Player of the Week
Allie Elliott, Fairfield
Sr., Stewartville, MN, Stewartville
 
Allie Elliott posted double-doubles in all three of the Stags' matches during a 2-1 weekend at the Quest for the Crown. She put down 2.93 kills per frame while hitting .290 at the pins as Fairfield defeated Towson and host Old Dominion while taking Big XII West Virginia to five sets. Elliott added 2.21 digs per stanza in the back row with three service aces and three blocks in 14 sets of work. Elliott was named the Player of the Match for the Stags' win over ODU on the heels of registering 17 kills on .324 hitting against the Monarchs.
 
Libero of the Week
Miliani Villarreal, Sacred Heart
So., Murrieta, CA, Vista Murrieta
 
Miliani Villarreal led Sacred Heart with 5.82 digs per set in three matches at the Spartan Classic. She tallied a program-record 39 digs in five sets against Gardner-Webb in the season-opener on Friday. Villarreal wrapped up the tournament by recording 14 digs and 11 digs in SHU's final two matches of the event.
 
Setter of the Week
Ava Roodbol, Sacred Heart
Jr., Toronto, Canada, Buffalo/Bayview Glen Independent School
 
Ava Roodbol tallied 10.27 assists per set over the Pios' three matches at the Spartan Classic. The junior assisted on 113 of the team's 140 kills over the weekend’s three contests. She racked up 55 helpers in Sacred Heart’s opening five-set match against Gardner-Webb on Friday. Roodbol followed that up with 24 and 34 assists in her next two matches.
 
Rookie of the Week
Ryleigh Short, Sacred Heart
FY., Canyon Lake, CA, Murrieta Valley
 
Ryleigh Short finished second on Sacred Heart with 3.09 kills per set, to go along with 3.09 digs per set. She opened the year with a 20-kill, 22-dig double-double in a five-set defeat against Gardner-Webb on Friday. Short capped the weekend with 10 kills and seven digs in three sets against Queens (N.C.).
 
The 2025 MAAC Volleyball Championship is a six-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 18 - November 24, 2025. The first round will be hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds. The semifinal round and championship final will be hosted by the #1 seed. The semifinals can be played between November 21-23, and the championship final can be played between November 22-24. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Volleyball Championship, please visit maacsports.com/vb.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
 
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