Player of the Week
Julia Hande, Farmingdale State
Sophomore, Setter/Right Side, Islip, NY/Islip
Averaged 3.69 kills (.235 hitting) and 4.46 digs per set for the Rams on a three-match weekend...top double-double of the week came at Ramapo, where she collected 17 kills and 23 digs...put down 14-plus kills in all three of her matches.
Rookie of the Week
Melanie Coleman, Sarah Lawrence
Freshman, Middle Blocker, Forest Hills, NY/Abp. Molloy
Earns weekly kudos for second time in three weeks after posting averages of 3.06 kills and 1.06 service aces per set...had a 13-kill, 10-ace double-double against Old Westbury...put down 18 kills in a five-set Skyline win over Maritime -- the Gryphons' first against the Privateers since 2013.
Honor Roll
Maritime senior
Shannon Brady now owns the Privateers' career digs mark (774)...USMMA sophomore setter
Kyleigh Kappas posted an 18-dig, 27-assist double-double in a five-set outing against Coast Guard...St. Joseph's-Long Island junior
Danielle Senecal, who leads the conference with an average of 5.86 digs per set, had a 6.2 per-set mark last week for the Golden Eagles.
Previous Player of the Week recipients
Sept. 5 - Kyleigh Kappas, USMMA
Sept. 11 - Maia Cadle-Hinton, Farmingdale State
Sept. 18 - Kate Lefler, USMMA
Previous Rookie of the Week recipients
Sept. 5 - Kristin Grieshaber, Old Westbury
Sept. 11 - Melanie Coleman, Sarah Lawrence
Sept. 18 - Danielle Corsi, Old Westbury