BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Jill Pressly, DePaul, Sr., OH
Pressly recorded a BIG EAST-best 46 kills in a 2-0 weekend, averaging a league-high 5.75 kills per set. Her 21 kills against UConn and 25 against Providence were both match highs. In a 3-1 win over Providence on Saturday, the senior owned a hitting percentage of .375 which was her second-best hitting percentage this year. The Plano, Texas native added 22 digs over the two matches, to record her 37th and 38th career double-doubles. The senior also recorded a career-high five service aces on Friday against UConn, most in the BIG EAST last weekend, as well as adding four blocks over the weekend.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Kiara Reinhardt, Creighton, Jr., MB
Reinhardt averaged a league-high 1.83 blocks per set, in addition to 1.50 kills per set, 1.00 digs per set and 0.67 aces per set on .450 hitting in a pair of 3-0 road sweeps. Reinhardt had five blocks and five kills on .714 hitting in Friday’s win at Villanova, adding two digs. The Wildcats hit just .022 and had 23 kills in the contest. Reinhardt concluded her weekend with six blocks, four kills and a career-high four aces in a 3-0 win at Georgetown. For the week Reinhardt led the BIG EAST in blocks per set, was second in hitting percentage and third in aces per set.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Abby Harrell, Villanova, Fr., OH
In a 1-1 week for the Wildcats, Harrell paced Villanova in kills, averaging 3.50 per set to rank fifth among all BIG EAST contenders. Her match-high 16 kills against Georgetown were the most in a three-set match in the BIG EAST last week. Harrell added 1.50 digs per set and 0.50 blocks per set.
Honor Roll
Julia Nagy, DePaul, Sr., L – Nagy stepped in as libero last weekend and collected 35 digs, good for 4.375 per set. She recorded career highs of 24 digs and six assists on Friday in a 3-1 win over UConn.
Sarah Kushner, Marquette, Gr., L/DS - Kushner averaged a BIG EAST-best 5.83 digs per set and a pair of aces in two sweeps this weekend over Providence and UConn. She tied for a match-high with 15 digs against the Friars on Friday along with three assists and an ace. On Saturday against the Huskies, the graduate student recorded a match-high 20 digs alongside four assists and an ace.
Ludovica Zola, St. John’s, So., MB – Zola amassed 13 total blocks across eight sets paired with seven kills, three aces and three digs during the weekend. Against Xavier, she racked up a career-high seven total blocks (two solo blocks and five block assists), averaging 2.33 per set. She also registered five kills, two aces and three digs. Against Butler, she recorded six total blocks, two kills and a dig.
Perri Lucas, Seton Hall, Sr., OH – Lucas was again the primary offensive weapon for the Pirates last week, leading the team with 3.33 kills per set and a .429 attack percentage. On Friday in a thrilling five-set victory over Butler, Lucas had a career-best performance. The senior erupted for a career-high 23 kills, only two attack errors, a .583 attack percentage, five blocks and two digs. On Saturday, she followed up her epic effort with seven more kills, two digs and a block against Xavier.
Delaney Hogan, Xavier, Sr., MB – Hogan led Xavier to the win at Seton Hall, tying for the match high with 13 kills with a .435 hitting percentage – the sixth-highest single-match clip last week. She added four blocks against the Pirates. Hogan also had seven kills, three digs and two blocks at St. John’s.