TOWSON, Md.-- For the second time this season the Elizabethtown women's volleyball team has swept the Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week awards.
Lucy Stanek and
Emma Rizzutto earned the honor after they both recorded their 1000th career dig over the weekend.
Stanek and Rizzutto helped the Blue Jays finish the regular season with a 22-9 overall record, the team's best since the 2019 season. The two also helped Etown sweep both Rutgers-Newark and St. Joseph's (LI).
Stanek led the team in kills in both matches during the week, totaling 31 kills with just five errors on 70 swings for a .371 hitting percentage. She recorded 14 kills on 36 attempts (.306) against Rutgers-Newark before turning in an even more efficient performance against St. Joseph's (LI), finishing with 17 kills and just two errors for a .441 hitting percentage. She also tied a career high with four service aces against St. Joseph's and recorded her 1,000th career dig against Rutgers-Newark.
Rizzutto anchored the defensive effort during the team's two-match week, totaling 32 digs for an average of 5.33 per set. She recorded 17 digs against Rutgers-Newark and added 15 against St. Joseph's (LI), while also reaching the 1,000-dig milestone for her career against St. Joseph's.