Jessica Rice Award Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/3/2013 Sport Women's Volleyball School LIU Year Graduate Student Position Middle Blocker Hometown Marlton, NJ High School Cherokee Rice anchored the net in LIU Brooklyn’s opening weekend. The middle blocker finished three matches with 10 blocks. Against ninth-ranked Florida, Rice posted a team high 5.0 block assists and had a hand in four blocks against ACC foe Duke.