Last Week’s Stats: 3.75 digs per set
Van O’Linda piloted a red-hot FDU squad to its eighth, ninth and program-record 10th-straight triumphs last week after the Knights followed a win over non-conference foe Stony Brook with a conference sweep of Mercyhurst. The veteran led all NEC players with 45 total digs and an average of 3.75 per set. A native of Wantagh, NY, Van O’Linda got her week going with a 23-dig effort in Tuesday’s 3-1 road win against the Seawolves. The 23 digs were a season-high for the libero in a four-set match. Van O’Linda had another impressive outing in Saturday’s series finale against the Lakers. She delivered 18 digs to push her team past the NEC’s newest member in five sets and preserve the Knights’ undefeated record in conference play. O’Linda enters the third weekend of league play ranked first on the team and third in the loop in digs per set with 4.06. This is her first NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season, and the first for a Knight in 2024.