ECC Volleyball Report - Week Four

Posted: Sep 19, 2022

	Player of the Week Christina Franco, Queens (So, OH - Lynbrook, N.Y.) The sophomore tallied 33 kills, 52 digs, and two blocks as she totaled two double-doubles in the Knights' 2-1 non-conference week. Franco notched 14 kills and 25 digs (one short of tying her career-high) in the 3-2 victory over Pace on Tuesday evening before the Lynbrook native recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 17 digs in the 3-1 victory over Caldwell on Sunday afternoon.
	Defensive Player of the Week Stephanie Lankhorst, Mercy (Sr, MB - Apeldoorn, Netherlands) Lankhorst had a team-high 16 blocks as Mercy went 2-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with five blocks at RV AIC on Tuesday. The middle blocker then had seven blocks in the win at Pace on Saturday. Lankhorst ended the week with four blocks in the win over Goldey-Beacom. She also had 18 kills on a .256 hitting percentage and added seven service aces on the week.
	Setter of the Week Olivia Alessi, Daemen (Jr, S - East Aurora, N.Y.) After earning her 1,000th career assist last weekend, Alessi began the trek to the next 1,000 in West Virginia this weekend. Through two matches she tallied 53 total assists, boasting an impressive average of 12.33 assists per set in the 3-0 sweep over West Liberty on Saturday. In the win against the Hilltoppers, she added 16 digs to finish with a double-double. She finished with two kills and two aces on Saturday, and in the 3-0 loss to Fairmont State on Friday also added a block.
	Rookie of the Week Sarah Munn, Queens (Fr, L - Torrance, Calif.) Munn tallied 49 digs, six assists, and two service aces in the Knights' 2-1 non-conference week. The rookie stepped up as the Knights lead Libero on the week tallying three double-digit digs including a career-high 22 digs and two service aces in the 3-1 victory over Caldwell Sunday afternoon.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Maggie Burns, Daemen (Sr, OH - Louisville, Ky.)
Daemen University senior outside hitter Maggie Burns led the team in kills for the fifth and sixth time this season, totaling 21kills on the weekend. Burns notched a season-high 15 kills against West Liberty to average 5 kills/set, and added 14 digs (4.67 digs/set) in the match to finish her third double-double of the season.

Jasmine Brundage, Daemen (Jr, LB - East Aurora, N.Y.)
Daemen University junior libero Jasmine Brundage finished with 29 total digs on the weekend to average 4.83 digs/set. In the win against West Liberty on Saturday, she totaled 18 digs to finish with 6 digs/set in the sweep over the Hilltoppers.

Yarianne Gonzalez, Mercy (Sr, S - Manati, Puerto Rico)
Gonzalez had a team-high 101 assists with 13 digs and nine kills as Mercy went 2-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with 37 assists, three kills and three digs at RV AIC on Tuesday. The setter then had a match-high 26 assists with seven digs in the win over Pace on Saturday. Gonzalez ended the week with a match-high 38 assists with three digs and three kills in the win over Goldey-Beacom.

Larissa Schneid, Mercy (Sr, OH - Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Schneid had a team-high 39 kills with 16 digs and a .240 hitting percentage as Mercy went 2-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with a team-high 18 kills to go along with five digs at RV AIC on Tuesday. The outside hitter then had seven kills in the win at Pace on Saturday before ending the week with a match-high 14 kills to go along with nine digs in the win over Goldey-Beacom.

ECC Volleyball Players of the Week

Date	Player	Defensive	Setter	Rookie
8/29	Larissa Schneid, Mercy	Selma Vulic, Mercy	Yarianne Gonzalez, Mercy	Ryann Frontera, Queens
9/6	Larissa Schneid, Mercy (2)	Lindsay Osterhoudt, Queens	Yarianne Gonzalez, Mercy (2)	Isabelle Prentice, D'Youville
9/12	Maggie Burns, Daemen	Jasmine Brundage, Daemen	Despina Boudouris, Queens	Kendall Conrad, Queens
9/19	Christina Franco, Queens	Stephanie Lankhorst, Mercy	Olivia Alessi, Daemen	Sarah Munn, Queens

