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Erin Jones Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week; Rashanny Solano Smith Tabbed to Weekly Honor Roll
11/18/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Erin Jones tied the BIG EAST single-season triple-double record on Sunday
NEW YORK – After a 2-0 week, Erin Jones earned her second-straight BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week nod, while Rashanny Solano Smith was tabbed to the conference's weekly honor roll, the league office announced on Monday.
Jones has now been named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times this season, in addition to five weekly honor roll selections. Solano Smith followed up last week's conference defensive player of the week nod with the first weekly honor roll selection of her career.
Jones went on a tear last week, pushing St. John's to two critical road wins against Villanova (W, 3-1) and Butler (W, 3-1). The right-side hitter amassed 37 assists and 31 kills at 3.88 per set on a 30.2 hitting percentage with 29 digs, three blocks and an ace. She also picked up a pair of triple-doubles, extending her streak to four matches.
Against Villanova last Wednesday, the Albuquerque, N.M., product lit up the stat sheet with 26 assists and 18 kills at a 31.4 hitting percentage alongside a match-leading 17 digs. Versus Butler on Sunday, Jones logged 13 kills on a 28.6 hitting percentage with 12 digs and 11 helpers. She also totaled three blocks and an ace in the contest.
With her seventh triple-double of conference play on Sunday, Jones tied the BIG EAST single-season record set by Seton Hall's Shelbey Manthorpe in 2013. The standout has now racked up eight triple-doubles in total this season and is one of five players in NCAA Division I to do so.
The junior leads St. John's with 481.5 points, 407 kills and 46 service aces this season. Nationally, she ranks 33rd in aces, 34th in points and 45th in kills.
Solano Smith continued her stellar sophomore season as the Johnnies' libero, registering 36 digs at 4.50 per set paired with six assists, an ace and the first kill of her season on a pinpoint accurate freeball.
When playing the Wildcats on Wednesday, the Limon, Costa Rica native earned 15 digs, four assists and an ace. On Sunday against the Bulldogs, she rang up a match-leading 21 digs paired with two helpers and a kill.
Solano Smith leads the Red Storm with 395 digs at 3.95 per set this season, which ranks third in the BIG EAST.
St. John's will close out its regular season at home this Friday and Saturday against UConn and Providence, respectively.
Jones has now been named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times this season, in addition to five weekly honor roll selections. Solano Smith followed up last week's conference defensive player of the week nod with the first weekly honor roll selection of her career.
Jones went on a tear last week, pushing St. John's to two critical road wins against Villanova (W, 3-1) and Butler (W, 3-1). The right-side hitter amassed 37 assists and 31 kills at 3.88 per set on a 30.2 hitting percentage with 29 digs, three blocks and an ace. She also picked up a pair of triple-doubles, extending her streak to four matches.
Against Villanova last Wednesday, the Albuquerque, N.M., product lit up the stat sheet with 26 assists and 18 kills at a 31.4 hitting percentage alongside a match-leading 17 digs. Versus Butler on Sunday, Jones logged 13 kills on a 28.6 hitting percentage with 12 digs and 11 helpers. She also totaled three blocks and an ace in the contest.
With her seventh triple-double of conference play on Sunday, Jones tied the BIG EAST single-season record set by Seton Hall's Shelbey Manthorpe in 2013. The standout has now racked up eight triple-doubles in total this season and is one of five players in NCAA Division I to do so.
The junior leads St. John's with 481.5 points, 407 kills and 46 service aces this season. Nationally, she ranks 33rd in aces, 34th in points and 45th in kills.
Solano Smith continued her stellar sophomore season as the Johnnies' libero, registering 36 digs at 4.50 per set paired with six assists, an ace and the first kill of her season on a pinpoint accurate freeball.
When playing the Wildcats on Wednesday, the Limon, Costa Rica native earned 15 digs, four assists and an ace. On Sunday against the Bulldogs, she rang up a match-leading 21 digs paired with two helpers and a kill.
Solano Smith leads the Red Storm with 395 digs at 3.95 per set this season, which ranks third in the BIG EAST.
St. John's will close out its regular season at home this Friday and Saturday against UConn and Providence, respectively.
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