After missing a beat last week, Zovko reclaimed her spot as the NEC’s top rookie and in the process, she helped lead Sacred Heart to a 2-0 start in conference play for the third time in the past four seasons. The first-year player led all NEC setters by dishing out 9.11 assists per set. In addition, Zovko was stellar in nearly every facet of the game last week, adding 2.56 digs, 1.33 blocks and 1.00 kills per set. The Bedford, MA native stuffed the stat sheet in the Pioneers’ NEC debut against FDU on Friday. In the four-set victory, she came just shy of a triple-double after finishing with 34 assists, nine digs and a career-high eight blocks. One day later, Zovko compiled a double-double on 48 dimes and 14 digs to propel the Pioneers to a thrilling five-set victory over LIU. Zovko has established herself as one of the most dominant freshmen in the circuit this season, having claimed four of the first five NEC Rookie of the Week awards. Leading the conference in service aces (25) and service aces per set (0.61), she enters the week ranked fifth in assists per set (6.93) and is seventh in digs per set (2.83).