COLONIA, N.J. – Mercy University Women's Volleyball junior Grace Dilena (New York, N.Y./Liberty University Online Academy) has been named the East Coast Conference (ECC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week, senior Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes (Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico/Academia Cristo Rey) has been tabbed Defensive Player of the Week, senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Humacao, Puerto Rico/American International College) has received Setter of the Week and junior Stasa Stamenkovic (Bor, Serbia/Barton CC) has earned Honor Roll recognition for Week Nine.
Dilena had a team-high 30 kills and 5.00 kills per set with 11 digs, one block, and a team-high nine aces as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with five kills, four digs and one ace in the 3-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The outside hitter ended the week with a match-high and career-high 25 kills and eight aces to go with seven digs and one block assist in the Mavericks' 3-1 win over D'Youville on Sunday. The eight aces were the most by a player in the ECC this season and the 25 kills were the most by an ECC player this season in a four-set match.
Rodriguez Fuentes had a team-high eight blocks (1 solo, 7 assists) and 1.14 blocks per set to go with 11 kills, four digs, and two assists as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with three blocks (1 solo, 2 assists), four kills, and three digs in the sweep of Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The middle blocker ended the week with five block assists, seven kills, one dig and two assists in the four-set win over D'Youville on Sunday.
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 63 assists and 9.00 assists per set with a team-high-tying 15 digs to go with three blocks, four aces and four kills as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with a match-high 25 assists and nine digs to go with two kills, two aces and one block assist in the sweep of Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The setter ended the week with a match-high 38 assists to go with six digs, two aces, two kills and two block assists in the four-set win over D'Youville on Sunday.
Stamenkovic had 20 kills, 12 digs, three blocks, three aces and five assists as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with a match-high 11 kills on .458 hitting to go with seven digs, four assists, and one block assist in the sweep over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. Stamenkovic ended the week with nine kills, five digs, three aces, one assist and two block assists in the four-set win over D'Youville on Sunday.
Dilena is named Player of the Week for the fifth time this season and has earned nine awards this season. Rodriguez Fuentes earns her first award of the season, Rivera Rodriguez is named Setter of the Week for the eighth time this season and Stamenkovic receives her seventh award of the year. Mercy has now earned 35 awards on the year.
Head Coach Ana Todorovic and the Mavericks resume action on Wednesday when they play at Assumption at 7 p.m.
