Last Week’s Stats: .588 hitting percentage, 3.50 points per set, 1.83 blocks per set, 1.67 kills per set
Garcia was a wall at the net for LIU, which clinched both the NEC regular season title and the top seed in the upcoming NEC Tournament for the second-straight season with back-to-back 3-0 sweeps of Stonehill this past weekend. She averaged 1.83 blocks per set to spearhead a Sharks’ defensive effort that stifled the Skyhawks and held them to .044 hitting during that stretch. Garcia put up a seven-block performance in Friday’s title-clinching victory, helping hold the opposition to a season-low .000 hitting percentage. In Saturday’s finale, she delivered four more blocks. Garcia also made per presence felt offensively, averaging 1.67 kills per set while hitting a blistering .588 with 10 kills and zero attack errors in 17 swings. The Sharks improved to a perfect 12-0 against NEC competition and with the two victories, they extended their winning streak to 16 matches, which is tied for the fourth-longest in NCAA Division I. Garcia leads the conference in hitting percentage (.508) and ranks fifth in blocks (1.00 per set) in NEC play. She is the third different Shark to earn NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.