Standings

	Conference					Overall
-	GP	Record	Win %	PF	PA	GP	Record	Win %	GF	GA	Last 10	Streak
Daemen 1. * #	10	10-0	1.000	30	6	26	20-6	0.769	65	25	7-3	Lost 1
Mercy 4.	10	6-4	0.600	22	19	20	13-7	0.650	44	30	5-5	Lost 1
Molloy 3.	10	6-4	0.600	20	15	28	16-12	0.571	51	44	6-4	Lost 2
Queens (N.Y.) 2.	10	6-4	0.600	22	15	25	12-13	0.480	46	49	6-4	Lost 1
Roberts Wesleyan	10	2-8	0.200	13	26	23	4-19	0.174	22	62	2-8	Lost 2
D'Youville	10	0-10	0.000	4	30	27	4-23	0.148	22	74	0-10	Lost 20

Last Week's Results

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Tuesday September 13, 2022

D'Youville

Edinboro

Tuesday, September 13

Final

Erie, Pa.

Queens (N.Y.)

Pace

Tuesday, September 13

Final

Box Score

Mercy

American Int'l

Tuesday, September 13

Final

Wednesday September 14, 2022

Queens (N.Y.)

Adelphi

Wednesday, September 14

Final

Friday September 16, 2022

Daemen

Fairmont St.

Friday, September 16

Final

Box Score

Saturday September 17, 2022

Mercy

Pace

Saturday, September 17

Final

Box Score

Roberts Wesleyan

Saint Rose

Saturday, September 17

Final

Box Score

Goldey-Beacom

Mercy

Saturday, September 17

Final

@ Pleasantville, NY

Daemen

West Liberty St.

Saturday, September 17

Final

Box Score

Roberts Wesleyan

Frostburg St.

Saturday, September 17

Final

@ Albany, NY

Box Score

Sunday September 18, 2022

D'Youville

Notre Dame (Ohio)

Sunday, September 18

Final

Euclid, Ohio

Caldwell

Queens (N.Y.)

Sunday, September 18

Final

Upcoming Games

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Tuesday September 20, 2022

Roberts Wesleyan

Le Moyne

Tuesday, September 20

Final

Box Score

Adelphi

Molloy

Tuesday, September 20

Final

Thursday September 22, 2022

D'Youville *

Daemen

Thursday, September 22

Final

Amherst, N.Y.

Saturday September 24, 2022

Molloy *

D'Youville

Saturday, September 24

Final

Buffalo, N.Y.

Roberts Wesleyan *

Mercy

Saturday, September 24

Final

Box Score

Queens (N.Y.) *

Daemen

Saturday, September 24

Final

Box Score

Sunday September 25, 2022

Molloy *

Daemen

Sunday, September 25

Final

Box Score

Queens (N.Y.) *

D'Youville

Sunday, September 25

Final

Buffalo, N.Y.

* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through games September 18

ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: Daemen women's volleyball traveled to West Virginia this past weekend to take on Fairmont State and West Liberty for their final non-conference tune up. The Wildcats split the weekend, falling to Fairmont State 3-0 on Friday, but rebounding with a 3-0 sweep over West Liberty on Saturday.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College volleyball team went 2-1 on the week with wins over Pace and Goldey-Beacom and a loss to RV AIC. Mercy was led by senior Larissa Schneid who led the team in kills. The Mavericks resume action on Saturday when they host Roberts Wesleyan at 12 p.m.
	Molloy: The Lions were idle this week. Molloy returns to the court Tuesday (Sept. 20) against Adelphi in Rockville Centre at 7:00 p.m. before opening conference play this weekend at D'Youville (Sept. 24) and Daemen (Sept. 25).
	Queens: The Knights went 2-1 on the week picking up non-conference victories over Pace and Caldwell. Queens will now prepare for their East Coast Conference openers on the road as they match up against defending champion Daemen on Saturday (9/24) and conclude their Buffalo trip against D'Youville Sunday (9/25) afternoon.
	Roberts Wesleyan: The Roberts women's volleyball team dropped two matches in a tri-match against Saint Rose and Frostburg. The Redhawks are 2-9 on the season and will head to Le Moyne and Mercy this week.