ECC Women's Volleyball Report - Week Two

Player of the Week Sophomore | Outside Hitter | Weston, FL Rios put up a complete stat line of 33 kills, 28 digs, four aces, three assists, and three blocks in an undefeated week for the Lions. Rios averaged over 2.00 digs and kills per set, including a double-double of 12 kills and 14 digs against West Chester. Defensive Player of the Week Senior | Libero | Miliani, Hawaii Miller averaged 5.17 digs per set in a 3-0 week for the Lions. The senior reached double-digit digs in all three contests, including two of over 20. She also added six assists to go with three service aces.  Setter of the Week Junior | Setter | Humacao, Puerto Rico Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 82 assists and 10.25 assists per set with 18 digs, five kills, four blocks, and one ace as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 38 assists to go with four kills, four digs, one ace, and one block in the Mavericks' 3-0 win over Pace on Tuesday. The setter ended the week with a double-double by way of 44 assists and 14 digs to go with three blocks and one kill in Mercy's five-set loss at undefeated Post on Thursday.  Rookie of the Week Freshman | Setter | Chicago, IL In a span of four matches, rookie setter Kylynn White delivered a remarkable all-around performance, leading the team with 49 kills, 44 assists, 38 digs, 12 service aces, and 8 blocks. The Illinois native also registered three double-doubles throughout the week. White concluded the stretch with a career-high 19 kills on a .385 hitting percentage, along with six service aces, in a standout performance against Holy Family University on Saturday afternoon. ECC Weekly Honor Roll Senior | Outside Hitter | Caguas, PR Malpica led Daemen offensively in all three matches at the Wildcat Classic this weekend, totaling 44 kills (3.66 kills/set) while adding 49 digs (4.08 digs/set), three aces, and one solo block. The senior outside hitter posted double-doubles in two of the three matches of the weekend, finishing with 21 kills and 20 digs against Dallas Baptist on Saturday afternoon.  Julia Zalta, Molloy Graduate Student | Setter | Great Neck, NY Zalta was a force on all sides of the court in an undefeated week for Molloy. The graduate student averaged 6.25 assists per set, putting up 20 or more in all three contests, while also averaging 3.25 kills and 1.67 digs per set. The setter had two double-doubles on the week: 25 assists and 11 kills against Bridgeport and 30 assists and a career-high 20 kills against West Chester. She also had two or more aces in each of the three contests, averaging over .50 aces per set. Grace Dilena, Mercy Sophomore | Outside Hitter | New York, NY Dilena had 34 kills, 4.25 kills per set, 26 digs, 3.25 digs per set, three aces, two assists, and two blocks as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The sophomore opened the week with 13 kills, eight digs, and two aces in the Mavericks' 3-0 win over Pace on Tuesday. The outside hitter ended the week with a double-double by way of a team-high 21 kills to go with 18 digs and two blocks in Mercy's five-set loss at undefeated Post on Thursday. Gabriela Bieniek, Mercy Senior | Outside Hitter | Rzeszow, Poland Bieniek had a team-high 38 kills, 4.75 kills per set and seven aces on .258 hitting with 22 digs and three blocks as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with a career-high-tying and match-high 21 kills on .432 hitting with seven digs, three aces and one block in the Mavericks' 3-0 win over Pace on Tuesday. The outside hitter ended the week with a double-double by way of 17 kills and 15 digs to go with two blocks and four aces in Mercy's five-set loss at undefeated Post on Thursday. ECC Women's Volleyball Weekly Award Winners PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Kendall Conrad, Queens Sept. 15 - Isabella Rios, Molloy DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Aria Miller, Molloy Sept. 15 - Aria Miller, Molloy SETTER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Julia Zalta, Molloy Sept. 15 - Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Mercy ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Kylynn White, Queens Sept. 15 - Kylynn White, Queens (2x) 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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