Player of the Week
Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy
Junior | Setter | Humacao, Puerto Rico
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 60 assists, 10.00 assists per set, and eight aces to go with eight kills, 17 digs, and two blocks as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 34 assists with seven digs, seven kills, and three aces in the Mavericks' 3-0 win at Queens on Wednesday. The setter ended the week with a double-double by way of a match-high 26 assists and 10 digs in Mercy's 3-0 win at Molloy on Saturday. Rivera Rodriguez added a match-high five aces, a kill, and two blocks in the win over the Lions.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kamila Colon, Mercy
Freshman | Libero | Caguas, Puerto Rico
Colon had a team-high 19 digs with nine assists and two aces as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The freshman opened the week with a career-high and team-high 13 digs to go along with three assists and two aces in Mercy's 3-0 win at Queens on Wednesday. The libero ended the week with six digs and six assists in Mercy's 3-0 win at Molloy on Saturday.
Setter of the Week
Julia Zalta, Molloy
Graduate Student | Setter | Great Neck, NY
Zalta continued to be a picture of consistency across the court for the Lions, averaging 4.92 assists and 2.25 digs per set while also averaging over one kill and block per set. The graduate student had a double-double with 17 assists and 17 digs in a conference win over St. Thomas Aquinas College, where she also served up six aces. The setter had another double-double at Adelphi with 24 assists and 13 digs while adding a career-high six blocks.
Rookie of the Week
Kylynn White, Queens
Freshman | Setter | Chicago, IL
Rookie setter Kylynn White recorded 23 kills, 30 assists, 13 digs, six blocks, two service aces, and one double-double across two ECC matches. She began the week with seven kills, 14 assists, five digs, two blocks, and one service ace against Mercy on Wednesday evening. In Sunday afternoon’s five-set victory over St. Thomas Aquinas College, White notched her seventh double-double of the season with 16 kills and 16 assists, along with nine digs, four blocks, and one service ace.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Maya Angelova, Queens
Senior | Middle Blocker | Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Senior middle blocker Maya Angelova recorded a team-high 13 blocks and five kills over two ECC matches. She began the week with four blocks and two kills against Mercy. In Sunday’s five-set victory over St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelova matched her season-high with nine total blocks, four solo and five assisted, while adding three kills to her stat line.
Grace Dilena, Mercy
Sophomore | Outside Hitter | New York, NY
Dilena had a team-high 26 kills and 4.33 kills per set with 15 digs, two blocks, two aces, and three assists as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The sophomore opened the week with a double-double by way of 12 kills and 11 digs to go with one ace, one block, and two assists in the 3-0 win at Queens on Wednesday. The outside hitter ended the week with a match-high 14 kills to go with four digs, one block, one ace, and one assist in the 3-0 win at Molloy on Saturday.
Ryan Hull, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Outside Hitter | Kitchener, Ontario
Freshman Ryan Hull led the Roberts Wesleyan offense with 12 kills in a midweek match against D'Youville last week. The 12 kills are a season high and the second double-digit kills effort in as many matches for the Redhawks. She added four digs and a block in the match.
Lindsay Osterhoudt, Queens
Senior | Middle Blocker | Orlando, FL
Senior middle blocker Lindsay Osterhoudt totaled 16 kills on a .263 hitting percentage, three blocks, and four service aces over two ECC matches. She opened the week with six kills on a .308 hitting percentage, one block, and two service aces against Mercy. On Sunday against St. Thomas Aquinas, Osterhoudt added 10 kills on a .240 hitting percentage, two blocks, and two service aces to help the Knights secure the win.
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
Oct. 20 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, 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
Oct. 20 - Kamila Colon, 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
Oct. 20 - Julia Zalta, Molloy (2x)
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
Oct. 20 - Kylynn White, Queens (3x)
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