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 for Week 11 and senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez (Humacao, Puerto Rico/American International College) and junior Stasa Stamenkovic (Bor, Serbia/Barton CC) have been tabbed to the Honor Roll.
Dilena had a team-high 34 kills and 4.25 kills per set on .263 hitting with 20 digs, and one ace as Mercy went 2-0 to finish the regular season undefeated in ECC play. The junior opened the week with a match-high 15 kills on .444 hitting to go with four digs, one ace and one assist in the sweep at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The outside hitter ended the week with a double-double by way of a match-high 19 kills to go with a team-high 16 digs in the five-set win at D'Youville on Sunday.
Rivera Rodriguez had a team-high 69 assists and 8.63 assists per set to go with 19 digs, six blocks (1 solo, five assists), and two kills as Mercy went 2-0 on the week to end the regular season undefeated in ECC play. The senior opened the week with a match-high 29 assists to go with eight digs, three block assists and two kills in the sweep at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The setter ended the week with a match-high 40 assists to go with 11 digs, and three blocks (1 solo, 2 assists) in the five-set win at D'Youville on Sunday.
Stamenkovic had 27 kills and 3.38 kills per set on .281 hitting to go with 19 digs, three assists, two aces and one block as Mercy went 2-0. The junior opened the week with 12 kills on .550 hitting to go with eight digs, one ace, and one assist in the sweep at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. Stamenkovic ended the week with a double-double by way of 15 kills, 11 digs, one block assist, two assists and one ace in the five-set win at D'Youville on Sunday.
Dilena is named Player of the Week for the seventh time this season and has now earned 11 awards this season. Rivera Rodriguez receives her 10th award of the year and Stamenkovic takes home her ninth award of the season. Mercy has now earned 42 awards on the year.
Head Coach Ana Todorovic and the Mavericks resume action on Friday when they host Molloy in an ECC Championship Semifinal at 4 p.m.
