Player of the Week
Mikayla Profeta, Farmingdale State
Senior, Middle Blocker; West Islip, N.Y./Concord Christian (Tenn.)
Profeta (above) hit at a .327 clip with averages of 5.43 points, 4.0 kills, 0.86 service aces and 0.86 blocks per set over FSC's Skyline-opening pair of home victories ... She put down 17 kills at a .444 clip versus Old Westbury, adding an ace and two total blocks (one solo) and was one dig shy of a three-set double-double against Purchase, notching 11 kills, five service aces and three total blocks (one solo) on her way to a match-high 18.5 points versus the Panthers ... The Rams have now won four straight (seven of last eight).
Libero of the Week
Stephanie Schatzman, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Junior; Virginia Beach, Va./ Floyd E. Kellam
Schatzman (above), the Skyline leader in digs, continues to rack up for the Mariners in the back row, as she averaged 6.88 digs per set over their two home matches – a four-set win over Maritime and a four-set loss to Manhattanville ... The junior also ranks 19th in the country in digs per set.
Rookie of the Week
Nikolet Vataj, Sarah Lawerence
Freshman, Outside Hitter; Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills
Vataj (below) contributed across the board in SLC's pair of conference wins, racking up 23 kills, 16 digs and nine aces while hitting well over .300 across two matches ... The first year is a consistent scoring option that defenses have begun to focus on when playing the Gryphons as her double-double with six aces against the UMSV Dolphins helped lead them to a 3-0 road victory.
Honor Roll
St. Josephe's-Long Island sophomore middle hitter Nina Vanderhoof led the Golden Eagles with 22 kills while hitting at a .381 clip in a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles; in a 3-0 sweep of Purchase, she slammed down a career-best 14 kills while hitting .429 with four digs and two aces ... Sarah Lawerence junior outside hitter Athena Kazos totaled 24 kills, 27 digs and six aces on the week as SLC earned two Skyline wins via 3-0 scorelines ... Farmingdale freshman outside hitter Samantha Russo averaged 3.14 points, 3.0 digs, 1.0 service aces and 2.0 kills per set while hitting at a .233 rate over the Rams' opening pair of Skyline victories; she holds Skyline rankings in digs (fourth, 3.97/set – top non-libero and top rookie mark), hitting percentage (ninth, .189), aces (11th, 0.63/set), points (13th, 3.09/set) and kills (14th, 2.44/set) as the Rams have won four straight, and seven of their last eight matches.
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 2 - Loren Hernandez, Manhattanville
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 2 - Grace Ballagas, Manhattanville
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 2 - Soraya Hall, Maritime