Molten/NEC Co-Player of the Week
Kayla Lawler, Quinnipiac
Jr., S, Louisville, KY/Centerville
Lawler was instrumental in the Bobcats first weekend NEC sweep since 2005, amassing a total of 78 assists, 28 digs, 10 kills and six service aces while hitting .364. The Molten/NEC Player of the Week averaged 9.75 assists, 3.50 digs, 1.25 kills and 0.75 service aces per set on the weekend. She also tallied double-doubles on both occasions to make for her fourth and fifth of the season. The setter’s statistics went a long way in knocking Robert Morris from the unbeaten ranks in conference play on Saturday. Lawler had 42 assists and 11 digs to complement her four service aces in the 3-1 Colonial upset. On Sunday, the junior arranged an equally potent offense in the 3-1 Saint Francis (PA) victory, chipping in 36 assists, a career-high 17 digs, six kills and two service aces. Lawler entered the week 28th in the nation with 0.46 service aces per set, but improved her average to 0.49 service aces per set after her successful weekend on the court.
Molten/NEC Co-Player of the Week
Elise Sage, Sacred Heart
So., OH, Greenwood Village, CO/Cherry Creek
Sage boasts weekend totals of 30 kills, seven service aces, seven digs and four blocks in decisive Pioneer victories over Saint Francis (PA) and Robert Morris. In her third Molten/NEC Player of the Week performance, the outside hitter helped Sacred Heart preserve a perfect league slate. During the 3-1 triumph over the Red Flash, Sage smacked 16 kills and drilled three aces, while hitting a .500 clip. In the process of downing the previously unbeaten Colonial squad 3-1, Sage tallied another 14 kills and 4 aces with a .481 attack percentage. The sophomore has hit at least .250 in every game during Sacred Heart’s 11-game winning streak and is credited with 10 or more kills in eight of the last 11.