2007 NE-10 Volleyball


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October 9, 2007

For Immediate Release

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Likica Grceva, Bryant (Sr., OH, Natick, Mass.) - Averaged 4.82 kills and 3.45 digs per game in four matches last week. Hit .361 with 16 kills in a 3-0 win over Merrimack and followed with a 22 kill performance in a 3-0 win over New Haven. Hit .312 against New Haven with 18 digs.

Northeast-10 Setter of the Week

Tiffany Garry, Bryant (Sr., S, Frankfork, Ill.) - Averaged 10.42 assists in four matches this past week. Had 46 assists and five kills in a 3-0 win over New Haven and added 40 assists in a 3-0 win over Merrimack. Also added seven service aces in the Merrimack match and finished with seven aces on the week.

Northeast-10 Libero of the Week

Chelsie Kohout, Franklin Pierce (Fr., L, Harrison Township, Mich.) - Averaged 4.94 digs in a 3-1 week. Posted two kills in a win over UMass Lowell, and then averaged 5.70 digs per game in two matches against Le Moyne and Bridgeport, including 32 digs against Bridgeport.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Jillian Hadder, UMass Lowell (Fr., OH, Yucaipa, Calif.) - Posted averages of 2.91 kills and 3.27 digs in a 2-1 week. Highlighted the week with 11 kills, 15 digs and four aces in a 3-1 win over Saint Rose. Followed with 15 kills and 15 digs while hitting .407 in a 3-1 win over Le Moyne.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Jess Haller, Assumption (So., OH, Meriden, Conn.) - Averaged 3.71 kills and 4.86 digs in a 1-1 week. Recorded 20 kills and 26 digs in a four-set win over Southern Connecticut.

Jenna Costin, Assumption (Jr., OH, Lynnfield, Mass.) - Averaged 3.86 kills in a 1-1 week. Recorded 20 kills and hit .421 in a four-set win over Southern Connecticut.

Cassie Kraft, Bentley (So., L, New Braunfels, Texas) - Averaged 5.29 digs in a 1-1 week. Had 16 digs in a 3-0 win at Assumption, and 21 in a 3-1 loss at Point Loma Nazarene.

Kristine Mickelson, Bentley (So., MH, San Diego, Calif.) - Hit .350 and averaged 2.57 kills and 0.71 blocks in a 1-1 week. Hit .353 (8-2-17) against Assumption and .348 (10-2-23) versus Point Loma Nazarene. Also had three blocks in the match against Assumption.

Tori Piskulick, Bentley (Jr., S, San Diego, Calif.) - Averaged 9.71 assists, 2.71 digs and 1.29 kills during a 1-1 week. Had 26 assists, five digs and four kills in a three-game sweep of Assumption, and 42 assists, 14 digs and five kills in a 3-1 loss at Point Loma Nazarene.

Christina Sadowski, Bentley (Sr., MH, Salem, N.H.) - In a 1-1 week, hit .326 and averaged 3.0 kills and 1.14 blocks. In a 3-0 win at Assumption, had eight kills without an error, a .727 hitting percentage and five blocks. Posted 13 kills, with a .200 hitting percentage, and three blocks in a 3-1 loss to Point Loma Nazarene.

Megan Feldmeth, Franklin Pierce (So., MH, South Pasadena, Calif.) - Averaged 2.56 kills, 1.31 blocks and 0.62 digs while hitting .280 in a 3-1 week. Had a combined 29 kills in two matches versus Le Moyne and Bridgeport, posting 11 kills and two blocks against Le Moyne and recording 18 kills and 15 blocks against Bridgeport.

Karissa Hookstadt, Franklin Pierce (Jr., S, Camarillo, Calif.) - Averaged 9.69 assists, 2.62 digs, 1.00 blocks, 0.94 kills and 0.31 service aces in a 3-1 week. Had 29 assists and 11 digs against Saint Rose. Recorded 52 assists and added 14 digs, eight blocks and four kills in a win over Le Moyne, then posted 50 assists, eight digs, five blocks and three kills against Bridgeport.

Diana Rutt, Franklin Pierce (Fr., OH, Dayton, Nev.) - Averaged 2.94 kills and 2.00 digs and added five service aces and three blocks in a 3-1 week. Had 17 kills and 14 digs and added two aces and two blocks in the 3-2 comeback win over Le Moyne, then posted 13 kills and 10 digs later in the day against Bridgeport.

Kaylin Brainerd, Le Moyne (So., S, Liverpool, N.Y.) – This past week, dished out 135 assists (11.25 pg) and added eight kills, two aces and 30 digs.

Elsa LeGrand, UMass Lowell (So., OH, Highlands Ranch, Colo.) - In a 2-1 week, posted averages of 3.45 kills, 0.73 blocks and 0.55 aces while hitting .354. Highlighted the week with 21 kills, five aces and five blocks while hitting .525 in a 3-1 win over Le Moyne; and 10 kills and five blocks in a 3-1 win over Saint Rose.

Sianna Johnson, Pace (Fr., MH, Long Beach, Calif.) – Had a .279 hitting percentage, while averaging 1.92 kills and totaling 11 blocks this past week. In a win over Southern Connecticut, recorded five kills and four blocks. Against Adelphi, had five kills. Against Millerville, tallied nine kills, four service aces and four blocks. Against Dowling, finished with six kills and a pair of blocks.

Stephanie Brink, Saint Rose (Sr., OH, Port Ewen, N.Y.) - Recorded 31 kills and 17 total blocks this past week. Averaged 2.82 kills and 1.55 blocks per-game. In a 3-1 loss to Concordia, knocked home 13 kills and hit .280 along with six blocks. In a 3-1 setback at UMass Lowell, wound up with 11 kills, eight total blocks and three digs.

Brooke Lefort, Southern New Hampshire (Sr., OH, Cumberland, R.I.) - Totaled 13 kills and a .600 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Stonehill. Also added five blocks (two solo, three assisted).

Andrea Wirth, Stonehill (Fr., S, Mesa, Ariz.) - In a 2-1 week, recorded 59 assists and 11 digs in the 3-2 win over Saint Anselm. Earlier in the week in a 3-0 loss to Southern New Hampshire, had had 25 assists and five digs.

Weekly Notes:

ASSUMPTION: Senior libero Lauren Raswyck (Litchfield, NH/Campbell) (1,768) needs 53 digs to pass former Hound Annie LeClerc '03 (1,820) for the most digs in school history.