Player of the Week
Nahirka Malpica, Daemen
Senior | OH/RS | Caguas, Puerto Rico
Malpica totaled 26 kills and 38 digs across three conference matches, including 10 kills and 17 digs in Daemen's win over Queens for her seventh double-double of the season. The Daemen senior added 15 digs and eight kills in the 3-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan.
Defensive Player of the Week
Aria Miller, Molloy
Senior | L | Miliani, Hawaii
Miller totaled 20 digs across two ECC wins for Molloy, with seven in the 3-0 win over Daemen and 13 in the 3-1 win over D’Youville. Additionally, the senior's two service aces against D'Youville cemented her name into the Molloy record book, as she became the program's all-time aces record holder at 152 on her career.
Setter of the Week
Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy
Junior | S | Humacao, Puerto Rico
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 75 assists, 9.38 assists per set, 24 digs, and 3.00 digs per set with one block, one ace and eight kills as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 44 assists and 16 digs with three kills in Mercy's 3-2 win at Chestnut Hill on Monday. The setter ended the week with a match-high 31 assists and eight digs with five kills, one ace and one block in the win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.
Rookie of the Week
Kylynn White, Queens
Freshman | S | Chicago, Ill.
In a three-match week, White recorded 30 kills, 74 assists, six service aces, and four blocks. Against Adelphi, she posted her eighth career double-double with 18 kills, 15 assists, seven digs, two service aces, and one block. In the 3-1 win over D’Youville, White added seven kills, a career-best 32 assists, seven digs, three service aces, and two blocks.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy
Senior | OH | Rzeszow, Poland
Bieniek had a team-high 37 kills and 4.63 kills per set on .282 hitting with 17 digs, one block, two aces, and three assists as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with a career-high-tying 24 kills to go with 11 digs, two assists and one ace in the Mavericks' 3-2 win at Chestnut Hill on Monday. The outside hitter ended the week with a match-high 13 kills to go with six digs, one block, one ace and one assist in Mercy's 3-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.
Kendall Conrad, Queens
Senior | OH | Carrolltown, Pa.
In a three-match week, Conrad led the Knights with 44 kills, six blocks, and eight digs. The senior recorded three consecutive double-digit kill efforts, including a season-best 18 kills in the Knights’ 3-1 victory over D’Youville on Saturday afternoon.
Avery Craig, Daemen
Sophomore | OH | Tomball, Texas
Cole averaged 2.83 kills per set with a .361 hitting percentage in Daemen's two weekend matches. The Daemen sophomore equaled her career-high with 11 kills and a season-high 16 digs in Daemen's 3-1 win over Queens, which marked her first double-double of the season and the second of her career.
Sierra George, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | S | Newark, N.Y.
George has continued to excel at the setter position since taking over as the starter at that position for Roberts Wesleyan midway through the season. She recorded 78 assists in three ECC matches last week (7.8 per set) and did not commit a set error in the three matches. She added six aces and 16 digs for the Redhawks.
Mia Illes-Hair, Mercy
Junior | MB | Lake Worth, Fla.
Illes-Hair had a team-high eight blocks (4 solo, 4 assist) and 1.00 blocks per set with 18 kills on .536 hitting as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with five blocks (3 solo, 2 assist) and 10 kills in the 3-2 win at Chestnut Hill on Monday. The middle blocker ended the week with three blocks (1 solo, two assist) and eight kills on .800 hitting in the win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.
Lindsay Osterhoudt, Queens
Senior | MB | Orlando, Fla.
In a three-match week, Osterhoudt recorded 28 kills, 12 blocks, and five service aces. In the Knights’ 3-1 victory over D’Youville, she tallied seven kills on a .235 hitting percentage, along with four blocks and three service aces. Osterhoudt concluded the week with a match-tying 13 kills on a .391 hitting percentage, adding five blocks against Daemen.
Erin Stanley, Molloy
Junior | OH | Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Stanley averaged over four kills per set in a 2-0 week for Molloy. The junior was a spark for the Molloy offense that helped spark a comeback victory over D'Youville, putting up a total of 15 kills. The outside hitter also tallied three blocks against both D'Youville and Daemen on the week.
Julia Zalta, Molloy
Graduate Student | S/RS | Great Neck, N.Y.
Zalta continued her trend of putting up complete stat lines in a 2-0 week for Molloy. In total, she averaged 2.7 kills, 4.9 assists, and 1.4 digs on the week. The graduate student had a double-double against Daemen, putting up 11 assists and 10 kills to go with six digs, three blocks, and two service aces. She ended the week with 23 assists against D'Youville, just missing a second-straight double-double with nine kills and added four digs and three more blocks.
Adriana Zarceno, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | OH | Oviedo Asturias, Spain
Zarceno tallied 42 kills (.264 hitting percentage), two serve assists, 31 digs and three block assists across eight total sets against Georgian Court (W, 3-1) and Roberts Wesleyan (L, 3-1).
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
Oct. 27 - Madeline O'Brien, D’Youville
Nov. 3 - Nahirka Malpica, Daemen
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
Oct. 27 - Nahirka Malpica, Daemen
Nov. 3 - Aria Miller, Molloy (3x)
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)
Oct. 27 - Alina Bertens Deckart, D’Youville (3x)
Nov. 3 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy (3x)
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)
Oct. 27 - Keira Mullen, Daemen (3x)
Nov. 3 - Kylynn White, Queens (4x)
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