NEC/Molten Player of the Week: Kylie Nott, FDU
NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week: Bria Plante, LIU
NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week: Angela Marchetto, FDU

Previous NEC Releases: September 17 | September 10 | September 4 | Preseason Poll Release

NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kylie Nott, FDU
Outside Hitter, Junior, Rockwall, TX/Rockwall
Last Week’s Stats: .433 hitting percentage, 3.71 points per set, 2.83 kills per set, 1.33 blocks per set
Nott got things done both offensively and defensively to propel a red-hot FDU squad to three straight victories this past weekend. During that stretch, the outside hitter posted a league-best .433 hitting percentage while averaging 3.71 points, 2.83 kills and 1.33 blocks per set for the Knights, who have scored wins in six of their past seven matches. Nott had a stellar outing in the opening match of the George Mason Invitational. Delivering nine kills while committing just one miscue for a .500 hitting percentage, she registered a career-high six rejections to lead the Knights past Gardner-Webb in straight sets (Sept. 20). Later in the day, the Texas product used a 12-kill, five-block effort to propel her team to a thrilling 3-2 triumph over host-team George Mason. In FDU’s weekend finale, a 3-1 win over Morgan State, the junior delivered a season-best 13 kills to solidify her spot on the George Mason Invitational All-Tournament Team. Nott enters the week ranked third in the NEC in hitting percentage (.288) and seventh in blocks per set (0.77). This is her first NEC/Molten Player of the Week honor this season, and the first for an FDU player.
 
NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bria Plante, LIU
Middle Hitter, Graduate Student, Alpharetta, GA/Alpharetta
Last Week’s Stats: 2.86 points per set, 1.79 blocks per set
Plante, the NEC’s top blocker, was nearly impenetrable against some stiff competition last week. A graduate student from Alpharetta, GA, she contributed 2.86 points per set against Seton Hall, Bryant, St. John’s and Iona last week after she led the conference with 25 total blocks and 1.79 rejections per set. Most impressively, Plante, who had four-or-more blocks in each of LIU’s four matches, committed just one blocking error during that stretch. Starting the week with back-to-back six-block efforts in respective 3-1 defeats to Seton Hall (Sept. 17) and Bryant (Sept. 20), she delivered a season-high nine rejections — the most by an NEC player in a three-set match this season — against St. John’s (Sept. 20). The middle blocker also chipped in offensively for the Sharks, compiling 24 kills, including nine in a straight-set win over Iona that saw her hit .692 with no miscues. She is the only player in the NEC averaging more than 1.00 block per set (1.26), while her 59 total blocks are 21 more than the next closest competitor in the league. With Plante’s honor, LIU has landed an NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week recipient in three of four weeks, as senior libero Alasha Colon took home the distinction on Sept. 4 and Sept. 17.
 
NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Angela Marchetto, FDU
Middle Blocker, Fr., Treviso, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Jacopo Da Ponte
Last Week’s Stats: 1.44 blocks per set, 1.39 points per set
Marchetto took care of business against George Mason (Sept. 20) and Morgan State (Sept. 21), and as a result, she helped lead FDU to a 3-0 record this past weekend at the George Mason Invitational. The Italian-born middle blocker totaled 13 blocks and averaged 1.44 rejections per set in the respective 3-2 and 3-1 victories. Marchetto had a solid all-around outing against the Patriots on Friday, registering three kills and zero errors for a .429 hitting percentage while adding six blocks. On Saturday against the Bears, she posted a career-best seven rejections to secure the weekend sweep for the Knights, who have won six of their past seven matches. Marchetto is the first FDU player to secure NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week honors this season.


