ECC Volleyball Report - Week 11

Posted: Nov 07, 2022

	Player of the Week Maggie Burns, Daemen (Sr, OH - Louisville, Ky.) Daemen University senior outside hitter Maggie Burns led all Wildcat hitters on the weekend, totaling 27 kills for an average of 3.38 kills per set. She added 25 total digs on the weekend (3.13 digs/set), two assisted blocks and three service aces. In Saturday's 3-2 victory over Mercy to help lead the Wildcats to back-to-back undefeated conference seasons, Burns finished with her eighth double-double of the season, knocking down 17 kills and a season-high 19 digs.
	Defensive Player of the Week Jasmine Brundage, Daemen (Jr, L - East Aurora, N.Y.) Daemen University junior libero Jasmine Brundage returned to the lineup in the Wildcats' final regular season weekend. Brundage totaled 42 digs on the weekend, averaging 5.25 digs/set. In Saturday's ECC regular season finale win against Mercy, Brundage finished with a season-tying high 24 digs (4.80 digs/set) with no errors, and added four assists and one service ace.
	Setter of the Week Yarianne Gonzalez, Mercy (Sr, S - Manati, Puerto Rico) Gonzalez had a team-high 83 assists with 19 digs as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with 44 assists and 11 digs against first-place Daemen on Saturday. The setter ended the week with 39 assists and eight digs in the win over D'Youville on Sunday.
	Rookie of the Week Ryann Frontera, Queens (Fr, L/S - Dripping Springs, Texas) Frontera tallied 48 digs, 18 assists, and two service aces as the Knights went 1-1 on the week. The rookie tallied her first career double-double with a career-high 12 assists and 21 digs in the five-setter against Molloy. She would end the regular season with a career-high 27 assists as Queens came back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Roberts Wesleyan, 3-2.

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Maya Akana, Molloy (Fr, OH - Ewa Beach, Hawaii)
Akana led Molloy with a .333 hitting percentage, tallying 14 kills on the week. The freshman added 15 digs, four aces, two blocks, and one assist. She put up her first career double-double to end the regular season against Roberts Wesleyan with 11 kills and 11 digs while adding three aces.

Olivia Alessi, Daemen (Jr, S - East Aurora, N.Y.)
Daemen University junior setter Olivia Alessi was a pivotal part of the Wildcat offense in their 3-2 win over Mercy to finish off their second straight undefeated regular season. Alessi finished with 39 assists (7.80 assists/set) in the victory over the Mavericks, and added 10 digs to finish with her fifth double-double of the season. She added four service aces and two kills on the day. Alessi played in just one set in the regular season final against Bridgeport on Sunday, and on the weekend finished with 46 total assists (7.67 assists/set).

Larissa Schneid, Mercy (Sr, OH - Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Schneid had a team-high 25 kills with a team-high 30 digs as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The senior opened the week with a team-high 15 kills and 19 digs against Daemen on Saturday. The outside hitter ended the week with 10 kills and 11 digs in the win over D'Youville on Sunday.

Taylor Smith, Queens (Fr, MB - Temecula, Calif.)
Smith recorded seven blocks and nine blocks on the week as Queens went 1-1 on the week. The rookie tallied a career-high seven blocks with five kills as the Knights defeated Roberts Wesleyan 3-2 to help Queens earn their 12th victory of the year.

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)
10/31	Kathleen Doherty, Molloy	Anjeline Arnakis, Queens	Despina Boudouris, Queens (3)	Kendall Conrad, Queens (3)
11/7	Maggie Burns, Daemen (3)	Jasmine Brundage, Daemen (2)	Yarianne Gonzalez, Mercy (4)	Ryann Frontera, Queens (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

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Through games November 6

ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: The Daemen University women's volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a pair of wins over the weekend. On Saturday, Daemen earned their second straight undefeated ECC regular season with a 3-2 win over Mercy to cap off a 10-0 conference season. The Wildcats then won their 18th game of the season with a 3-0 sweep over former ECC-foe Bridgeport. Daemen will face No. 4 seed Mercy again on Friday in the ECC Tournament at home at Lumsden Gym.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The Mercy College volleyball team went 1-1 on the week with a win over D'Youville and a loss to Daemen. The Mavericks were led by senior Larissa Schneid who led the team in kills and digs. Mercy resumes action on Friday when they play at Daemen in an ECC Semifinal at 5 p.m.
	Molloy: The Lions closed out the regular season on a two-game winning streak, topping Queens College in five sets on Tuesday (Nov. 1) before beating Roberts Wesleyan in three sets on Saturday (Nov. 5). The Lions will have the three-seed in the upcoming ECC Championship and will take on Queens at Daemen on Friday (Nov. 11).
	Queens: The Knights went 1-1 on the week as they earned their 12th victory of the season and clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming ECC Volleyball Tournament. The Knights are returning to postseason play for the first time since the 2008 season.
	Roberts Wesleyan: No team notes submitted.