept. 30 - Kiarra Roth, Molloy
Oct. 7 - Christina Franco, Queens
Oct. 14 - Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy and Giselle Ramirez, D'Youville
Oct. 21 - Grace Dilena, Mercy
Oct. 28 - Madi Hathaway, Queens (3x)
Nov. 4 - Giselle Giraud, Daemen
Nov. 11 - Grace Dilena, Mercy (2x)
Nov. 18 - Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy (2x)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Sarah Munn, Queens
Sept. 16 - Jasmine Brundage, Daemen and Jonaida Donowa, Queens
Sept. 23 - Jasmine Brundage, Daemen (2x)
Sept. 30 - Jonaida Donowa, Queens (2x) and Emma Wlostowski, D'Youvlle
Oct. 7 - Teagan Weber, Roberts Wesleyan
Oct. 14 - Julia Pomerleau, Mercy
Oct. 21 - Nahirka Malpica, Daemen
Oct. 28 - Dahiana Garcia Atuesta, St. Thomas Aquinas
Nov. 4 - Nahirka Malpica, Daemen (2x)
Nov. 11 - Aitza Cruz, Mercy
Nov. 18 - Lindsay Osterhoudt, Queens
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Caleigh Schroeder, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 16 - Caleigh Schroeder, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Sept. 23 - Caleigh Schroeder, Roberts Wesleyan (3x)
Sept. 30 - Mitha Hatwar, D'Youville
Oct. 7 - Julia Zalta, Molloy
Oct. 14 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy
Oct. 21 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy (2x)
Oct. 28 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy (3x)
Nov. 4 - Caleigh Schroeder, Roberts Wesleyan (4x)
Nov. 11 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy (4x)
Nov. 18 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (5x)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Madi Hathaway, Queens
Sept. 16 - Madi Hathaway, Queens (2x)
Sept. 23 - Isabella Rios, Molloy
Sept. 30 - Madi Hathaway, Queens (3x)
Oct. 7 - Madi Hathaway, Queens (4x)
Oct. 14 - Grace Dilena, Mercy
Oct. 21 - Grace Dilena, Mercy (2x)
Oct. 28 - Madi Hathaway (5x)
Nov. 4 - Grace Dilena, Mercy (3x)
Nov. 11 - Grace Dilena, Mercy (4x)
Nov. 18 - Madi Hathaway (6x)
Previously in the Polls
NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS
1st Rankings (11/6): Daemen, Mercy, Molloy, Queens all Under Consideration
2nd Rankings (11/13): Daemen (2), Queens (6), Mercy (7), Molloy (9)
AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION/TARAFLEX TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL
ECC PRESEASON POLL
1. Daemen (45 points, 4 first-place votes)
2. Mercy (40 points, 2 first-place votes)
3. Molloy (36 points, 1 first-place vote)
4. Queens (26 points)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (20 points)
6. D'Youville (19 points)
7. Roberts Wesleyan (10 points)