Athlete: Deanna Whelpley (University of Scranton)
Whelpley delivered an outstanding weekend for The University of Scranton volleyball team, helping the Royals to a 3-0 weekend with three competitive matches against top regional opponents. She opened the weekend against Middlebury with 18 kills and six digs while hitting .250 over four sets. The next day against Salisbury, she had a match-high 20 kills with just two errors on 45 swings, hitting an impressive .400 across five sets. She closed out the weekend with 11 more kills and a .216 hitting percentage in a four-set battle against Cortland. Across the three matches, Whelpley totaled 49 kills, hit .292, to earn Tournament MVP honors.
Defensive: Cammi Quirk (University of Scranton)
Quirk helped guide The University of Scranton volleyball team to a 3-0 weekend. Against Middlebury, she had 11 digs with five blocks in a four-win set. She followed that performance with another 11 digs against Salisbury, and closed out the weekend with a six-dig and one-block performance against Cortland. Across the three matches, Quirk totaled 28 digs, six blocks, and added eight aces.