COLONIA, NJ – For each ECC sport in its conference portion of the regular season, the league office will determine an ECC Game of the Week to highlight the competitive spirit within the East Coast Conference.
This week's field hockey and women's volleyball Game of the Week selections for the week of October 26-November 1 will be streamed on FloCollege.
Field Hockey
Molloy at Roberts Wesleyan – Saturday, October 31
11:00 AM • Redhawks Field • Rochester, NY
Will Molloy (3-8, 3-4 ECC) rise back into the conference's top four, or will Roberts Wesleyan (7-7, 5-2 ECC) continue to stay atop the standings? We'll find out on Saturday, as the Redhawks host the Lions in our ECC Field Hockey Game of the Week!
Molloy senior goalkeeper Kayla Monique Lipscomb ties for the conference lead in shutouts (3) and sits third in goals against average (3.18), save percentage (.754), and saves per game (9.56) while Roberts Wesleyan sophomore forward Natalee Lawrence ties for third in the ECC in goals (6) and sixth in points (12).
The Redhawks and Lions met back on October 17 in Rockville Centre, NY, where RWU earned the 2-1 win on goals from freshman forward Ashlyn Hermanofski and junior midfielder Makena Tooley and four saves from senior goalkeeper Avery Richardson.
ECC Field Hockey Standings as of Oct. 29
T-1. Roberts Wesleyan (5-2 ECC)
T-1. Mercy (5-2 ECC)
3. D'Youville (4-3 ECC)
4. Dominican (3-3 ECC)
5. Molloy (3-4 ECC)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (0-6 ECC)
Women's Volleyball
Queens at St. Thomas Aquinas – Saturday, October 31
12:00 PM • Spartan Athletic Complex • Sparkill, NY
Both still battling for a spot in the ECC postseason, Queens (3-20, 1-7 ECC) heads to St. Thomas Aquinas (8-12, 3-5 ECC) this Saturday for our ECC Women's Volleyball Game of the Week!
Queens junior libero Asuka Shibue averages 3.27 digs per match, which ranks second in the ECC, while St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore outside hitter Adriana Zarceno sits in the ECC's top five in kills per set (3.40) and points per set (3.85).
The Knights and Spartans met back on October 10 in Flusing, NY, where Zarceno paced STAC's offense with a match-high 12 kills, Stepanka Bicistova tallied a team-high 16 serve assists (4.0 assists/set), and St. Thomas Aquinas outhit Queens by a .248 to .162 margin.
ECC Women's Volleyball Standings as of Oct. 29
1. Mercy (8-0 ECC)
2. D'Youville (6-3 ECC)
3. Molloy (5-3 ECC)
4. Daemen (5-4 ECC)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-5 ECC)
T-6. Roberts Wesleyan (1-7 ECC)
T-6. Queens (1-7 ECC)
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.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.