Dianis Mercado Award Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week Week Of 9/7/2010 Sport Women's Volleyball School Sacred Heart Year Position Hometown High School Mercado garners Molten/NEC Rookie of the week distinction after three impressive outings for Sacred Heart in her collegiate debut. The rookie clinched an all-tournament team nod and recorded a tournament-high 3.60 kills per set at the Sacred Heart Invitational. Mercado proved versatile as registered double-doubles in two of three matches for the Pioneers. In her first match against Lehigh, Mercado smacked 13 kills and pitched in on defense with 11 digs. In the last match of the tournament, the rookie contributed 13 digs and slammed down the final point against Binghamton for her 15th kill of the evening.