NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
VOLLEYBALL

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

FALL 2004
WEEK ENDING 9/12/04

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Whitney Verduin, Richard Stockton
Junior, Outside Hitter
Hawthorne, NJ/Hawthorne

Verduin earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after posting totals of 81 kills and 56 digs at the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic. She registered team-high kill totals in all five matches as Stockton posted a 4-1 record over the course of the two days of competition. In an opening round victory over Salisbury, she collected team-high totals of 20 kills and 19 digs. In the Ospreys' final match of the tournament, she notched 16 kills and 15 digs against Scranton. Verduin was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts at Gettysburg.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Allison Becker, Rutgers-Newark
Freshman, Outside Hitter
Ft. Mitchell, KY/Beechwood

Becker's selection marks the second straight week that a Scarlet Raider has garnered NJAC Rookie honors. In five matches during the week, she posted combined totals of 53 kills, 62 digs and 10 aces. At the Vassar Tournament, she registered three double-doubles in four matches including a 13-kill, 11-dig effort against Union and a 15-kill, 20-dig performance against Skidmore. 

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - FALL 2004

 Player Rookie

Week 1

Lauren Shears
William Paterson
Paoly Figueroa
Rutgers-Newark

Week 2

Whitney Verduin
Richard Stockton
Allison Becker
Rutgers-Newark

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well