Women's Volleyball

NE10 Volleyball Report: Week 1

AIC Opens With Big Sweep of Adelphi

Northeast 10 VOLLEYBALL

Players of the Week

Player of the Week
Week 1
Janelys
PEREZ CORTES
AIC / Senior / OH/ Bio
Perez Cortes was a points machine for the Yellow Jackets across her seven sets of action, with 34 kills against just five errors for a .453 attack percentage. She averaged 6.43 points per set, and also aced 11 serves against just two serving errors.  Her efficiency led the Jackets to the top-ranked offense in the NE10 over the season's opening weekend.
34 KILLS
.453 HITTING PERCENTAGE
11 ACES
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 1
Sarah
GORDON
Saint Michael's / Freshman / Libero/ Bio
Gordon averaged 4.5 digs per set while tying for second in the NE10 with 10 aces last weekend. After posting 14 digs in a 3-0 loss at Saint Anselm on Thursday, she totaled 23 digs, five aces and four assists to go along with a kill in a 3-2 setback to Felician on Saturday. Later that day, Gordon had 17 digs and four aces during a 3-1 comeback victory over Assumption.  She also passed well and made just three receiving errors in 61 total chances.
10 ACES
54 DIGS
4.50 DIGS/SET
SETTER of the Week
Week 1
VICTORIA
MENDEZ
AIC / Senior / Setter/ Bio
The 2024 East Region Player of the Year shined in her long-awaited return to the court after missing 2025 to injury.  Mendez passed out 108 assists in nine sets for an average of 12 per set - best in the NE10. She also aced six serves and scored seven kills on 13 swings to further contribute offensively, and added 17 digs and a pair of blocks as well in a strong all-around performance.  Chiefly, AIC ran the most efficient offense in the conference over the season's opening weekend.
.335 TEAM HITTING PERCENTAGE
108 ASSISTS
7 KILLS
Rookie of the Week
Week 1
Marisabelle
SIAS
SCSU / Freshman / OH/ Bio
Seeing her first action of her collegiate career, and playing all six rotations, Sias totaled 32 kills in four matches while hitting .244. Against Concord, she had nine kills and six digs. Against Ursuline, she had 14 kills and six digs and followed with an eight-kill, 11 dig performance against Rollins. 
32 KILLS
.244 HITTING PERCENTAGE
26 DIGS
The Season

2026 Winners.

Week 01
Player of the Week
Janelys Perez Cortes
AIC
Defensive Player
Sarah Gordon
Saint Michael's
SETTER
Victoria Mendez
AIC
Rookie
Marisabelle Sias
SCSU
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