Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Cameron Ulinski (D'Youville)
Jr., OH, Bretten, Germany, Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Ulinski was D’Youville’s top offensive weapon across the 2-0 weekend, totaling 33 kills, 18 digs, two service aces and five total blocks across seven sets. She opened the weekend with 20 kills, 13 digs and two aces in the four-set win over Roberts Wesleyan before adding a match-high 13 kills, five digs and three total blocks in Sunday’s sweep of Daemen.
Defensive Player of the Week
Aleksandra Lucic (Mercy)
Jr., OH, Belgrade, Serbia, Florida Southwestern State College/AIC
Lucic had 29 digs, 3.22 digs per set, five blocks (1 solo, 4 assists), 21 kills, nine aces and two assists as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a double-double by way of 10 kills and 14 digs to go with one block assist, three aces, and one assist in the sweep at Caldwell on Wednesday. Lucic then had five kills, four digs, three aces and three block assists in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. The junior ended the week with six kills and a match-high 11 digs to go with one solo block, three aces and one assist in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Setter of the Week
Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy)
Sr., S, Humacao, Puerto Rico, American International College
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 67 assists and 11.17 assists per set with 14 digs, one ace and one kill in two matches as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with a match-high 32 assists to go with four digs in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. The setter ended the week with a double-double by way of a match-high 35 assists to go with 10 digs, one ace and one kill in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Rookie of the Week
Kailie Girard (Molloy)
Fr., RS, South Windsor, CT, South Windsor
Girard totaled 22 kills and 3.14 kills per set on .326 hitting with four digs, five blocks, and two assists. The freshman contributed nine kills and a dig in the ECC Championship and NCAA East Regional rematch against Mercy. In the game against Queens, Girard hit at a .333 clips, recording 13 kills, five blocks, and three digs in the 3-1 win to close out the weekend.
Weekly Honor Roll
Kaiya Banks (Queens)
Fr., S, Oceanside, CA, Rancho Buena Vista High School
In a three-match week, rookie setter Kaiya Banks recorded 79 assists, five service aces, 14 digs, and seven kills. Banks posted a career-high 41 assists to go along with six digs, two service aces, and four kills against St. Thomas Aquinas College Saturday afternoon.
Gabrielle Dials (D'Youville)
So., OH, Columbus, Ohio, Gahanna Lincoln
Dials provided one of D’Youville’s most complete defensive performances of the weekend, totaling 17 digs and 10 total blocks over seven sets. She recorded nine digs, two solo blocks and four block assists against Roberts Wesleyan before adding eight digs, one solo block and two block assists in the sweep of Daemen. Dials also did not record a reception error across the two matches.
Grace Dilena (Mercy)
Jr., OH, New York, N.Y., Liberty University Online Academy
Dilena had a team-high 38 kills and 4.22 kills per set on .360 hitting with 24 digs, one block, and three aces as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 12 kills to go with eight digs in the sweep at Caldwell on Wednesday. The outside hitter then had a match-high 15 kills on .520 hitting to go with six digs and three aces in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. Dilena ended the week with a double-double by way of 11 kills and 10
digs in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Audrey Johnson (Daemen)
Fr., OH/DS, Mequon, Wis., Homestead
Johnson led the Wildcats offensively in Daemen's 1-1 week, totaling 17 kills (2.83 kills/set) and 10 digs (1.6 digs/set) while adding three aces on the week. The freshman outside hitter finished with seven kills, second most on the team, while hitting .250 and adding two aces and five digs in the sweep over Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday. In Sunday's loss to D'Youville, Johnson led the Wildcats with 10 kills, five digs and one ace, marking the ninth time that Johnson hit in the double digits this season.
Madeline O'Brien (D'Youville)
Sr., OH, East Amherst, N.Y., Clarence
O’Brien’s Sunday performance makes her worthy of Prime Performer consideration despite playing only one set Friday. Against Daemen, she produced nine kills, nine digs, two service aces and two total blocks, finishing with a team-best 12.5 points outside of Ulinski’s 15.
Stasa Stamenkovic (Mercy)
Jr., OH, Bor, Serbia, Barton CC
Stamenkovic had 36 kills and 4.00 kills per set on .360 hitting with 22 digs, five blocks, three aces and three assists as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The junior recorded double-digit kills in all three matches. Stamenkovic opened the week with 10 kills, nine digs, one block assist, and three aces in the sweep at Caldwell on Wednesday. The junior then had 12 kills on .429 hitting with seven digs, two block assists, and one assist in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. Stamenkovic ended the week with a match-high 14 kills to go with six digs, two block assists and two assists in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Erin Stanley (Molloy)
Sr., OH, Massapequa Park, NY, Massapequa
Stanley totaled 22 kills and 3.14 kills per set on, to go along with four blocks. The senior contributed recorded with eight and added two digs and two blocks in the ECC Championship and NCAA East Regional rematch against Mercy. Against Queens, Stanley paced the offense with 14 kills, adding two blocks and two digs.
2026 ECC Women’s Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
Player of the Week
Aug. 31 – Grace Dilena (Mercy)
Sep. 7 – Grace Dilena (Mercy)
Sep. 14 – Cameron Ulinski (D'Youville)
Sep. 21 – Grace Dilena (Mercy)
Sep. 28 – Stasa Stamenkovic (Mercy)
Oct. 5 – Grace Dilena (Mercy) (4x)
Oct. 12 – Cameron Ulinski (D'Youville) (2x)
Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31 – Kamila Colon (Mercy)
Sep. 7 – Kamila Colon (Mercy) (2x)
Sep. 14 – Mia Illes-Hair (Mercy)
Sep. 21 – Stasa Stamenkovic (Mercy)
Sep. 28 – Aleksandra Lucic (Mercy)
Oct. 5 – Aleksandra Lucic (Mercy)
Oct. 12 – Aleksandra Lucic (Mercy) (3x)
Setter of the Week
Aug. 31 – Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy)
Sep. 7 – Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy)
Sep. 14 – Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy)
Sep. 21 – Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy)
Sep. 28 – Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy)
Oct. 5 – Ashley Ballou (D'Youville)
Oct. 12 – Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Mercy) (6x)
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 31 – Zoe Sercu (Queens)
Sep. 7 – Amelie Gasche (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sep. 14 – Audrey Johnson (Daemen)
Sep. 21 – Audrey Johnson (Daemen)
Sep. 28 – Audrey Johnson (Daemen) (3x)
Oct. 5 – Kailie Girard (Molloy)
Oct. 12 – Kailie Girard (Molloy) (2x)
2026 ECC Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll
1. Mercy - 49 points (7 first-place votes)
2. Molloy - 38 points
3. Daemen - 37 points
4. D'Youville - 29 points
5. Roberts Wesleyan - 15 points
T6. St. Thomas Aquinas - 14 points
T6. Queens - 14 points
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Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women’s bowling (3), men’s and women’s indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men’s lacrosse (1).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; women's bowling; men’s and women’s cross country; field hockey; men’s and women’s lacrosse; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; softball; and men's and women’s volleyball.
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