COLONIA, N.J. – Mercy University Women's Volleyball senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Humacao, Puerto Rico/American International College) has been named the East Coast Conference (ECC) Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week for Week Seven, junior Aleksandra Lucic (Belgrade, Serbia/Florida SouthWestern State College) has been tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and juniors Stasa Stamenkovic (Bor, Serbia/Barton CC) and Grace Dilena (New York, N.Y./Liberty University Online Academy) have received Honor Roll recognition.
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 67 assists and 11.17 assists per set with 14 digs, one ace and one kill in two matches as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with a match-high 32 assists to go with four digs in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. The setter ended the week with a double-double by way of a match-high 35 assists to go with 10 digs, one ace and one kill in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Lucic had 29 digs, 3.22 digs per set, five blocks (1 solo, 4 assists), 21 kills, nine aces and two assists as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a double-double by way of 10 kills and 14 digs to go with one block assist, three aces, and one assist in the sweep at Caldwell on Wednesday. Lucic then had five kills, four digs, three aces and three block assists in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. The junior ended the week with six kills and a match-high 11 digs to go with one solo block, three aces and one assist in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Stamenkovic had 36 kills and 4.00 kills per set on .360 hitting with 22 digs, five blocks, three aces and three assists as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The junior recorded double-digit kills in all three matches. Stamenkovic opened the week with 10 kills, nine digs, one block assist, and three aces in the sweep at Caldwell on Wednesday. The junior then had 12 kills on .429 hitting with seven digs, two block assists, and one assist in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. Stamenkovic ended the week with a match-high 14 kills to go with six digs, two block assists and two assists in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Dilena had a team-high 38 kills and 4.22 kills per set on .360 hitting with 24 digs, one block, and three aces as Mercy went 3-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 12 kills to go with eight digs in the sweep at Caldwell on Wednesday. The outside hitter then had a match-high 15 kills on .520 hitting to go with six digs and three aces in the sweep at Molloy on Saturday. Dilena ended the week with a double-double by way of 11 kills and 10 digs in the sweep at STAC on Sunday.
Rivera Rodriguez is named Setter of the Week for the sixth time this season. Lucic has received Defensive Player of the Week for the third straight week and has now earned four awards. Stamenkovic has received five awards and Dilena earns her seventh award this season. Mercy has now earned 27 awards on the year.
Head Coach Ana Todorovic and the Mavericks resume action on Thursday when they play at Queens at 7 p.m.
