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Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball Weekly Report - October 29

Player of the Week 
 
Athena Kazos, Sarah Lawerence                                                                               
Junior, Outside Hitter; Santa Cruz, Calif./Santa Cruz
  
 
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Kazos (above) posted two more double-doubles in Skyline play, leading the Gryphons offensively in the team’s battle against USMMA and putting up 17 kills and 19 digs in a win over Mount Saint Mary … Kazos totaled 28 kills and 32 digs on the week.
 
Jackie Wolf, St. Joseph's-Long Island                                                                        
Senior, Outside Hitter; Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park
 
 
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Wolf (above) led the Golden Eagles with 23 kills, averaging 3.83 kills per set, in a 2-0 week for the team … The outside hitter added a team-best six aces and 17 digs, 2.83 digs per set … She finished with 10 kills, eight digs and a pair of aces in a 3-0 sweep of Farmingdale State before turning in 13 kills, nine digs, and four aces in a sweep of UMSV.  
 
Libero of the Week  
 
Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy                                                 
Junior; Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam
 
 
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Schatzman (above) recorded a team-best 4.67 digs per set over the Mariners' three sweeps … The junior also added five service aces to garner her fourth Skyline Libero of the Week award this season.
 
Co-Rookie of the Week 
                                                                                                                                          
Maddie Mayer, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman, Middle Blocker; Centennial, Colo./Grandview


Mayer (below) continues to put up sterling numbers for a middle blocker, as she put down 2.22 kills per set on .333 hitting to go along with 11 blocks and seven service aces in the Mariners' three sweeps – on the road at Sarah Lawrence, and then home against Baruch and Old Westbury … The newcomer led all players with eight kills against the Bearcats.
 
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Sydney Douglas, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy  
Freshman, Outside Hitter; Herndon, Va./Virginia Academy
 
 
Douglas (below) led the Mariners with 2.56 kills per set and a .400 hitting percentage to go along with 2.89 digs per set, seven blocks and four service aces in the team’s three sweeps to share the honor with her teammate.
 
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Honor Roll 
 
Mount Saint Mary junior outside hitter Jonaiya Williams had 19 kills, one ace, 10 digs, one block assist, 20.5 points in a 3-0 win against St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn and 12 kills, 22 digs, 12.0 points against Sarah Lawerence … St. Joseph’s-Long Island senior libero Sarah Montefusco turned in a team-best 38 digs, averaging 6.33 digs per set, in a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles; she posted a 1.000 reception percentage, finishing 28 for 28, adding seven assists and an ace as the libero recorded a match-high 19 digs in both sweeps of Farmingdale State and UMSV … Sarah Lawerence freshman outside hitter Nikolet Vataj continued her impressive first-year campaign with a 20-kill and 19-dig effort in the Gryphons’ win over Mount Saint Mary; in two matches, she totaled 27 kills, 27 digs and a trio of service aces, helping the Gryphons to remain in the hunt for a top-four seed in the upcoming conference tournament.
 
Previous Weekly Winners

Player of the Week
 
September 4 - Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville  
September 10 - Jackie Wolf, St. Joseph’s-Long Island   
September 17 - Ayla Ruiz, Manhattanville  
September 24 - Stephanie Maser, Old Westbury     
October 1 - Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville 
October 8 - Mikayla Profeta, Farmingdale State                                                        
October 16 - Taylor Knight, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
October 22 - Athena Kazos, Sarah Lawerence                                                                                 

Libero of the Week
 
September 4 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
September 10 - Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 17 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
September 24 - Kaille Ferguson, Sarah Lawrence
October 1 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville 
October 8 - Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy                          
October 16 - Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
October 22 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville; Kaille Ferguson, Sarah Lawerence                                                                        

Rookie of the Week
 
September 4 - Sophia Murray, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
September 10 - Kylie Creech, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Sydney Douglas, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy       
September 17 - Samantha Russo, Farmingdale State
September 24 - Nikolet Vataj, Sarah Lawrence 
October 1 - Soraya Hall, Maritime                                                                            
October 8 - Nikolet Vataj, Sarah Lawerence                                                               
October 16 - Sydney Douglas, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
October 22 - Julianna Simone, Mount Saint Mary