FIORVANTI GARNERS SECOND STRAIGHT CACC PLAYER OF WEEK ACCOLADE
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michelle Fiorvanti has garnered Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Volleyball Player of the Week accolades for the second consecutive week. Sidney Chuktunarod of Chestnut Hill College was named Rookie of the Week.
Fiorvanti, a 5-9 junior outside hitter from Commack, N.Y., led
Dominican to a 3-0 week with
averages of 3.91 kills at a .257 percentage, and 3.09 digs
per-set. She posted 20 kills and 20 digs in a setback to Wilmington
and added 12 kills and 11 digs in a sweep over Chestnut Hill.
Chuktunarod, a 5-5 freshman setter from San Francisco, Cal., provided 8.42 assists, 2.17 digs and 0.92 kills per-set in a 2-1 week. She recorded 40 assists, nine digs and five kills in a victory over Felician and contributed 35 assists and 11 digs in a 3-2 win against Goldey-Beacom.
Honorable Mention
Alex DePalma, Chestnut Hill (So., OH, 5-4, Shillington, PA) -
Posted 3.50 kills and 3.42 digs per-set in a 2-1 week.
Susan McDonough, Caldwell (Jr., OH, 5-9, Saline, MI) - Averaged
3.18 kills, 4.18 digs and 0.55 service aces per-set in a 3-0
week.
Kelly Reynolds, Post (Sr., OH, Stamford, CT) - Averaged 3.70 kills
at a .269 percentage in a 1-2 week for the Eagles.
Hillary Hoffman, Concordia (So., S/OH, E. Meadow, NY) - Recorded
7.9 assists and 2.1 digs per-set for the Clippers last week.
Brittany Olson, Philadelphia (Jr., L/OH, Sycamore, IL) - Totaled 45
kills in four matches last week and averaged 2.27 digs
per-set.
Team Notes
Bloomfield - The Lady Deacons went 1-1 for the week, topping Post
University in a 3-0 home sweep to move to within a half-game of the
fourth and final playoff spot in the CACC North Division.
Junior Da’Cheray Thomas (Newark, N.J.) led the offensive
effort with nine kills in the contest, while Dominic Spivey
(Newark, N.J.), Clodesh Marie Montano (Carolina, P.R.) and Chereese
Sheen (Queens, N.Y.) totaled eight kills apiece to complete the
balanced attack. Bloomfield totaled seven blocks on the
night, with Montano and Sheen leading the way with two
apiece. Junior setter Allison Hart (Pagosa Springs, Co.)
keyed the offense with 27 assists, whlile Gabriella Betoni
(Jaragua, Brazil) led the defense with eight digs. Thomas led
the Lady Deacons in kills in each of the team’s contests this
week, picking up seven against Holy Family Saturday afternoon.
Caldwell - The Cougars won all three of their matches last week,
defeating Nyack at home on Tuesday and beating Philadelphia and
Southern Connecticut in a tri-match on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Caldwell’s 3-0 sweep of Nyack, behind nine kills from junior
Susan McDonough, kept the Cougars unbeaten at home against CACC
opponents this season. McDonough also had a team-high 15 kills
against Philadelphia and 11 versus SCSU. Junior libero Maddy Amon
racked up 37 digs in the win over Philadelphia and averaged 6.91
digs per set for the week. Caldwell hosts Dominican on Tuesday and
Goldey-Beacom on Saturday in a pair of CACC matches.
Concordia - Concordia went 2-1 this week with wins over Felician
and USciences. This week the Clippers will host Bloomfield on
Tuesday and Post on Thursday. On Saturday, Concordia will travel to
Holy Family for a 12pm match.
Felician - Junior OH Jenna Matesic has moved into second place on
Felician’s all-time kills list. Her 664 career kills trail
only the 813 of former teammate Amber Doran (2007-10). Senior
S/Opp Megan Delamater has become the first player in Golden Falcon
history with 100 career service aces and the third to reach 100
career blocks.
Georgian Court - The Lions take the court four times this week as
the Lions host Nyack (Monday), Holy Family (Tuesday) and Wilmington
(Thursday) before traveling to Bloomfield Saturday afternoon.
Philadelphia - A 1-3 record was the result of four matches on the
week for the Rams. This week the squad faces Chestnut Hill
College (10/18) at 7 p.m. before hosting Philadelphia Biblical
University (10/20) also at 7 p.m.
Post - Senior setter Taylor Doyle is now only one assist away from
3,000 in her career. This week, the Eagles begin a four game
road trip when they travel to Nyack, Concordia, and Chestnut
Hill.







