Four Corvias ECAC Athletes of the Week
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the Corvias Players of the Week for the week of play ending Oct. 30 and four Empire 8 student-athletes have been recognized.
Men’s Soccer – Metro
Offensive Player of the Week
Danny Nasti – Stevens Institute of Technology, So., M
Nasti scored three goals and added one assist in a 2-0 week for Stevens. Nasti finished with two goals and an assist on Wednesday as the Ducks set a program record in the 16-1 win against Berkeley. On Saturday, Nasti scored with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation, clinching a 1-0 win for Stevens over Houghton. With the win, Stevens secured the top seed in the E8 championship.
Women’s Cross Country – Metro
Runner of the Week
Amy Regan – Stevens Institute of Technology, Sr.
Regan became the first student-athlete to ever win four individual cross country Empire 8 Conference titles. Regan clocked a time of 17:17.4 on the five-kilometer course to beat the next runner by five seconds and help Stevens to a second-place team finish for the fourth- straight year.
Women’s Volleyball – North
Offensive Player of the Week
Amanda Cerruti – Ithaca College, So., MB
Cerruti had a big weekend with 30 kills on a .411 hitting percentage and 11 blocks to help Ithaca go 2-1 at the Skidmore Invitational. She kicked off the two-day event with eight kills on .375 hitting, adding two solo blocks and three block assists in the Bombers five-set heart-breaker against New Paltz. She opened her fantastic performance on Saturday with an excellent match against Potsdam. She posted a match-best 11 kills on .474 hitting, while she also picked up a pair of block assists. The second-year middle added 11 more kills to pace IC for the match against Geneseo, also chipping in two solo blocks and two block assists. Cerruti was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the competition.
Women’s Volleyball – North
Rookie of the Week
Amber Smith – Alfred University, Fr., OH
Smith broke her career-record in kills with 23 against SUNY Polytechnic in the Saxons’ season-closer on Saturday. She finished with hitting percentage of .273 in the match and added 12 digs, one solo block and one ace. Smith earlier earned 11 kills, five block assists, seven digs and two set assists in Alfred University’s win over Oswego State.