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November 10, 2008

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Rhe-Ann Niles, New Haven (Gr., MH, St. Thomas, Barbados) - Helped lead the team to their first ever Northeast-10 regular season title and a perfect 14-0 conference record. Led the Chargers with a .456 hitting percentage in three wins. Recorded 31 kills (5.16 per set) on 57 attempts with five errors. Also made 10 total blocks (three solo, seven assists) and grabbed 12 digs.

Northeast-10 Setter of the Week

Andrea Wirth, Stonehill (So., S, Mesa, Ariz.) - Averaged 13 assists per set and 3.75 digs per set in a 2-0 week, including 51 assists, 18 digs and two service aces in a four set victory over Assumption.

Northeast-10 Libero of the Week

Alyssa Pickert, Merrimack (So., L, Tinley Park, Ill.) - Led the Warriors with 5.75 digs per set, getting 69 in 12 games this past week.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Michelle Thornhill, Stonehill (Fr., OH, Canyon Lake, Calif.) - In a 2-0 week, had 37 kills (4.63 per set) and 26 digs (3.25 per set), including 20 kills, 16 digs and two service aces against Franklin Pierce to earn Stonehill’s first playoff berth in four years.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Alex Kearney, Bentley (Jr., OH, La Jolla, Calif.) - Helped the Falcons to a 3-0 week by averaging 3.27 kills, 2.18 digs and 0.64 aces, and hitting .237. Had a season-high 18 kills and a .593 hitting percentage in three-set win over Southern New Hampshire. Finished with 13 kills, eight digs and three aces in a 3-2 win at Saint Rose.

Cassie Kraft, Bentley (Jr., L, New Braunfels, Texas) - Averaged 3.82 digs and 0.55 service aces in three conference wins. Posted 13 digs and three aces in a 3-0 win over Southern New Hampshire, 11 digs in three sets at Le Moyne, and 18 digs and two aces against Saint Rose in a 3-2 win.

Tori Piskulick, Bentley (Sr., S, San Diego, Calif.) - Helped Bentley run its winning streak to six by averaging 5.55 assists, 1.91 digs and 0.73 aces in three conference wins. Recorded 19 assists in a 3-0 win over Southern New Hampshire, served four aces (including the 200th of her career) against Le Moyne in a three-set victory, and had 32 assists, season-best 15 digs and four aces in a 3-2 triumph at Saint Rose.

Chelsie Kohout, Franklin Pierce (So., L, Harrison Township, Mich.) - Averaged 4.22 digs per set in a 1-1 week. Recorded a match-high 19 digs at Massachusetts Lowell. Followed that up with 19 more digs at Stonehill.

Caitlynn Parnell, Franklin Pierce (Jr., OH, Medina, Texas) - Averaged 2.78 kills and 3.11 digs in a 1-1 week. Notched 18 kills and 12 digs in the win at UMass Lowell and collected seven kills and 16 digs in the loss at Stonehill.

Elizabeth Cheek, Le Moyne (Jr., OH, Huntington Beach, Calif.) - Recorded 16 kills and 22 digs in an 0-2 week. Landed 10 kills and added 19 digs and two service aces in a 3-2 loss to Merrimack.

Sarah Coscia, UMass Lowell (So., MH, Pittsfield, Mass.) - Averaged 3.25 kills, 1.00 blocks and 1.62 digs per set in a 1-1 week. Highlights include 15 kills and three blocks in a 3-2 loss to Franklin Pierce; and 11 kills, 11 digs and five blocks in a 3-0 sweep of American International.

Molly Cindric, Merrimack (So., OH, Westlake Village, Calif.) - In a 2-1 week, averaged 3.5 kills and 3.17 digs in 12 games. Tallied a season-high 24 kills against Le Moyne. Added ten blocks and two aces.

Elyse Lorenz, Merrimack (So., S, Frankfort, Ill.) - Averaged 10.25 assists per game in 12 games, in a 2-1 week. Also averaged 2.3 digs per game.

Brittani Cotton, New Haven (Sr., OH, East Patchogue, N.Y.) - Helped lead New Haven to their first ever Northeast-10 regular season title and a perfect 14-0 conference record. Averages 2.50 kills, 3.70 digs and 0.30 aces per set this past week. Tallied 25 kills on 87 attempts with 10 errors and 37 digs. Crossed the 1,000 dig plateau in the three-set victory over American International.

Yael Rosner, New Haven (Sr., S, Haifa, Israel) - Helped lead New Haven to their first ever Northeast-10 regular season title and a perfect 14-0 conference record. Led the Chargers with 10.40 assists per set this past week (104 total). Also averaged 2.40 digs and 1.60 kills per set and had a hitting percentage of .375 for the week.

Shea Hansen, Pace (Fr., S, Mesa, Ariz.) - Averaged 8.67 assists in a 1-2 weekend. Totaled 40 assists and 14 digs in five sets against Southern Connecticut. Tallied 27 assists in four sets against Southern New Hampshire. Recorded 37 assists and 10 digs in a 3-0 win over Saint Michael's.

Leah Filonuk, Southern Connecticut (Fr., RS, Greenlawn, N.Y.) - Led the Owls with 41 kills in a 3-1 week. Averaged 2.73 kills and 2.87 digs per set and had 43 digs and eight service aces.

Brianna Doucet, Southern New Hampshire (Sr., OH, Danville, N.H.) - Totaled 46 kills (3.29 k/s) and 41 digs (2.93 d/s) in a 1-3 week. Totaled 18 kills and 12 digs in a 3-1 win over Pace and had 16 kills and 21 digs in a 3-2 setback to Southern Connecticut.

Therese Mance, Stonehill (So., L, Milwaukee, Wis.) - Had 30 digs (3.75 per set) in a 2-0 week, including 21 digs in a four set victory over Franklin Pierce to clinch the Skyhawks first playoff berth in four years.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Bentley reached the 20-win plateau for the eighth straight season and the 21st time in the last 25 years. Senior setter Tori Piskulick (San Diego, Calif.) became the sixth player in school history, and the first in a decade, to pass the 200 career mark in service aces. She also surpassed 4,500 career assists, and is only seven digs shy of 1,200. Junior Alex Kearney (La Jolla, Calif.) needs only 15 digs to become the fourth 1,000-kill, 1,000-dig player in the program’s history.

MERRIMACK: The Warriors finished the regular season a perfect 11-0 in away games, marking the first unbeaten road record in school history.

STONEHILL: With this past weekend’s win against Franklin Pierce, Stonehill completed a historic 20 win season, finishing 20-10; the first winning season since 1997. They also garnered their first NE-10 tournament appearance in five years.