Molly Richards, Mount Aloysius College, Women's Volleyball (Defensive)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mount Aloysius OH Molly Richards was a leading force for the Mounties in a 3-1 week. She tallied double-digit kills in all four games, while registering 23 digs or more in three of the four games. On Tuesday, Richards had 11 kills and 23 digs in a loss to W&J. With the 23 digs, she went over 1,000 digs for her career. Against Wilson on Thursday, she tallied 15 kills and hit .565, leading the Mounties to a win. Then, on Saturday, Richards had 20 kills and 29 digs in a win against Waynesburg and 16 kills and 24 digs against Penn State Harrisburg. She finished the week averaging 4.43 kills per set and 5.93 digs per set. Richards leads the league in kills per set and ranks in the top five in total kills, digs per set, and total digs.

BEST OF THE REST: PS-Altoona L Anna Batrus continued to anchor the Lions' defense during a 2-0 week of non-conference play, as she tallied 26 digs in Wednesday night's 3-2 win over St. Vincent, then finished with 13 digs in Saturday's 3-0 victory over Wilkes, she had 39 digs and averaged 4.88 digs per set on the week...Alfred State DS Ava Wickes led the Pioneers backline tallying 30 digs, as she opened Sunday with 11 digs, then followed with a 19 dig performance...PS-Behrend L Sara Nobach averaged 4.18 digs per set in three matches for the Lions, she had double-digit digs each match, including her most digs in a three-set match with 20 against Thiel...Hilbert L Natalie Ruhlmann held together the Hawks' defense with 20 receptions and 14 digs in a win over Elmira...Carlow OH Rebecca Hess led the team this week on both sides with 26 kills and 37 digs as Carlow went 1-2 on the week...La Roche S Brooke Bednarski totaled 42 digs, 102 assists, 16 kills and seven service aces on the week as the Redhawks went 3-1.