Player of the Week
 
Madison Gremli, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Senior, Outside Hitter; Bay Shore, N.Y./Islip
 
Gremli (above) led the Golden Eagles in a 3-0 week with 45 kills, averaging 4.50 kills per set while hitting at a .232 clip ... The senior picked up 24 digs, averaging 2.40 digs per set, served six aces and finished with five total blocks ... Gremli posted match-best kills in both sweeps over Curry College and Albertus Magnus, with 16 and 15 kills, respectively, and recorded a double-double of 14 kills and 13 digs in the season-opening win over Brooklyn College.
 
Libero of the Week
 
April Sexton, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Senior; Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore
 
Sexton (above) helped lift the Golden Eagles in a 3-0 week with 35 digs, averaging 3.50 digs per set ... The senior served up 12 aces and picked up a team-high 49 receptions.
  
Rookie of the Week
 
Erin Stillinger, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman, Middle Hitter; Keller, Texas/Keller

Stillinger (below) has been the Mariners' most accurate hitter throughout the young season and she continued to show her talents, hitting over .300 in USMMA’s two victories, with six kills on .357 hitting in a three-set win over Brooklyn and a career-best 12 kills on a .321 hitting in a 3-1 neutral-site win over Drew … The newcomer finished the week ranking third on the squad with 2.30 kills per set over the 10 sets.
 
Honor Roll

Farmingdale State senior middle blocker Kalena Ricketts, the Skyline's leader (entering Saturday play) in hitting percentage was instrumental in the Rams' 1-1 stint, averaging 5.11 points and 4.4 kills per set while hitting .364 down the middle of the FSC offense to go with five total blocks; at Bard, she set career highs with 26 points, 22 kills on 43 error-free attacks (.512 – a Skyline season-high entering weekend play) and five total blocks (one solo) … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy senior right side Meredith Buchanan recorded a pair of double-doubles in both of the Mariners' wins, with 10 kills and 10 digs (to go along with four service aces) in a three-set win over Brooklyn and 10 kills and a season-high 20 digs (with two aces) in a 3-1 neutral-site win over Drew … Sarah Lawrence sophomore outside hitter Athena Kazos once again led the Gryphons offensive attack, this time with back-to-back double-digit kill efforts; her best performance of the week was against FDU-Florham, when she earned a double-double in kills and digs on her way to totaling 22 kills, 20 digs, five service aces and a block in two matches … Manhattanville grad student setter Vianca Vital totaled 123 assists, 41 digs, six kills and three aces in a four-match week, highlighted by 35 assists, 14 digs, two kills and three aces against Ramapo, joining the 1,000 career dig club … Old Westbury sophomore outside hitter Stephanie Velez led the Panthers in a pair of matchups against Baruch and Pratt … Maritime senior outside hitter Jessica Mele averaged 2.00 kills per set across the Privateers’ first three matches, as Maritime started the season 2-1; she finished with six kills on .333 hitting in the season-opening sweep of York and capped the week notching eight kills in a 3-0 victory over Yeshiva to begin conference play … Yeshiva freshman middle blocker/outside hitter Talia Finn kept the Macs in set thanks to sheer force of will, securing kills, aces and blocks in pair of hard-fought league matchups with Sarah Lawrence and Maritime … Manhattanville junior libero Grace Ballagas dug 80 balls alongside 11 assists, three aces and a pair of kills on the week, including a season-high 26 digs against Ramapo … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy sophomore libero Stephanie Schatzman continues to go all out in the back row for the Mariners, as she averaged 4.80 digs per set over the team’s three matches in which they went 2-3 with wins over Brooklyn and Drew … Farmingdale State freshman setter Sarah Rende of the Skyline's top hitting offense (entering Saturday play; .176) averaged 6.67 assists per set on the 1-1 week, including 39 in a four-set win at Rutgers-Newark in which she shifted into the primary setter's role before adding 21 helpers, a season-high three service aces and nine digs in FSC's 6-2 offense at Bard … Maritime freshman setter/right side Ashley Pavarini averaged 1.33 kills and 3.33 assists per set over the team’s first three matches, as the Privateers started the season 2-1; she had 10 assists and five kills to go along with three-service aces in the season-opening victory against York and followed up that effort by tallying seven digs at John Jay before handing out 17 assists and five aces while hitting .600 in the 3-0 sweep of Yeshiva … St. Joseph’s-Long Island freshman middle hitter Nina Vanderhoof finished her first week as a Golden Eagle with 13 kills out of the middle, posting a .241 hitting percentage; the freshman added five digs and five total blocks.

Previous Weekly Winners

Player of the Week

September 6 - Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville

Libero of the Week

September 6 - Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Rookie of the Week

September 6 - Kayla Jennings, Manhattanville