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USMMA senior Alex Miller

Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball Weekly Report - Oct. 9

USMMA senior Alex Miller
Player of the Week

Tara Maloney, Mount Saint Vincent
Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Williston Park, NY/Mineola


Second-consecutive weekly award...put down 4.08 kills and 0.92 service aces per set while hitting .376 to help the Dolphins to a 4-0 week...slammed home 16 kills apiece in Sunday victories against Mount Saint Mary and Old Westbury in conference action...hit .600 (16-1-25) in the latter three-set match...leads the conference with 3.87 kills per set while ranking fifth with a .263 hitting percentage.

Rookie of the Week

Alex Miller, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Senior, Stevensville, MI/Lakeshore


First-year volleyball student-athlete picked up a four-set double-double with 36 assists and 14 digs in a conference win at Mount Saint Mary (Wed.)...was setting for just the second time in her collegiate career.

Honor Roll

USMMA senior Dominique Pope collected a 14-kill, 13-dig double-double on the outside of the Mariners' lineup at Mount Saint Mary...Farmingdale State middle Maia Cadle-Hinton, who ranks No. 16 nationally with a season average of 1.12 blocks per set, averaged 1.21 blocks per set over the Rams' 4-0 week...Maritime's Shannon Brady continued to score points for the Privateers after averaging 3.83 kills (.278 hitting) and 0.75 service aces per set...St. Joseph's-Brooklyn junior outside hitter Nina DiCioccio has now put down double-digit kills in her last four matches, including 13 in Wednesday's triumph over Old Westbury.

Previous Player of the Week recipients

Sept. 5 - Kyleigh Kappas, USMMA
Sept. 11 - Maia Cadle-Hinton, Farmingdale State
Sept. 18 - Kate Lefler, USMMA
Sept. 25 - Julia Hande, Farmingdale State
Oct. 2 - Tara Maloney, Mount Saint Vincent

Previous Rookie of the Week recipients

Sept. 5 - Kristin Grieshaber, Old Westbury
Sept. 11 - Melanie Coleman, Sarah Lawrence
Sept. 18 - Danielle Corsi, Old Westbury
Sept. 25 - Melanie Coleman, Sarah Lawrence
Oct. 2 - Renee Hydo, Mount Saint Mary