Peric, Zywick, Theiller Named Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
Teodora Peric, Manhattan
Jr., S, 6-1, Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep/American University
Peric led the Jaspers to a pair of road wins to start conference play over the weekend. Against Quinnipiac on Saturday, she handed out 35 assists and tallied seven digs, while also registering five kills with just one error in nine attempts, hitting .444 in the 3-1 victory. Then on Sunday against Fairfield, Peric recorded a career-high 23 digs to go along with 28 assists, four blocks and two service aces. She also recorded seven kills on .357 hitting, as Manhattan won in five for its first-ever victory at Alumni Hall. In the two matches, Peric averaged 7.00 assists, 3.33 digs and 0.44 blocks per set in addition to hitting a combined .391 percentage.
Libero of the Week
Brooke Zywick, Marist
Sr., L, 5-4, Garden City, Mich./John Glenn
Zywick averaged 4.67 digs per set as Marist went 2-0 this past week, winning all six of its sets against conference foes Canisius and Niagara. She totaled 16 digs, an ace and an assist against Canisius on Sept. 20. Zywick then had 12 digs, an ace and an assist in a triumph against Niagara on Sept. 21.
Rookie of the Week
Megan Theiller, Fairfield
Fr., RS/DS, 5-10, Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill
Freshman Megan Theiller made herself noticed in her first two MAAC matches, posting a pair of double-doubles while averaging 3.50 kills and 3.62 digs per set to lead the Stags. In the 3-0 win over Iona, Theiller notched 11 kills and 14 digs with an assist. In five sets against Manhattan, Theiller tallied a career-high 17 kills with 15 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.