Lommori Named Molten/NEC Player of the Week
Junior Makenna Lommori has been named Molten/Northeast Conference Player of the Week after setting a program record with 35 kills in a wild five-set victory that featured a NCAA record score of 46-44 in the fourth set against Sacred Heart.
Junior Makenna Lommori has been named Molten/Northeast Conference Player of the Week after setting a program record with 35 kills in a wild five-set victory that featured a NCAA record score of 46-44 in the fourth set against Sacred Heart.
Central Connecticut split its matches on the weekend losing to Fairleigh Dickinson and topping Sacred Heart. Lommori played all eight sets and totaled 52 kills, including 35 against SHU. The junior posted 21 digs, six assists, one ace and three blocks.
Lommori shattered the previous school record of 27 kills set by Emily Cochran in 2011 against Quinnipiac. Cochran's 27 kills had been the most in a match for a CCSU player under the current 25-point scoring format. The NCAA changed to a 25-point format in 2008. However, Lommori's 35 kills also topped Jackie Jackson's 31 kills, which she posted in 2005 when sets were played to 30 points.
Lommori posted 16 of her 35 kills in the fourth set. The setter turned outside hitter turned in a .229 clip on 83 swings. She also chipped in with 13 digs.
Her 35 kills are also the fourth highest total in NCAA Division I volleyball this season. Lommori averaged 6.50 kills per set for the weekend. She also averaged 2.62 digs per set and 0.75 assists per set.