Player of the Week
Elizabeth Flores, Mount Saint Vincent
Junior, Outside Hitter; San Diego, Calif./Wantagh
Flores (above) started at outside hitter in all five matches, leading the Dolphins to two victories, including a conference win against Maritime … She totaled 54 kills and 64 points for the Dolphins ... Also added nine service aces, 71 digs and five assists to her season totals … This is her first conference weekly honor of the fall.
Libero of the Week
Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
Sophomore; Carolina, Puerto Rico/Robinson School
Ballagas (above) takes home her second Libero of the Week nod this fall … She posted 45 digs, 15 assists and seven service aces in her three matches on the week ... Set a new season-high with 27 digs against Stevens, adding six assists ... She followed that with 11 digs and four assists along with an ace in a win over Farmingdale State ... Ballagas returned against Brooklyn, digging seven balls, earning five assists, and serving six aces against the Bulldogs.
Rookie of the Week
Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville
Freshman, Outside Hitter; Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/American Military Academy
Hernandez (below) repeats as league Rookie of the Week … She led the Valiants with 38 kills across four matches, adding 40 digs, six service aces and a pair of assists … She began with an eight kill, eight dig-effort against Yeshiva and then recorded a career-high 18 digs against Stevens, adding another seven kills with an ace ... In the first of two matches on the weekend, Hernandez had a new personal-best of 14 kills against Farmingdale while digging seven balls and serving three aces ... She finished up against Brooklyn with nine kills and seven digs.
Honor Roll
In a 2-0 week for USMMA, junior right side
Meredith Buchanan led all players in the Mariners' 3-0 sweep at home over Farmingdale State, with 15 kills to go along with six digs, two blocks and a service ace ... Mount Saint Mary freshman outside
Erin Lema helped the Knights to a 2-0 week with 16 kills, 20 digs and seven aces in fourset wins over CMSV and John Jay ... Mount Saint Mary senior outside
Grace Riddle averaged 5.12 kills per set while hitting .273 in a 2-0 week for the Knights ... St. Joseph's-Long Island sophomore outside
Jackie Wolf led the Golden Eagles in kills (25) and digs (25) across two matches, both wins.
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
Libero of the Week
September 7 - Kaille Ferguson, Sarah Lawrence
September 13 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
September 20 - Kellianne Dempsey, St. Joseph's-Long Island
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