2007 NESCAC Volleyball Player of the Week
November 5, 2007
Emily Avis, Williams
(First Year, Setter - Palo Alto, Calif.)
Avis had a big hand in helping the Ephs capture the 2007 NESCAC
Volleyball Championship over the weekend, racking up 160 assists
for an average of 14.5 per game along with contributing 3.73 digs
per game. Against Amherst in the final on Sunday, Avis had 15 digs,
three blocks, and a championship-match record 71 assists in a 3-2
win for Williams.
October 29, 2007
Alisha Cahlan, Williams
(Sophomore, OPP - Las Vegas, Nev.)
Cahlan averaged 4.9 kills per game and hit at a .349 clip as the
Ephs won three NESCAC matches last week to finish the regular
season in second place. She also collected 10 blocks, coming up
with five in a 3-0 sweep of Connecticut College on Saturday.
October 22, 2007
Jaclyn DeMais, Amherst
(Senior, OH - Hillsdale, N.J.)
DeMais averaged 6.0 kills and 3.68 digs per game during a 4-1 week
for the Jeffs, as she hit at a .331 clip during the stretch.
Against Williams on Tuesday evening, DeMais accumulated 35 kills
and 27 digs in a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Williams,
averaging 7.0 kills and 5.4 digs per game in the match.
October 15, 2007
Dena Feiger, Tufts
(Sophomore, S - Long Grove, Ill.)
Feiger helped the Jumbos to a 3-0 week, including victories over
NESCAC foes Trinity and Wesleyan, as she averaged 12.0 assists per
game over a 10-game stretch. Feiger also averaged 4.6 digs per game
and added in 11 kills and 12 blocks during the week. She
accumulated 35 assists against Trinity on Friday and 37 assists
against Wesleyan on Saturday.
October 8, 2007
Gillian Page, Bowdoin
(Sophomore, OH - Mercer Island, Wash.)
Page averaged 3.14 kills and 4.86 digs per game as the Polar Bears
went 3-1 last week. At Colby on Wednesday, Page had nine kills and
16 digs in a 3-0 victory before collecting 16 kills and 20 digs in
a 3-2 setback to Amherst on Sunday. Page leads Bowdoin in kills and
digs per game this season.
October 1, 2007
Ruby Hernandez, Wesleyan
(First Year, DS - West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Hernandez averaged 4.93 digs per game during a 4-0 week for the
Cardinals, including a 34-dig performance in a 3-2 victory over
Amherst, tying a team record for digs in a match in the process.
Hernandez also added in 14 assists, a kill and five aces last week.
During the Wesleyan Invitational over the weekend, Hernandez
received 64 serves without committing an error.
September 24, 2007
Lisa Drennan, Wesleyan
(Junior, OH - Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Drennan helped the Cardinals go 3-1 and finish fifth at the 16-team
MIT Invitational over the weekend, averaging 5.8 kills and 2.4 digs
per game with a .293 hitting percentage while earning
All-Tournament Team honors. In a 3-2 win over Vassar on Saturday,
Drennan posted 33 kills. For the week, Drennan averaged 5.7 kills
per game and posted a .285 hitting percentage.
September 17, 2007
Caitlin Tomaska, Connecticut
College
(Junior, OH - Solana Beach, Calif.)
Tomaska helped the Camels post a 4-0 week, including three
victories in NESCAC action over the weekend. Tomaska averaged 4.25
kills and 4.08 digs per game while hitting at a .354 clip, along
with adding in eight service aces and six blocks.
September 10, 2007
Jaclyn DeMais, Amherst
(Senior, OH - Hillsdale, N.J.)
DeMais picked up where she left off last season as she helped her
squad post a 3-0 record at the Roger Williams Invitational with
victories over Rivier, the University of New England and Roger
Williams. DeMais posted a strong 4.30 kills per game while hitting
at a .525 clip over 10 games. Her performance in the invitational
earned her Tournament MVP honors for the second-straight year.






