NEC/Molten Player of the Week: Patrycja Lagida, Chicago State
NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week: Andrea Calderon, Chicago State
Previous NEC Releases: October 1 | September 24 | September 17 | September 10 | September 4 | Preseason Poll Release

NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Patrycja Lagida, Chicago State
Outside Hitter, Sophomore, Chotomow, Poland
Last Week's Stats: .250 hitting percentage, 3.67 points per set, 3.17 kills per set, 2.67 digs per set, 0.50 service aces per set
For the second time this season, Lagida is recognized as the NEC/Molten Offensive Player of the Week. A sophomore outside hitter, she posted a .250 hitting percentage while averaging 3.67 points, 3.17 kills, 2.67 digs and 0.50 service aces per set to lead Chicago State to a weekend sweep of Central Connecticut in the Cougars' NEC debut. Lagida got conference play off to a solid start on Friday. The Poland native delivered 11 kills in the straight-set win, marking a season-best effort for a three-set match this season. On Saturday, she helped the Cougars move to 2-0 with a 3-0 win after she hit .368 with eight kills and zero errors. In addition to her big contributions on Chicago State's attack, Lagida also earned three points for the Cougars from the service line with one ace in the series debut and a pair in Saturday's finale. She leads Chicago State in points per set (3.49) and kills per set (3.14) and is ranked third in the NEC in both categories.
 
NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Andrea Calderon, Chicago State
Libero, Graduate Student, Lima, Peru/Peruano Chino Juan XXIII
Last Week's Stats: 5.00 digs per set, 0.67 service aces per set
Calderon helped the Cougars roar into the NEC slate in style with back-to-back sweeps of Central Connecticut. The libero from Peru delivered double-digit digs in each of Chicago State's matches, recording 16 in her team's NEC debut on Friday before notching 14 more in Saturday's triumph. The 16 digs were a season-best effort for a three-set match in 2024. In addition to her stellar defensive play, Calderon, a graduate student, racked up points from the service line. She finished the weekend with four aces, including a season-high three in the series finale. Calderon ranks second in the conference with 4.37 digs per set, however her 5.00-per-set clip in league play leads all NEC players. This is Calderon's second NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week award, as she previously took home the honor on Sept. 10. 
 
NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Anaya Rawlinson, Le Moyne
Middle Hitter, Freshman, Whitby, Ontario/Sinclair Secondary School 
Last Week's Stats: .295 hitting percentage, 2.45 points per set, 1.91 kills per set, 0.91 blocks per set
Just one week after first-year outside hitter Jordyn Hamlin made history by becoming Le Moyne's first-ever NEC/Molten weekly award winner, Rawlinson made it a Rookie of the Week repeat for the Dolphins after she earned the honor for the first time in her career. Averaging 1.91 kills and 0.91 blocks per set, the Canadian totaled 27.0 points over the course of three matches last week. Recording three-or-more blocks in each match, including a career-high four in Saturday's series finale against FDU, Rawlinson had a solid outing in Friday's NEC opener. She calculated a .444 hitting percentage after delivering a season-high 11 kills while adding one service ace and three blocks in the 3-1 defeat. Rawlinson enters the week ranked fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.298).


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Andrea Calderon, CSU (L, Gr.)
Last Week's Stats: 5.00 digs per set, 0.67 service aces per set

• Combined for 30 digs in a pair of sweeps of Central Connecticut 
• Her 16 digs in Friday's series opener marked a season-best effort for a three-set match (Oct. 4)
• Added a season-high three service aces in Saturday's 3-0 win (Oct. 5)
• Earned NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week honors

 
Patrycja Lagida, CSU (OH, So.)
Last Week's Stats: .250 hitting percentage, 3.67 points per set, 3.17 kills per set, 2.67 digs per set, 0.50 service aces per set

• Set a season-best standard in a three-set match in kills (11) in the first of two 3-0 wins vs. Central Connecticut (Oct. 4)
• Hit .368 with eight kills and zero errors in Saturday's sweep (Oct. 5)
• Also named the NEC/Molten Player of the Week

 
Wiktoria Zagumny, CSU (S, So.)
Last Week's Stats: 10.5 assists per set, 1.67 digs per set, 0.67 blocks per set, 0.83 kills per set

• Combined for 63 assists in a pair of straight-set wins at Central Connecticut 
• Led all NEC setters with 10.5 dimes per set
• Added five kills with zero miscues on the weekend for a .833 hitting percentage 
• Her 32 assists in Saturday's series finale were both a season-best and an NEC-best mark in a three-set match this year (Oct. 5)
• Leads the NEC with 8.87 assists per set

