Pintilie, a six-time NEC Player of the Week last season, takes home her first NEC Player of the Week award in the 2003 season after tallying 113 kills, 53 digs, 12 blocks and seven aces over a 3-1 week for the Blackbirds. She posted three double-doubles to improve her career total to 20 and had two 30+ kill matches on the week. Pintiilie started the week with 29 kills, 6 digs and a .328 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over La Salle. She then was named MVP of the Holiday Inn Express Tournament at Stony Brook after tallying 84 kills, 47 digs, 11 blocks and seven aces over the weekend. In a five-game loss to Canisius, she set a new LIU record with 35 kills and added 16 digs, three blocks, two aces and a .347 hitting percentage for the match. In wins over St. John s (3-1) and Stony Brook (3-2), she recorded 19 kills, 18 digs and four blocks versus the Red Storm and 30 kills, 13 digs, four blocks and four aces against the Seawolves. On the year, Pintilie leads the NEC in kills (113), kills per game (6.65 kpg) and ranks sixth in hitting percentage (.281).