McCurty, Reis, and Kirven Selected as Volleyball Players of the Week
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
BURGANDY McCURTY,
SIENA
OH/MB, Sr., 5-9,
Port Washington, NY/Schreiber
McCurty had a 60-kill
weekend, averaging 6.7 kills per set in two big MAAC wins over Canisius and
Niagara. She had a career-high 33 kills
in the victory over Canisius, hitting .407 for the match and adding nine digs. The next day, she helped the Saints clinch a
MAAC Championship berth with a 27-kill, 18-dig effort in a five-set win over
Niagara. The nation's leader, and MAAC's
all-time leader in kills, surpassed 1,900 for her career this weekend and now
has a legitimate shot at passing 2,000 for her career.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
KARA REIS,
FAIRFIELD
L, Fr., 5-9,
Ramona, CA/Poway
Reis had another strong
week for the Stags, posting a pair of 25+ dig matches for an average of 6.00
digs per set. She also registered a reception percentage of .952 to help
Fairfield to a 2-0 week. In the win at Loyola, Reis posted a career-high 29
digs to go along with two assists and a service ace. In the win at St. Peter's,
she tallied 25 digs and an ace.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
AUBREY KIRVEN,
LOYOLA
S, Fr., 5-7,
Hartville, OH/Lake
Kirven led an offense that out-hit, out-killed and
out-scored opponents last weekend. In 10 sets, the freshman setter amassed 112
total assists for an average of 11.20 per set. Sunday against Manhattan, Kirven
extended her career-high assist number with 65. Against Fairfield, Kirven had a
match-high 47 assists, seven digs and three kills. Defensively, Kirven had 17
kills and two blocks, and also helped the offense with six total kills.