DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Mercy University Volleyball senior Gabriela Bieniek (Rzeszow, Poland/Indian Hills CC) has been named Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) First Team All-East Region, and sophomore Grace Dilena (New York, N.Y./Liberty University Online Academy) has been tabbed Second Team All-Region, as announced by the organization earlier today.

The duo helped lead Mercy to their first ECC Championship since 2001 and their third straight NCAA Tournament berth.

Bieniek is named All-Region by D2CCA for the first time in her career. The ECC Player of the Year and First Team All-ECC selection led the ECC in total points and points per set (418.5, 4.92) and total kills and kills per set (354, 4.16), which both rank in the top 15 of NCAA Division II. The senior has played all 85 sets for Mercy this fall and added a team-leading 47 aces with 159 digs and 27 blocks. The outside hitter totaled double-digit kills in 22 of 24 matches to lead the Mavericks to a 20-4 overall record and 11-1 mark in ECC play en route to Mercy's first ECC Regular Season and Tournament Championships since 2001.

Dilena receives All-Region recognition for the first time in her career. The First Team All-ECC selection is currently second on the team with 322 kills and 45 aces and is third with 187 digs. The outside hitter is currently second in the ECC in kills and third in kills per set (3.79). The ECC Championship's Most Outstanding Player has five double-doubles on the year and had a season-high 22 kills at Roberts Wesleyan on September 27th.

Head Coach Ana Todorovic and the Mavericks resume action tomorrow when they face Molloy in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at Bentley at 11 a.m.