Clinching her second-straight Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week honor, Joy averaged 7.0 digs per set to lead the first place Blackbirds to a pair of NEC wins against Robert Morris and Saint Francis U. In Saturday’s victory over the Colonials, the senior tallied 24 digs along with seven assists and three service aces. In the clean sweep of the Red Flash the following afternoon, Joy recorded her second straight 20-plus dig game with 25 on the afternoon. The Puerto Rico native also added her name to the LIU recordbook, as she became the program's new career leader with 1,889 digs. Viñas Joy ranks second in the NEC with 5.31 digs per set and leads the league with 0.46 service aces per set.