Player of the Week
Vianca Vital, Manhattanville
Junior, Setter; Carolina, P.R./Perpetuo Socorro
Averaged 8.17 assists and 1.0 service aces per set during a 2-0 Skyline week for the Valiants...dished out 23 assists while adding five aces from the service line against Purchase on Tuesday night...added 42 assists, 20 digs, three aces and two assisted blocks in five-set triumph at Mount Saint Vincent.
Libero of the Week
Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
Freshman; Carolina, P.R./Robinson School
Fifth weekly honor of her rookie campaign...was error-free in serve receive (34 attempts) while averaging 6.75 digs per set over the Valiants' pair of Skyline triumphs...passed nine digs to go with a pair of service aces in three-set sweep over Purchase...added 45 digs -- tied for eighth in school history -- in Manhattanville's five-set, come-from-behind triumph at Mount Saint Vincent.
Rookie of the Week
Brittany Breland, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Sophomore, Outside Hitter; Bryan, Texas/Bryan
Hit .317 (19-6-41) while averaging 3.17 kills and 0.67 service aces per set in the Mariners' pair of Skyline sweeps...registered 12.5 points (8 k, 4 sa, 0.5 tb) to start the week against Old Westbury...added an 11-4-20 hitting line Thursday against Sarah Lawrence.
Honor Roll
Mount Saint Mary received 6.67 digs per set on the backline over a 2-1 stretch (2-0 Skyline) from senior
Alyssa Barbara...her teammate, junior outside
Grace Riddle (4.33 kills/set), set the program's three-set kills record with 24 against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn...USMMA's
Paige Smith registered 3.0 kills and a team-best 3.83 digs per set over the Mariners' two conference wins...St. Joseph's-Long Island middle
Amanda Goldstein had 11 total blocks and an average of 2.23 kills per set during the Golden Eagles' five-match stretch.
Previous Weekly Winners
Player of the Week
September 8 - Shelby Bowman, USMMA
September 13 - Taylor Gilbertson, USMMA
September 20 - Grace Riddle, Mount Saint Mary
September 27 - Grace Riddle, Mount Saint Mary
October 5 - Paige Smith, USMMA
October 11 - Grace Riddle, Mount Saint Mary
Libero of the Week
September 8 - April Sexton, St. Joseph's-Long Island
September 13 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
September 20 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
September 27 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
October 5 - Alyssa Barbara, Mount Saint Mary
October 11 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
Rookie of the Week
September 8 - Ayla Ruiz, Manhattanville
September 13 - Ayla Ruiz, Manhattanville
September 20 - Sierra Steffen, USMMA
September 27 - Kalena Ricketts, Farmingdale State
October 5 - Mikayla Profeta, Farmingdale State
October 11 - Sierra Steffen, USMMA