Volleyball

Briones Earns GNAC Rookie of the Week Honor

Posted: Sep 20, 2022

STANDISH, Maine - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College freshman Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas) has been selected as the GNAC Rookie & Libero of the Week.

Briones claims the first GNAC weekly award of her career after averaging 4.36 digs and 2.14 kills per set in a 3-0 week for the Monks. The freshman led St. Joe's to a 3-2 win over UNE with team-highs of 12 kills and 26 digs and added another double-double with 10 kills and 25 digs in a five-set triumph over Framingham State on Saturday. Briones capped the week with eight kills, 10 digs, and two solo blocks in a 3-1 win at Worcester State.

Through 11 matches, Briones has posted 40 kills, 20 assists, 11 service aces, 131 digs, and three total blocks. She currently ranks second in the conference in total digs and eighth in digs per set (3.20).

Saint Joseph's competes tonight, hosting Plymouth State University at 6PM.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.