Mackenzie Stephens Named Corvias ECAC Volleyball Co-Player of the Week
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - Marist College junior Mackenzie Stephens was named Corvias ECAC Division I Volleyball Co-Player of the Week.
Stephens, who was selected by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) as its Player of the Week on Monday, had a career weekend as Marist opened MAAC play against Manhattan and Iona, averaging 4.25 kills per set, 1.12 blocks per set and 5.00 points per set which, in looking at the national averages, would place her in the top 20 in all of Division I. In Saturday’s MAAC opener against Manhattan, Stephens at the net registering a match-high 27 kills while adding a match-high eight blocks, including three of the solo variety. She shattered her previous career high in kills and her 27 kills is tied for the third most in a single match in Marist history. She accounted for nearly one third of the Red Foxes’ point total for the entire match, contributing on 32.5 of 90 Marist points. In a three-set win over Iona on Sunday, Stephens added another seven kills, bringing her weekend total to 35, and added another block to bring her weekend point total to 40.
Stephens shares the ECAC honors with Melissa Rigo of Stony Brook University, who averaged 3.33 kills per set, 3.67 digs per set and recorded a .358 hitting percentage while helping Stony Brook go 2-1 at the Bryant Invitational and was named to Bryant Invitational All-Tournament team.
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