ECC Volleyball Report - Week Nine

Posted: Oct 24, 2022

	Player of the Week Julia Pomerleau, Mercy (Sr, MB - Portland, Maine) Pomerleau ranked second on the team with 22 kills and had a team-high five blocks as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with nine kills and two blocks in the win over Caldwell on Monday. The middle blocker ended the week with 13 kills and three blocks in the win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. Pomerleau also finished the week with an impressive .606 hitting percentage.
	Defensive Player of the Week Vanessa Kuliga, Daemen (Jr, MB - Glenview, Ill.) Daemen University junior Vanessa Kuliga had a big week at the net. She started in all four of Daemen's matches, and tallied 13 total digs (0.87 digs/set). On Saturday against Queens, she finished with two solo blocks and three assisted blocks for a season-high five-block game. On the season, Kuliga has amassed 32 of Daemen's 91 total blocks. Along with putting up a big defensive showing this week, Kuliga finished with 26 kills (1.73 kills/set), six service aces, and 13 digs.
	Setter of the Week Dunja Masic, Daemen (Jr, S - McHenry, Ill.) Over four matches, Daemen University setter Olivia Alessi tallied 157 assists to average 10.47 assists per set. The junior was second on the team in digs over the week, finishing with 45 digs (3.0 digs/set), including a huge 21-dig game (5.25 digs/set) against Gannon on Tuesday that tied her single-game career high in digs. Alessi also added 13 kills over the week, averaging 0.87 kills per set with a .286 hitting percentage. Against Saint Rose on Friday, she totaled a season-high four service aces. She finished with five aces on the week.
	Rookie of the Week Kaitlin Jordan, Molloy (Fr, M - Waunakee, Wis.) Jordan averaged 3.11 kills per set while adding seven blocks, three digs and two assists for the Lions. She attacked at a .356 clips, including putting up 15 kills with no errors (.714 hitting percentage)and three blocks in a 3-0 victory over D'Youville.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Alexis Deodat, Queens (Jr, RS/MB - Tampa Bay, Fla.)
Deodat continues her impressive season as she tallied 20 kills averaging 2.86 kills per set with 3 blocks on the week. The Tampa Bay native tallied a match-high 13 kills against Daemen before she notched seven kills and two blocks in the 3-0 victory over D'Youville to complete the series sweep.

Sam Logan, Daemen (Gr, OH - Eden, N.Y.)
Daemen University graduate student Sam Logan led the Wildcats offensively last week, totaling 46 kills (3.07 kills/set) over four matches. The outside hitter led the team in digs over the week, notching 47 to average 3.13 digs/set, including a standout 19-dig (4.75 digs/set) performance against Queens on Saturday. She added four aces on the week, two assisted blocks and two solo blocks. Logan earned her seventh and eighth double-double of the season against Saint Rose on Friday and Queens on Saturday.

Aria Miller, Molloy (Fr, OH - Mililani, Hawaii)
Miller was a phenom at the service line for the Lions, racking up 14 aces (1.56 per set) on the week. Miller also averaged 4.22 digs per set, including 19 against Holy Family.

Angie Vizcaino Araujo, Mercy (Jr, OH - Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic)
Vizcaino Araujo had a team-high 23 kills with six digs and two blocks as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with seven kills, three digs and two blocks in the win over Caldwell on Monday. The outside hitter ended the week with a match-high 16 kills with three digs in the win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.

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
9/26	Sam Logan, Daemen	Vanessa Kuliga, Daemen	Olivia Alessi, Daemen (2)	Nahirka Malpica, Daemen
10/3	Kate Ryan, Daemen	Teagan Weber, Roberts Wesleyan	Yarianne Gonzalez, Mercy (3)	Kaitlin Jordan, Molloy
10/11	Vanessa Kuliga, Daemen	Ryann Frontera, Queens	Despina Boudouris, Queens (2)	Kendall Conrad, Queens (2)
10/17	Maggie Burns, Daemen (2)	Mickaley Monahan, Daemen	Dunja Masic, Daemen	Olivia Price, Roberts Wesleyan
10/24	Julia Pomerleau, Mercy	Vanessa Kuliga, Daemen (2)	Olivia Alessi, Daemen (3)	Kaitlin Jordan, Molloy (2)

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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Monday October 17, 2022

Caldwell

Mercy

Monday, October 17

Final

Tuesday October 18, 2022

Gannon

Daemen

Tuesday, October 18

Final

Box Score

Friday October 21, 2022

Daemen

Saint Rose

Friday, October 21

Final

Box Score

Holy Family

Molloy

Friday, October 21

Final

Box Score

Saturday October 22, 2022

Mercy *

Roberts Wesleyan

Saturday, October 22

Final

Box Score

D'Youville *

Molloy

Saturday, October 22

Final

Rockville Centre, N.Y.

Daemen *

Queens (N.Y.)

Saturday, October 22

Final

Box Score

Sunday October 23, 2022

Daemen *

Molloy

Sunday, October 23

Final

Box Score

D'Youville *

Queens (N.Y.)

Sunday, October 23

Final

Queens, N.Y.

* Conference

Upcoming Games

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Wednesday October 26, 2022

Roberts Wesleyan *

Daemen

Wednesday, October 26

Final

Box Score

Thursday October 27, 2022

Molloy *

Mercy

Thursday, October 27

Final

Box Score

Friday October 28, 2022

Roberts Wesleyan *

D'Youville

Friday, October 28

Final

Buffalo, N.Y.

Saturday October 29, 2022

Mercy *

Queens (N.Y.)

Saturday, October 29

Final

Box Score

Southern Conn. St.

Molloy

Saturday, October 29

Final

Box Score

* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through games October 23

ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: Daemen women's volleyball split the week last week, falling to non-conference opponents Gannon and Saint Rose on Tuesday and Friday before returning to ECC play where they beat Queens 3-1 on Saturday and swept Molloy 3-0 on Sunday. The Wildcats have just one game this week, hosting longtime rival Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday at 6 PM.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College volleyball team went 2-0 on the week with wins over Caldwell and Roberts Wesleyan. The Mavericks were led by senior Yarianne Gonzalez who had a team-high 89 assists. Mercy resumes action on Wednesday when they host Molloy at 7 p.m.
	Molloy: The Lions went 2-1 on the week to improve to 12-9 (4-3 ECC). Molloy defeated Holy Family, 3-0, in non-conference action before sweeping D'Youville and being swept by Daemen. The Lions will take on Mercy on Wednesday (Oct. 27) on the road before celebrating Senior Day at home against Southern Connecticut State on Saturday (Oct. 29).
	Queens: The Knights went 1-1 on the week as they earned their 10th win of the season, the most wins in a single season since 2015. Queens homestand comes to a close as they welcome Mercy College on Senior Day Saturday (Oct. 29) afternoon.
	Roberts Wesleyan: The Roberts women's volleyball team fell to Mercy at home on Saturday, 3-1. The Redhawks travel to both D'Youville and Daemen this week.