For the third time this season, senior
Aria Miller was named the Defensive Player of the Week announced by the East Coast Conference Monday afternoon. Additionally, graduate student
Julia Zalta, junior
Erin Stanley, and sophomores
Bella Juliano and
Callum Hunt were named to the Weekly Honor Roll.
Miller totaled 20 digs across two ECC wins for Molloy, with seven in the 3-0 win over Daemen and 13 in the 3-1 win over D'Youville. Additionally, the senior's two service aces against D'Youville cemented her name into the Molloy record book, as she became the program's all-time aces record holder at 152 on her career.
Zalta continued her trend of putting up complete stat lines in a 2-0 week for Molloy. In total, she averaged 2.7 kills, 4.9 assists, and 1.4 digs on the week. The graduate student had a double-double against Daemen, putting up 11 assists and 10 kills to go with six digs, three blocks, and two service aces. She ended the week with 23 assists against D'Youville, just missing a second-straight double-double with nine kills and added four digs and three more blocks.
Stanley averaged over four kills per set in a 2-0 week for Molloy. The junior was a spark for the Molloy offense that helped spark a comeback victory over D'Youville, putting up a total of 15 kills. The outside hitter also tallied three blocks against both D'Youville and Daemen on the week.
Juliano tallied a career-high three points in Molloy's victory over Dominican on Tuesday. The sophomore handed out her sixth assist of the season before finding the back of the net for the second time on the campaign.
Hunt totaled a season-high six saves in Molloy's 1-1 draw at UDC on Saturday. The sophomore made four saves in the second half to help secure the draw including one in the final seconds.