Player of the Week
Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy
Senior | Outside Hitter | Rzeszow, Poland
Bieniek had a team-high 50 kills, 4.55 kills per set, 24 digs, and six aces with three blocks as Mercy went 2-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with a career-high and match-high 24 kills with 14 digs as the Mavericks took defending East Region Champion Bentley to five sets. The outside hitter then had a match-high 12 kills on .579 hitting with five digs, five aces, and two blocks in the 3-0 win over D'Youville on Saturday. Bieniek ended the week with a team-high 14 kills, five digs, one ace, and one block in the 3-0 win over Daemen on Sunday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Mia Illes-Hair, Mercy
Junior | Middle Blocker | Lake Worth, FL
Illes-Hair had a team-high 10 blocks (1 solo, 9 assists) and 0.91 blocks per set with 24 kills and three digs as Mercy went 2-1 on the week. The junior opened the week with eight kills, two blocks, and two digs in the Mavericks' five-set loss at defending East Region Champion Bentley on Tuesday. The middle blocker then had 10 kills and four blocks in the 3-0 win over D'Youville on Saturday. Illes-Hair ended the week with six kills, four blocks, and one ace in the 3-0 win over Daemen on Sunday.
Setter of the Week
Anna Gazzerro, St. Thomas Aquinas
Senor | Setter | Padova, Italy
Gazzerro totaled 97 serve assists for an average of 9.7 assists per set, a kill, a service ace, 23 digs, and two block assists over two ECC matches against Daemen (L, 3-2) and D'Youville (W, 3-2) last weekend.
Rookie of the Week
Adriana Zarceno, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Outside Hitter | Oviedo Asturias, Spain
Zarceno recorded 51 kills (.260 hitting percentage), two service aces, and 18 digs across two matches in 10 total sets in conference matches against Daemen (L, 3-2) and D'Youville (W, 3-2) last weekend.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Sierra George, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Setter | Newark, NY
Freshman setter Sierra George led the Redhawks to a 1-1 weekend in ECC road matches with 68 assists and added 14 digs and a team-leading six aces. Her best match was 45 assists, 10 digs, and four aces in the five-set victory over Queens.
Lindsay Osterhoudt, Queens
Senior | Middle Blocker | Orlando, FL
Senior middle blocker Lindsay Osterhoudt also delivered a strong week, tallying 14 kills, 11 service aces, and nine blocks. Against Bridgeport, she finished with nine kills, three service aces, and three blocks. On Sunday versus Roberts Wesleyan, Osterhoudt notched nine kills on a .400 hitting percentage, six blocks, and a career-best eight service aces in the five-set battle.
Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy
Junior | Setter | Humacao, Puerto Rico
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 101 assists and 9.18 assists per set with 23 digs, four blocks, six aces, and six kills as Mercy went 2-1 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 47 assists with 10 digs, one block, three aces, and two kills as the Mavericks took defending East Region Champion Bentley to five sets on the road. The setter then had a match-high 27 assists with eight digs, one block, two aces, and two kills in the 3-0 win over D'Youville on Saturday. Rivera Rodriguez ended the week with a match-high 27 assists with five digs, two blocks, one ace, and two kills in the 3-0 win over Daemen on Sunday.
Kylynn White, Queens
Freshman | Setter | Chicago, IL
Rookie setter Kylynn White had an outstanding week, pacing the Knights with 28 kills, 28 assists, 22 digs, and four blocks across two matches, earning two triple-doubles in the process. In Thursday's four-set victory over Bridgeport, White recorded 10 kills, 13 assists, and 11 digs. She concluded the week with her second consecutive triple-double in a five-set thriller against Roberts Wesleyan on Sunday, posting a match-high 18 kills on a .340 hitting percentage, along with 15 assists, 11 digs, and a career-best four blocks.
ECC Women's Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Kendall Conrad, Queens
Sept. 15 - Isabella Rios, Molloy
Sept. 22 - Kylynn White, Queens
Sept. 29 - Kylynn White, Queens (2x)
Oct. 6 - Mia Illes-Hair, Mercy
Oct. 13 - Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Aria Miller, Molloy
Sept. 15 - Aria Miller, Molloy (2x)
Sept. 22 - Maya Angelova, Queens
Sept. 29 - Cameron Ulinski, D’Youville
Oct. 6 - Grace Dilena, Mercy
Oct. 13 - Mia Illes-Hair, Mercy?
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Julia Zalta, Molloy
Sept. 15 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy
Sept. 22 - Alina Bertens Deckart, D’Youville
Sept. 29 - Alina Bertens Deckart, D’Youville (2x)
Oct. 6 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy (2x)
Oct. 13 - Anna Gazzerro, St. Thomas Aquinas
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Kylynn White, Queens
Sept. 15 - Kylynn White, Queens (2x)
Sept. 22 - Keira Mullen, Daemen
Sept. 29 - Keira Mullen, Daemen (2x)
Oct. 6 - Haven Trechter, Molloy
Oct. 13 - Adriana Zarceno, St. Thomas Aquinas ?
1. Mercy - 40 points (2 first-place votes)
2. D'Youville - 38 points (3 first-place votes)
3. Daemen - 37 points
4. Queens - 36 points (2 first-place votes)
T-5. Molloy - 19 points
T-5. Roberts Wesleyan - 19 points
7. St. Thomas Aquinas - 7 points