Fournier Named Defensive Player of the Week
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Seton Hall sophomore Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, while senior Stacey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.) was added to the Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.
Fournier is named Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career after leading the Pirates to a pair of victories last week over BIG EAST opponents. The BIG EAST leader in digs and digs per set tallied 24 digs in four sets vs. Marquette on Friday. She returned less than 24 hours later to record a career-high 45 digs in a victory over DePaul on Saturday. The 45 digs ties Seton Hall's single-match record.
Manthorpe earns Weekly Honor Roll recognition for the fifth time this season. The outside hitter picked up a pair of double-doubles, increasing her team lead in that category to 20 on the season. On Friday, she tallied a team-high 19 kills to go with 16 digs and five blocks in the victory over Marquette. The next day, Manthorpe had a match-high 22 kills and 16 digs on Senior Day vs. DePaul. She also had an impressive .345 attack percentage vs. the Blue Demons.
Marquette's Autumn Bailey was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. Xavier's Jesse Earl earned Freshman of the Week honors. Those joining Manthorpe on the honor roll include Creighton's Jess Bird, Marquette's Lauren Houg, St. John's Karin Palgutova and Xavier's Aubree Smith.
Fournier, Manthorpe and the rest of the Pirates will return to action this Friday when they travel to Georgetown. The match is scheduled for a 8:00 p.m. start.
