Player of the Week
Cathleen Farrell, Farmingdale State
Senior, Outside Hitter; Bay Port, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point
Farrell (above) averaged team-highs of 4.67 points, 3.78 kills and 2.89 digs per set, while adding seven service aces (0.78/set) to a FSC side that swept all three of its opponents (2-0 Skyline) … The senior served 49 aces (5.44/set) and hit at a .296 clip (34-10-81) over the stretch ... Farrell went for season and match-high 19 points against Mount Saint Mary (15-5-35; career-high-tying four service aces, 11 digs) ... She added 15 points against Purchase on 12 kills and three service aces ... And rounded out the week against Pratt with seven kills, 10 digs and a season-high two assisted blocks.
Libero of the Week
Kaille Ferguson, Sarah Lawrence
Junior; Las Vegas, Nev./Rancho
Ferguson (above) finished the 2-1 week for the Gryphons with 13 points over three matches … She recorded 14, 13 and 16 digs, respectively as Sarah Lawrence notched conference wins over Purchase and Maritime … Ferguson added six kills in a four-set loss to Baruch … She also recorded seven aces across the three matches.
Rookie of the Week
Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville
Freshman, Outside Hitter; Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/American Military Academy
Hernandez (below) three-peats as league Rookie of the Week after playing all eight sets in a 2-0 week for the Valiants … She collected 24 kills, six aces and 29 digs ... Notched six kills alongside four digs and a career-high four aces in a sweep of Maritime ... Set new personal-bests with 25 digs and 18 kills for the second double-double of her career as part of the win over USMMA.
Honor Roll
St. Joseph’s-Long Island junior outside hitter
Madison Gremli led the Golden Eagles in a 2-0 week with 17 kills, while hitting at a .385 clip … Manhattanville senior setter
Vianca Vital helped the Valiants improve to 3-0 in conference play with a pair of wins last week, totaling 68 assists, 18 digs, seven aces and three kills … USMMA senior outside hitter
Paige Smith recorded 4.62 kills, 5.06 points and 5.38 digs per set over two matches last week for the Mariners … Farmingdale State senior libero
Madisyn Pozo passed 2.78 digs per set, while contributing 0.89 service aces per set to a 3-0 FSC side that swept its three opponents and served 49 aces on the week (5.44/match).
Previous Weekly Winners
Player of the Week
September 7 - Vianca Vital, Manhattanville
September 13 - Paige Smith, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 20 - Grace Riddle, Mount Saint Mary
September 27 - Elizabeth Flores, Mount Saint Vincent
Libero of the Week
September 7 - Kaille Ferguson, Sarah Lawrence
September 13 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
September 20 - Kellianne Dempsey, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
September 27 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
Rookie of the Week
September 7 - Erin Lema, Mount Saint Mary
September 13 - Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 20 - Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville
September 27 - Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville