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Northeast Conference Women's Volleyball Weekly Release (9/10)

9/10/2024


NEC/Molten Player of the Week: Korrin Burns, Saint Francis U
NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week: Andrea Calderon, Chicago State
NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Irwin, Saint Francis U

Previous NEC Releases: September 4 | Preseason Poll Release

NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Korrin Burns, Saint Francis U
Outside Hitter, Junior, Clarion, PA/Clarion Area
Last Week’s Stats: .267 hitting percentage, 5.86 points per set, 4.86 kills per set, 1.71 digs per set, 0.57 service aces per set, 0.57 blocks per set
Burns anchored a Saint Francis U attacking line that combined for a league-leading .224 hitting percentage en route to scoring a weekend sweep at the Red Flash Invitational. The Red Flash went 2-0 at their host tournament, scoring wins over Penn on Friday and Siena on Saturday. Burns had an outstanding week, leading all NEC players with 5.86 points and 4.86 kills per set while hitting .267 during that stretch. The junior outside hitter and Clarion, PA native’s weekend was highlighted by a near double-double performance consisting of nine digs and her first 20-kill outing of the season in a four-set triumph over Penn. She went on to contribute a match-high 14 kills against Siena, a straight-set triumph. Saint Francis U has now won three-in-a-row to even its record in non-conference play at 3-3. This is Burns’ third career NEC/Molten Player of the Week honor.
 
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: 4.36 digs per set
Calderon becomes the first-ever women’s volleyball player from Chicago State to garner a weekly award from the NEC. The graduate student nabbed NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week honors after she led entire league in digs by a longshot with 4.36 per set. In three matches, Calderon totaled 61 digs to propel the Cougars to a 2-1 record at the Dunn Hospitality Tournament. Knocking off host-team Evansville in four sets before making it a Friday sweep with a five-set triumph over Miami (OH), Chicago State came just shy of a weekend sweep after dropping a 3-2 thriller to Samford in the tournament’s finale. Calderon registered a match-high 26 digs in Friday’s win over the Red Hawks before she posted another 20-dig effort (24) in the Cougars’ hard-fought defeat to the Bulldogs. On the season, the Peruvian is ranked third in the conference in digs per set (3.85), while her 77 total digs are also good for third.
 
NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Irwin, Saint Francis U
Middle Hitter/Outside Hitter, Redshirt Freshman, Fort Lauderdale, FL/Monarch
Last Week’s Stats: .172 hitting percentage, 2.14 points per set, 1.57 kills per set, 0.86 blocks per set
Irwin was a key contributor to Saint Francis U’s undefeated weekend that featured victories over Penn and Siena at the Red Flash Invitational. The redshirt freshman averaged 2.14 points, 1.57 kills and a team-high 0.86 blocks per set for the Red Flash, who elevated their non-conference record to 3-3 with the two wins. Irwin, a middle blocker/outside hitter, got her weekend going with a five-kill, three-block effort in Friday’s 3-1 victory over the Quakers. On Saturday, she tacked on six kills and three more blocks to help the Red Flash take down the Saints in straight sets. This is Irwin’s first NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week award.


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Lauren Milani, CCSU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 2.89 points per set, 2.44 kills per set, 2.22 digs per set, 0.44 service aces per set
  • Named to the Stags Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • Delivered 10 kills and nine digs in a straight-set defeat to Boston College (Sept. 7)
 
Andrea Calderon, CSU (L, Gr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 4.36 digs per set, 1.07 assists per set
  • Registered double-digit digs in each of Chicago State’s three matches to lead the Cougars to a 2-1 mark at the Dunn Hospitality Tournament
  • Led all NEC players with 61 total digs and 4.36 digs per set
  • Recorded a season high in digs (26) in a five-set win over Miami [OH] (Sept. 6)
  • Tabbed the NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week
 
Karly Klaer, CSU (S, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: 3.50 points per set, 2.86 kills per set, 2.21 digs per set, 0.43 service aces per set
  • Compiled double-doubles in a Friday sweep that featured a 3-1 win over Evansville (11 kills, 15 digs) and a five-set triumph over Miami [OH] (21 kills, 12 digs) at the Dunn Hospitality Tournament
  • The 15 digs and 21 kills were both season-best marks
  • Added a season-high three blocks and four service aces in the win over the Red Hawks (Sept. 6)
 
Patrycja Lagida, CSU (OH, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: .198 hitting percentage, 4.07 kills per set, 2.07 digs per set
  • Registered double figures in kills in all three matches to lead Chicago State to a 2-1 mark over the weekend at the Dunn Hospitality Tournament
  • Had a season-high 26 kills in a hard-fought, five set defeat to Samford (Sept. 7)
  • Hit .303 with six miscues in 66 attempts while adding a season-high 18 digs to complete her first double-double of the season against the Bulldogs
 
Eleonora Tosi, FDU (MB, Gr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .263 hitting percentage, 2.77 points per set, 2.38 kills per set, 0.77 blocks per set
  • Launched double figures in kills in a five-set defeat to UAlbany (12) and a four-set victory over Iona (12) on Sept. 7
  • Contributed a season-high five blocks in a 3-1 defeat to Central Michigan (Sept. 6)
 
Bria Plante, LIU (MH, Gr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .522 hitting percentage, 2.58 points per set, 2.17 kills per set, 0.83 blocks per set
  • Posted a league-leading .522 hitting percentage against stiff competition in Tennessee (Sept. 6) and UCLA (Sept. 7)
  • Hit .667, a season-best mark, against the Bears after tallying eight kills and zero miscues in 12 total attacks 
  • Led LIU’s blocking efforts on the weekend with five 
  • Leads the NEC in hitting percentage (.360) and blocks per set (1.08)
 
Korrin Burns, SFU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .267 hitting percentage, 5.86 points per set, 4.86 kills per set, 1.71 digs per set, 0.57 service aces per set, 0.57 blocks per set
  • Led all NEC players with 5.86 points and 4.86 kills per set in Saint Francis U’s 2-0 week
  • Delivered 20 kills in a four-set triumph over Penn (Sept. 6)
  • Named the NEC/Molten Player of the Week
 
Maggie Hogan, SFU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .319 hitting percentage, 4.79 points per set, 4.29 kills per set, 3.43 digs per set, 0.43 service aces per set
  • Had 21 kills — the most by an NEC player in a four-set match this season — to lead Saint Francis U past Penn (Sept. 6)
  • Leads the league in total kills (86), kills per set (3.91), points (96.0) and points per set (4.36)
 
Mia Berardino, STO (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .272 hitting percentage, 3.23 points per set, 2.85 kills per set, 1.15 digs per set
  • Tallied a career-high 18 kills behind a season-best .438 hitting percentage (4 errors, 32 attacks) to lead Stonehill past Merrimack in a five-set thriller (Sept. 7)
  • Added three aces to match a season-best effort against the Warriors


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: 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 4: Alasha Colon (LIU)
Sept. 10: Andrea Calderon (Chicago State)
Sept. 17: 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 4: Bella Correia (LIU)
Sept. 10: Alyssa Irwin (Saint Francis U)
Sept. 17: