McCurty, Nieters, and Davis Take Home Weekly Awards
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MAAC
Offensive Player of the Week
BURGANDY McCURTY
MH, Jr., 5-9, Port
Washington, NY/Schreiber
McCurty averaged 4.8 kills per set and posted a .356
attack percentage in a 1-1 week for the Saints.
She had 27 kills and a .412 attack percentage in a narrow 3-2 loss at
Canisius and collected 21 kills and 11 digs in the team’s 3-2 win at
Canisius. McCurty had just 12 errors in
101 attacks in the two matches. She
totaled nine blocks and 17 digs on the weekend.
MAAC
Defensive Player of the Week
ALLISON NIETERS,
IONA
L, So., 5-9, St.
Charles, MO/Lutheran
Nieters was a defensive force on the back row in the Gaels
sweep of Loyola and Saint Peter’s. She continued her impressive sophomore
campaign averaging 8.67 digs per set (52 total) while being perfect on 31
service receptions. Nieters was instrumental in helping the Gaels to hold their
opponents to just a .051 hitting percentage with only four aces. She’s
averaging just over 6.07 digs per set in 12 matches thus far this season.
MAAC
Rookie of the Week
JANELLE DAVIS,
CANISIUS
S, Fr., 5-9,
Allentown, PA/William Allen
Davis set career highs in
both of the Canisius victories last weekend. The freshman setter had a
career-high 44 assists in the win over Siena and then had 51 assists in the
victory over Marist. Davis also had a career-high six blocks against the
Saints. On the week, Davis averaged 9.50 assists per set, 1.30 digs per set and
0.80 blocks per while recording seven kills and one error in 12 attack
attempts.