Week 6 - October 3, 2022

NE10 Player of the Week

Ingrid Murphy, Bentley
Senior | Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist | Cotuit, Mass.

During a trio of 3-0 sweeps, Murphy hit .391 while averaging 3.63 kills, 3.13 digs, 0.50 aces, 0.38 blocks and 4.31 points. Her totals for the week included 29 kills, 25 digs, four aces, three blocks and 34.5 points. She hit .409 with 11 kills against Franklin Pierce, .333 with nine kills against Post and .444 with nine kills in two sets against St. Michael's. Murphy also had a .944 reception percentage.

NE10 Libero of the Week

Deanne Wilson, Southern New Hampshire
Sophomore | Defensive Specialist | Buffalo, N.Y.

Wilson amassed 30 digs (5.00 digs/set), three aces (0.50 sa/s) and seven assists (1.17 a/s) during a 2-0 week for SNHU. Wilson collected 12 digs and an ace in a three-set win versus Saint Michael's on Tuesday and then tallied 18 digs and two aces in Saturday's 3-0 blanking of Southern Connecticut.

NE10 Setter of the Week

Brenna Valsted, Adelphi
Senior | Setter | Lousiville, Kent.

Valsted paced the offense in a 2-0 NE10 week for Adelphi, averaging 11.17 assists per set. She was also responsible for just over 2 digs per set and nearly added a kill in each for .83 kills per set. Against the Golden Knights she tallied 40 assists, helping the team to a .345 hitting percentage.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Macarty McQueen, Adelphi
Freshman | Outside Hitter | Carmel, Ind.

McQueen averaged 3.17 kills per set in a 2-0 week for Adelphi as it continued NE10 conference play. She accounted for 11 in a win over Saint Rose while adding 11 digs (1.83 d/s) for the week. 

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Naomi Eckert Rivera, American Int'l (Jr., S - Toa Baja, Puerto Rico)
Eckert Rivera helped AIC close out a perfect month with a sweep of Saint Rose. In the three sets, she had 41 assists and 12 digs.

Brandi Montoya, Assumption (Jr., DS - Aurora, Colo.)
Established a new career-high with 23 digs against Southern Connecticut, while also tying her career-high with five service aces. Montoya currently ranks fourth in the NE10 with 4.18 digs per set.

Jazzy Burke, Bentley (So., DS - Lake George, N.Y.)
During a 3-0 week, Burke totaled 34 digs and seven aces in eight sets, averages of 4.25 digs and 0.88 aces. She had 18 digs and five aces against Franklin Pierce, and 12 digs and two aces against St. Michael's. Burke also had a .976 reception percentage with only one error in 42 chances.

Morgan Schmutzler, Franklin Pierce (Jr., L - Lockport, Ill.)
Schmutzler delivered a solid defensive week for Ravens' volleyball, chalking up 28 total digs while averaging 4.00 d/s across both matchups. Schmutzler appeared in all four sets for the Ravens in a non-conference match versus Stonehill, collecting 17 of her total 28 digs in the single effort. 

Emily Barry, New Haven (Sr., OH - Freeport, N.Y.)
In the Chargers' lone match last week, Barry led the team with 15 kills and a .467 attack percentage with just one error in 30 attempts. She also added a service ace and 11 digs for her first double-double of the season.

Lauren Casey, Saint Anselm (Sr., OH - Jefferson City, Mo.)
Casey posted a team-high 18 kills and added 12 digs for the Hawks in their 3-1 win over Pace. Casey averaged 4.50 kills per set and 3.00 digs per set in her double-double. She was responsible for 21.5 points in the lone match of the week for Saint Anselm.

Michelle Henwood, Saint Anselm (Sr., S - Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)
Henwood threw up 46 assists to aid the Hawks to a 3-1 win over Pace in their lone match of the week. The senior co-captain added 12 digs to collect the double-double. Henwood also added three kills and two assisted blocks. 

Aubrey Villena, Southern Conn. St. (Fr., L - San Diego, Calif.)
Villena was a steady presence for the Owls in a 1-1 week. She averaged 4.75 digs per set, picked up 38 total digs, and five service aces. She recorded a career-high 26 digs in a five set victory over Assumption and ranks second in the conference in total digs. 

Sara Montefameglio, Southern N.H. (Sr., S - Turin, Italy)
Montefameglio handed out 56 assists (9.33 a/s) and tallied four aces (0.67 sa/s), 16 digs (2.67 d/s) and a pair of block s(0.33 b/s) during a 2-0 week for the Penmen. Montefameglio recorded 25 assists, two aces, two blocks and six digs in a 3-0 win against Saint Michael's on Tuesday and then posted a double-double of 31 helpers, two aces and 10 digs in Saturday's three-set victory over Southern Connecticut.

Ana Pimenta, Southern N.H. (Jr., OH - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Pimenta totaled 23 kills (3.83 k/s), two aces (0.33 sa/s) and 13 digs (2.17 d/s) during a 2-0 week for the Penmen. Pimenta recorded a match-high 10 kills on .389 hitting, to go with seven digs and an ace, in Tuesday's 3-0 blanking of Saint Michael's. She also registered 13 kills (.313), six digs and an ace in a three-set win over Southern Connecticut on Saturday.

NE10 Weekly Winners

• Sept. 26 - Volleyball Report: Week 5
• Sept. 19 - Volleyball Report: Week 4
• Sept. 12 -Volleyball Report: Week 3
• Sept. 5 - Volleyball Report: Week 2
• Aug. 29 - Volleyball Report: Week 1

2022 NE10 Volleyball Standings

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
American Int'l	12	11-1	0.917	33	30-3	0.909
Bentley	12	11-1	0.917	30	23-7	0.767
Adelphi	12	10-2	0.833	34	23-11	0.676
So. New Hampshire	12	9-3	0.750	27	19-8	0.704
Saint Anselm	12	9-3	0.750	31	21-10	0.677
New Haven	12	7-5	0.583	28	16-12	0.571
So. Connecticut	12	5-7	0.417	32	17-15	0.531
Franklin Pierce	12	5-7	0.417	23	10-13	0.435
Saint Rose	12	4-8	0.333	28	13-15	0.464
Le Moyne	12	3-9	0.250	23	7-16	0.304
Pace	12	3-9	0.250	24	5-19	0.208
Assumption	12	1-11	0.083	17	1-16	0.059
Saint Michael's	12	0-12	0.000	21	1-20	0.048