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Northeast Conference Women's Volleyball Weekly Release (10/15)

10/15/2024


NEC/Molten Player of the Week: Karly Klaer, Chicago State
NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week: Emily Van O'Linda, FDU
NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week: Bella Correia, LIU

Previous NEC Releases: October 8 | October 1 | September 24 | September 17 | September 10 | September 4 | Preseason Poll Release

NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Karly Klaer, Chicago State
Setter, Junior, St. Joseph, Michigan (St. Joseph/Cleveland State)
Last Week’s Stats: 4.50 points per set, 3.71 digs per set, 3.29 kills per set, 1.00 service aces per set
Klaer put up double figures in kills twice to lead Chicago State to a weekend sweep of LIU and help the Cougars improve to 4-0 in NEC play. The junior contributed 4.50 points per set after combining for 23 kills, 26 digs, three blocks and seven service aces in the respective 3-1 and 3-0 wins. Klaer got her week going with a double-double — her fifth of the season — on Friday evening. Delivering 10 kills and 17 digs, she added a trio of blocks and a season-best four service aces in the triumph. On Saturday, the Michigan product set a new season-high in kills for a three-set match after she racked up 13 on the afternoon. Klaer also tacked on three points from the service line in the series finale with the Sharks. This season, she leads Chicago State with 26 service aces and 0.44 aces per set, while her 2.66 kills per set are good for second on the team. This is Klaer’s first NEC/Molten Player of the Week award, and the third for a Cougar this season.

NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emily Van O’Linda, FDU
Libero, Senior, Wantagh, NY/Wantagh
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.

NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Bella Correia, LIU
Outside Hitter/Right Side, Freshman, Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colégio Marista Glória
Last Week’s Stats: .250 hitting percentage, 3.14 points per set, 2.71 kills per set, 1.43 digs per set, 0.57 blocks per set
Correia doubled her NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week award count to two after she turned in a pair of solid efforts over the weekend against Chicago State. The first-year outside hitter/right side combined for 10 digs and 19 kills on .250 hitting during that stretch. In Friday’s series opener, a 3-1 setback, Correia delivered a season-high 11 kills. In addition, she matched a personal-best effort in blocks after recording four for the third time this season. The Brazilian concluded her weekend with an eight-kill, five-dig effort on Saturday, a straight-set loss to the first-place Cougars. During that finale, she committed just one attack error in 25 total attempts for a .280 hitting percentage. 


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Karly Klaer, CSU (S, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 4.50 points per set, 3.71 digs per set, 3.29 kills per set, 1.00 service aces per set
  • Delivered a double-double (10 kills, 17 digs) while adding two blocks and a season-best four aces in Chicago State’s 3-1 win over LIU on Friday (Oct. 11)
  • Had 13 kills, a season-best effort for a three-set match, in Saturday’s series finale (Oct. 12)
  • Named the NEC/Molten Player of the Week
 
Patrycja Lagida, CSU (OH, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: .290 hitting percentage, 4.93 points per set, 4.29 kills per set, 2.00 digs per set, 0.57 blocks per set
  • Stuffed the stat sheet with 18 kills, eight digs, four blocks and two aces to finish with 22.5 points in Friday’s 3-1 win over LIU (Oct. 11)
  • The 18 kills matched a season-best effort for a four-set match
 
Wiktoria Zagumny, CSU (S, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 10.71 assists per set, 3.71 digs per set, 1.43 points per set, 0.71 blocks per set
  • Combined for 75 dimes and five rejections to help Chicago State improve to 4-0 in NEC play with a weekend sweep of LIU
  • Had four blocks and posted a double-double in the series opener, a 3-1 win, on 39 assists and 17 digs (Oct. 11)
 
Avery Bain, FDU (OH, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: .254 hitting percentage, 3.88 points per set, 3.67 kills per set, 1.17 digs per set
  • Posted double digits in kills in all three of FDU’s wins last week to extend the Knights’ winning streak to 10, a program record
  • Set a new season high for a four-set match with 17 kills in a mid-week win over Stony Brook (Oct. 8)
  • Matched a season-best effort in kills (17) and added a season-high 12 digs in Saturday’s series finale against Mercyhurst, a five-set win (Oct. 12)
 
Emily Van O’Linda, FDU (L, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 3.75 digs per set
  • Led all NEC players in digs per set and total digs (45)
  • Had 23 digs — a season-best effort for a four-set match — to help the Knights take down Stony Brook (Oct. 8)
  • Notched 18 digs in Saturday’s series finale against Mercyhurst to lead FDU to a two-match sweep (Oct. 12)
  • Named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week
 
MacKenzy Ruggiero, FDU (RS, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .392 hitting percentage, 3.55 points per set, 3.36 kills per set
  • Recorded a season-high 16 kills on Saturday to lead FDU past Mercyhurst, 3-2, and extend the Knights’ winning streak to 10 (Oct. 12)
 
Iremnur Elmas, LIU (OH, R-So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 2.25 points per set, 2.25 kills per set, 2.25 digs per set, 1.50 blocks per set
  • Delivered a season-high six blocks in her lone appearance of the weekend, a 3-1 defeat to Chicago State (Oct. 10)
 
Paige Miller, MU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .347 hitting percentage, 4.75 points per set, 4.00 kills per set, 2.25 digs per set
  • Delivered 16 kills in both matches against FDU
  • Added a season-high three blocks and 12 digs for a double-double in Saturday’s finale (Oct. 12)
 
Korrin Burns, SFU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .308 hitting percentage, 5.57 points per set, 4.71 kills per set, 1.57 digs per set, 0.71 service aces per set
  • Led all NEC hitters in kills and points per set
  • Combined for 33 kills and five aces in a weekend sweep of Central Connecticut
  • Posted a season-high .536 hitting percentage in the series opener after she delivered 18 kills with three miscues in 28 attempts (Oct. 11)
  • The 18 kills were the most by an NEC player in a three-set match this season
 
Kori McClure, SFU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .500 hitting percentage, 4.57 points per set, 3.00 kills per set, 2.71 digs per set, 1.29 service aces per set, 0.57 blocks per set
  • Posted NEC-best numbers in service aces and hitting percentage
  • Hit .556, notched a double-double (12 kills, 11 digs) and recorded a season-best seven service aces in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Central Connecticut (Oct. 12)
 
Alexandra Sappia (S, R-So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 11.43 assists per set, 1.86 digs per set, 1.00 service aces per set 
  • Led all NEC setters in assists per set and 80 total dimes
  • Added 13 digs and seven service aces to lead Saint Francis U to the weekend sweep of Central Connecticut 


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: Karly Klaer (Chicago State)
Oct. 21: 

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: Emily Van O'Linda (FDU)
Oct. 21: 

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: Bella Correia (LIU)
Oct. 21: