Player of the Week
Camryn Luginbuhl, Sacred Heart
Sr., Tolland, Conn., Tolland (Hartford)
Senior outside hitter Camryn Luginbuhl was incredible this past weekend to lead the Pioneers to a pair of MAAC road wins. The senior outside hitter tallied 48 kills (6.00/set), 29 digs (3.63/set) and 50.5 points (6.31/set). She started the weekend with 24 kills and 15 digs in a five-set win over Manhattan. Luginbuhl then put on one of the best showings in her career with a three-set program record 24 kills, while hitting an incredible .550 on 40 attempts, to go along with 14 digs in a sweep of Iona.
Setter of the Week
Ella Bourque, Canisius
Jr., Yorkville, Ill., Yorkville
Junior setter Ella Bourque led her team with 101 assists (11.22 assists/set), 17 digs, five kills and two blocks which produced a .270 hitting efficiency on the weekend. Bourque notched 54 assists and a season high 11 digs in a five-set victory over Siena on Saturday. The Yorkville, Ill. native followed with a 47-assist performance in a four set victory over Marist.
Libero of the Week
Jillian Hanna, Canisius
Sr., Kent, Ohio, Roosevelt
Senior libero Jillian Hanna led the Golden Griffins with 42 digs (4.67 digs/set) over two matches on the opening weekend of conference play. Hanna also added eight assists and five service aces (.55 aces/set) to her statline. She notched a match-high 26 digs coupled with five assists and a service ace in a five set victory over Siena on Saturday. The Kent, Ohio product followed with a match-high 16 digs while tallying four service aces and three assists in Sunday's four set win over Marist. Hanna, in her fourth season, now sits 40 digs shy of 1,000 career digs.
Rookie of the Week
Mija Jegers, Iona
Fr., Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson
Mija Jegers led all MAAC rookies over the weekend with 3.57 kills per set. Efficiency was key with a .316 hitting percentage on nine kills in Sunday's matchup with Sacred Heart.
The 2024 MAAC Volleyball Championship is an eight-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 21-24, 2024 at UHY Center in Loudonville, NY on the campus of Siena College. The first round will take place on Thursday, November 21, followed by the second round on Friday, November 22, the semifinals on Saturday, November 23, and concluding with the championship final on Sunday, November 24. Siena will serve as host of the four-day championship for the 14th time. 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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