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Andrea Calderon, CSU (L, Gr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 5.09 digs per set, 1.27 assists per set

• Posted a conference-leading 5.09 digs per set
• Did not record a receiving error in three matches
• Had a season-high 29 digs in a 3-1 defeat to St. Thomas (Sept. 20)

 
Wiktoria Zagumny, CSU (S, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 9.27 assists per set, 2.64 digs per set, 1.00 points per set, 0.55 blocks per set

• Led all NEC setters with 9.27 dimes per set
• Compiled a double-double on 38 assists and 10 digs at North Dakota (Sept. 19)
• Hit .417 with six kills while adding 44 assists and nine digs in four sets against St. Thomas (Sept. 20)
• Averages a league-best 8.65 assists per set

 
Angela Marchetto, FDU (MB, Fr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 1.44 blocks per set, 1.39 points per set

• Had a career-high seven blocks in a 3-1 win over Morgan State (Sept. 21)
• Named the NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week

 
Kylie Nott, FDU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .433 hitting percentage, 3.71 points per set, 2.83 kills per set, 1.33 blocks per set

• Led all NEC players with a .433 hitting percentage last week
• Earned a spot on the George Mason Invitational All-Tournament Team after leading FDU to a 3-0 record
• Compiled 16 blocks, including a career-high six in a sweep of Gardner-Webb (Sept. 20)
• Her 13 kills against Morgan State, a 3-1 win, were a season-best effort (Sept. 21)
• Named the NEC/Molten Player of the Week

 
MacKenzy Ruggiero, FDU (RS, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .338 hitting percentage, 3.15 points per set, 3.00 kills per set

• Helped lead FDU to a 3-0 mark at the George Mason Invitational
• Had 10 kills in a 3-2 win over George Mason (Sept. 20) and 11 in a four-set triumph against Morgan State (Sept. 21)

 
Alasha Colon, LIU (L, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 4.93 digs per set, 0.93 assists per set

• Registered 69 digs with just one receiving error in four matches
• Notched 30 digs, a season high, in a 3-1 defeat to Seton Hall (Sept. 17)
• The 30 digs were the most by an NEC player in a four-set match this season
• Leads the league in total digs (220) and digs per set (4.68)

 
Selina Koç, LIU (S, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .478 hitting percentage, 7.71 assists per set, 3.43 digs per set, 1.71 points per set, 0.93 blocks per set

• Compiled double-doubles in three of four matches last week
• Added 11 kills and 13 blocks
• Tallied a season-high 20 digs and added 31 dimes against Seton Hall (Sept. 17)
• Had a season-best five blocks in a straight-set win over Iona (Sept. 21)

 
Jordan MacDonald, LIU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .293 hitting percentage, 3.85 points per set, 3.10 kills per set, 0.70 blocks per set

• Hit .414 with one miscue and a career-best 13 kills in 29 attempts in a straight-set victory over Iona (Sept. 21), adding season-high four service aces
• Added three blocks against both Seton Hall (Sept. 17) and St. John’s (Sept. 20)

 
Bria Plante, LIU (MH, Gr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 2.86 points per set, 1.79 blocks per set, 1.71 kills per set

• Totaled 25 blocks with just one error during a four-match stretch
• Finished with 19 blocks and zero errors in three matches at the Jack Kaiser Volleyball Classic
• Delivered a season-high nine blocks — the most by any NEC player in a three-set match this season — in a defeat to St. John’s (Sept. 20)
• The lone player in the conference averaging more than 1.00 block per set (1.26)
• Earned NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week honors

 
Korrin Burns, SFU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .163 hitting percentage, 4.55 points per set, 3.37 kills per set, 2.36 digs per set, 0.55 service aces per set

• Had double-digit kills in all three matches, tallying 41 total kills while adding six service aces
• Posted a season high in service aces (4) in Friday’s 3-1 win over Indiana State (Sept. 20)
• Registered a double-double on 17 kills and 10 digs in a four-set defeat to Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 20)
• Notched the 500th kill of her career against Purdue Fort Wayne
• Leads the NEC in kills per set (3.81) and points per set (4.50)

 
Maggie Hogan, SFU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .155 hitting percentage, 3.86 points per set, 3.18 kills per set, 1.64 digs per set, 0.55 service aces per set

• Delivered a double-double (11 kills, 11 digs) while adding two blocks and a pair of service aces in a four-set win over Indiana State (Sept. 20)

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: 

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: 

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: