CCC Athletes of the Week Release

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- Following a 1-1 week in which they swept cross-town and Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) rival Gordon to kick off the team's conference schedule, Endicott women's volleyball players Tori McIntyre (San Diego, Calif.) and Elise Morgan (Holbrook, Mass.) took home CCC Player and Rookie of the Week honors respectively. The honors were announced by the CCC office on Monday.

For McIntyre, she received Player of the Week honors for the second time this season, having also received the distinction the first week of the season.  The sophomore outside was stellar all week, registering a .318 hitting percentage and averaging 3.71 kills/set, 4.86 digs/set and 4.36 points/set.  In the first match of the week against Colby-Sawyer, McIntyre tied for the match-high kill total with 16 while also picking up 21 digs.  Her 16 kills came with only one error on 42 attempts in the four set loss to the Chargers, while her 21 digs were second on the team.  In the three set sweep of Gordon, McIntyre produced a 10-4-24 (.250) line and picked up a match high 13 digs.

For Morgan, it was also her second CCC Rookie of the Week honor, having also won the recognition the first week of the season.  The outside averaged 2.86 kills/set, 1.00 dig/set and 0.57 blocks per/set on the 1-1 week.  In the setback against Colby-Sawyer, Morgan recorded nine kills on 35 attempts to go with four digs and three assist blocks.  Against Gordon, she was nearly unstoppable on her way to a 11-1-27 (.370) offensive line while chipping in three digs and one assist block.

McIntyre, Morgan and the team return to action tomorrow night when they play host to Brandeis in non-conference action at 7:00 p.m.  The team's next conference match comes on Friday as they travel to Bristol, R.I. to take on the first place Hawks of Roger Williams in a rematch of last year's CCC Championship.