 
Kylie Nott, FDU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week's Stats: 3.05 points per set, 2.27 kills per set, 1.09 blocks per set

• Helped FDU to a 3-0 record, including an NEC sweep of Le Moyne
• Led all NEC players with 12 blocks and 1.09 rejections per set
• Has registered three-or-more blocks in each of the Knights' seven matches, all of which are wins

 
Eleonora Tosi, FDU (RS, Gr.)
Last Week's Stats: .292 hitting percentage, 3.14 points per set, 2.36 kills per set, 0.64 blocks per set, 0.45 service aces per set

• Extended FDU's winning streak to seven after leading the Knights to a victory over NJIT and a series sweep of Le Moyne
• Logged her 1,000th career point in Saturday's straight-set win against the Dolphins (Oct. 5)

 
Alasha Colon, LIU (L, Sr.)
Last Week's Stats: 4.11 digs per set

• Tallied 23 digs to lead LIU past NEC preseason favorite Saint Francis U in five sets on Friday (Oct. 4)

 
Camelia Melendez, LIU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week's Stats: .218 hitting percentage, 4.72 points per set, 4.11 kills per set, 1.00 digs per set

• Registered season highs in kills (25) and aces (4) in Friday's five-set thriller over Saint Francis U (Oct. 4)
• Contributed 29.0 points, a season-best effort, in the win over the NEC preseason favorites 

 
Paige Miller, MU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week's Stats: .305 hitting percentage, 4.28 points per set, 3.67 kills per set, 3.11 digs per set, 0.44 blocks per set

• Totaled 33 kills and 28 digs to lead Mercyhurst to a series split with Stonehill
• Had 16 kills and a season-best 15 digs in the Lakers' first conference win as an NEC member on Saturday, a 3-1 decision (Oct. 5)

 
Korrin Burns, SFU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week's Stats: 4.11 points per set, 4.11 kills per set, 3.11 digs per set

• Had a double-double (14 kills, 19 digs) in Friday's five-set loss to LIU (Oct. 4)
• Propelled the Red Flash past the Sharks in Saturday's series finale with a season-best 23 kills on. 326 hitting (Oct. 5)
• The 23 kills were the most by an NEC player in a four-set match this season
• Leads the NEC in points per set (4.40) and kills per set (3.89)

 
Maggie Hogan, SFU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week's Stats: 3.00 kills per set, 3.61 points per set, 2.44 digs per set, 0.56 service aces per set

• Posted a double-double (18 kills, 11 digs) in Friday's 3-2 defeat to LIU (Oct. 4)
• Combined for five service aces, including a season-best four in the series opener with the Sharks

 
Alexandra Sappia, SFU (S, R-So.)
Last Week's Stats: 8.67 assists per set, 3.00 digs per set, .444 hitting percentage

• Had 30 assists, 13 digs and a season-best five service aces in a five-set defeat to LIU (Oct. 4)
• Added five kills with no errors for a .800 hitting percentage in the series opener
• Dished out a season-best 48 assists — the most by an NEC player in a four-set match — and added 14 digs in Saturday's win over the Sharks (Oct. 5)

 
Mia Berardino, STO (OH, Jr.)
Last Week's Stats: 3.44 points per set, 3.11 kills per set, 3.00 digs per set

• Led Stonehill to a weekend series split with Mercyhurst after totaling 28 kills and three aces
• Tallied a career-high 21 kills, two aces and 14 digs in Friday's NEC opener, a 3-2 win (Oct. 4)

2024 NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 4: Camelia Melendez (LIU)
Sept. 10: Korrin Burns (Saint Francis U)
Sept. 17: Patrycja Lagida (Chicago State)
Sept. 24: Kylie Nott (FDU)
Oct. 1: Kylie Nott (FDU)
Oct. 8: Patrcja Lagida (Chicago State)
Oct. 15: 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 4: Alasha Colon (LIU)
Sept. 10: Andrea Calderon (Chicago State)
Sept. 17: Alasha Colon (LIU)
Sept. 24: Bria Plante (LIU)
Oct. 1: Alasha Colon (LIU)
Oct. 8: Andrea Calderon (Chicago State)
Oct. 15: 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 4: Bella Correia (LIU)
Sept. 10: Alyssa Irwin (Saint Francis U)
Sept. 17: Olivia Keckler (Central Connecticut)
Sept. 24: Angela Marchetto (FDU)
Oct. 1: Jordyn Hamlin (Le Moyne)
Oct. 8: Anaya Rawlinson (Le Moyne)
Oct. 15: