2003 Volleyball SUNYAC Players of the Week

*ECAC Co-Player of the Week

November 3, 2003
SUNY Cortland senior setter Jamie McMullen (Castile, NY/Letchworth) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 2. McMullen was named to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) all-tournament team as she helped the 40-2 Red Dragons finish third in the 12-team field. She nearly posted a "triple-double" in a 3-1 loss to Nazareth, finishing with 10 kills, 35 assists and nine digs. She recorded eight kills, 39 assists and seven digs in a 3-0 win over Ithaca in the third-place match. In four matches during the week, McMullen had a .440 hitting percentage and averaged 10.69 assists and 2.6 digs per game. She leads the SUNYAC this season with 10.94 assists per game.

October 27, 2003
SUNY Fredonia senior middle hitter Liz Geist (Alden, NY/Alden) has been selected as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 26. It is the second time Geist has received the award this season (9/22). Geist averaged team-highs of 2.8 kills and 1.2 blocks per game and recorded a .398 hitting percentage in four Fredonia victories. She had 19 kills and 10 blocks in a 3-2 win over Geneseo, 13 kills and four blocks in a 3-1 victory versus Oswego and 12 kills, and five blocks and eight digs in a 3-2 win against Buffalo State. Geist's 10 blocks versus Geneseo is her second double-figure effort in that category this season. She is currently ranked third in the conference with 1.21 blocks per game. The Blue Devils captured the SUNYAC West title with an 8-0 record and will receive a bye into the SUNYAC tournament semifinals. The conference tournament will be held on Nov. 7-8 at SUNY Cortland.

October 20, 2003
Oneonta senior setter/outside hitter Lacey Musso (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for all games ending Oct. 19. Musso was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Oswego Invitational, leading the Red Dragons to a 4-0 record and the tournament title. She recorded a "triple-double" of 11 kills, 24 assists and 11 digs in a 3-1 win over RIT, the second-rated team in the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association Oct. 14 rankings. She also registered 34 assists, 19 digs and eight kills in a 3-1 win over Clarkson. She totaled 102 assists, 30 kills and 47 digs in four matches. The Red Dragons are 20-11 overall, 4-1 in SUNYAC play, and have won 16 of their last 17 matches.

October 13, 2003
SUNY Cortland senior outside hitter Andrea Smith (San Diego, CA/Frontier Central (NY) has been named the SUNYAC Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 12. Smith was named the Most Valuable Player at the Cortland Invitational last weekend, leading the Red Dragons to a 4-0 record and the tournament title. She recorded 15 kills, a .481 attack percentage and 17 digs in a 3-0 win over Ithaca College, 13 kills and nine digs in a 3-0 victory versus Moravian College and 10 kills, 22 digs and three blocks in a 3-2 win over Western Connecticut State. She hit .347 for the tournament with 41 kills, 51 digs and four blocks in 12 games. Cortland extended its school-record winning streak to 27 straight matches with the wins. The Red Dragons are 27-1 overall and 5-0 in SUNYAC East play.

October 6, 2003
SUNY New Paltz senior setter Jennifer Hollis (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 5. Hollis averaged 9.3 assists, 3.4 digs and hit .440 in a 2-1 week for the Hawks. She recorded double-doubles in all three matches, finishing with 39 assists and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Southampton, 29 assists and 11 digs in a 3-0 win versus Dominican and 25 assists and 11 digs in a 3-1 loss to Vassar. New Paltz is currently 11-14 overall and 3-2 in the SUNYAC East Division.

September 29, 2003
Brockport senior setter Lyndsey Celeste (Clarence, NY/Clarence) has been chosen as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for games through Sept. 28. Celeste recorded 179 assists in five matches during a 3-2 week for the Golden Eagles. She averaged 10.5 assists per game, more than two assists per game over her season average. She also totaled 52 digs, eight blocks and 18 kills. She finished with 44 assists (11 per game) in 3-1 wins over both Buffalo State and Oswego at the SUNYAC West Division Round Robin in Oswego. She also had 34 assists in a 3-0 loss to Fredonia. The Golden Eagles are 14-8 overall and 3-1 in SUNYAC West play.

September 22, 2003
Fredonia senior middle hitter Liz Geist (Alden, NY/Alden) has been chosen as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) women's volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 21. Geist recorded 50 kills, 34 digs and 28 blocks in five matches for the Blue Devils last week. She averaged 2.6 kills and 1.5 blocks per game and finished with a .333 attack percentage in 19 games played. In a 3-1 win over Brockport, Geist recorded a "triple-double" of 10 kills, 12 digs and 10 blocks. She also registered 18 kills in a 3-2 loss at St. John Fisher and had seven blocks in a 3-1 win over Buffalo State. Fredonia finished the week with a 3-2 record and is 10-4 on the season.

September 15, 2003
Cortland outside hitter Andrea Smith (San Diego, CA/Frontier Central (NY)) has been chosen as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) women's volleyball Player of the Week for games ending September 14. Smith was named the Most Valuable Player at the University of Scranton Invitational as she helped the Red Dragons post a 4-0 record and win the tournament title. She recorded 50 kills, 50 digs, and a .415 attack percentage in 13 games played. In the semifinals versus Franklin and Marshall, she registered 18 kills, 13 digs and a .552 attack percentage. She amassed 19 kills and 12 digs and hit a .444 clip in the championship match versus Scranton. Cortland is 11-1 this fall and has won 11 straight matches.

September 8, 2003
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced Oswego's Erin Hanlon (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) as the SUNYAC Player of the Week for the week ending September 7. Hanlon averaged 4.7 kills and 4.6 digs per game and recorded 10 aces in four matches for the Lakers at Ithaca College's Bomber Invitational. In a five-game win over Skidmore, Hanlon registered 30 kills, 26 digs and eight aces. She also recorded 12 kills and 23 digs in a loss to Ithaca and had 14 kills and 12 digs in a loss to Concordia-Moorhead. She finished the tournament with 66 kills and 65 digs.

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