ECC Women's Volleyball Report - Week Nine

Player of the Week 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 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 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 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 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.  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. 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.  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. 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.  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. 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.  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.  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) ECC PRESEASON POLL 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
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