Rice earns her third Molten/NEC Defender of the Week honor after having a record-setting weekend in which she shattered the program’s single-season block record. She recorded 12 blocks in a pair of wins, including four in a 3-0 win over Bryant followed by eight in a sweep of Central Connecticut State. The New Jersey native has 147 blocks on the season and leads the league with 1.30 blocks per game.