Korrin Burns Selected NEC/Molten Volleyball Player Of The Week
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Former Clarion Area standout Korrin Burns, a junior Outside Hitter for the NCAA Division I Saint Francis Red Flash, was selected as the Northeast Conference (NEC) Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of October 14th.
This is her second time receiving the honor this season, having also won the award for the week of September 2nd, and her fourth time overall, having won it once in 2023 and once in 2024. In addition she was also named as a Prime Performer by the NEC, which she has won numerous times, in her career.
Korrin’s Player of the Week award follows her fine performance in the Red Flash’s back-to-back wins at Mercyhurst, on Friday evening, October 19th and Saturday afternoon, October 20th.
The Red Flash won Friday’s encounter with the Lakers 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-23). Korrin had 17 kills, 4 aces, 9 digs and a pair of digs in the win.
Saturday’s match saw St. Francis winning in straight sets again (25-12, 26-24, 25-23). Korrin turned in 8 kills, 4 aces and 6 digs in that encounter.
Also named Prime Performers were Korrin’s Red Flash teammates, Maggie Hogan, Alexandria Sappia and Laney Wilson.
Following is the Northeast Conference Release
NEC/Molten Player of the Week: Korrin Burns, Saint Francis U
NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week: Emily Van O’Linda, FDU
NEC/Molten Rookie of the Week: Bella Correia, LIU
NEC/MOLTEN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Korrin Burns, Saint Francis U
Outside Hitter, Junior, Clarion, PA/Clarion Area
Last Week’s Stats: .333 hitting percentage, 5.83 points per set, 4.17 kills per set, 1.33 service aces per set, 2.50 digs per set
Burns compiled 25 kills, eight aces, 15 digs and a pair of blocks to propel Saint Francis U to a pair of dominant victories at Mercyhurst this past weekend. The NEC’s leader in points (4.74 per set) and kills (4.04 per set) turned in a .333 hitting percentage while contributing league-best numbers in points (5.83 per set), kills (4.17 per set) and service aces (1.33 per set) over the weekend. The Clarion, PA native was exceptional in Friday’s 3-0 victory with four aces, nine digs and 17 kills, a season-best effort for a three-set match. This is Burns’ second NEC/Molten Player of the Week award of 2024. The Red Flash are on a roll as of late with consecutive series sweeps of Central Connecticut and Mercyhurst and five straight wins. They rank third in the conference standings behind Chicago State and FDU with a 5-1 record.
Korrin Burns, SFU (OH, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .333 hitting percentage, 5.83 points per set, 4.17 kills per set, 1.33 service aces per set, 2.50 digs per set
Led all NEC players in points per set, kills per set and service aces per set
Combined for 25 kills and eight aces in back-to-back 3-0 wins over Mercyhurst
Delivered17 kills, a season-best effort for a three-set match, while adding four aces and nine digs in Friday’s victory (Oct. 18)
Named the NEC/Molten Player of the Week
Maggie Hogan, SFU (OH, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .211 hitting percentage, 4.33 points per set, 3.83 kills per set, 1.67 digs per set
Set a new single-season standard in kills in a three-set match after notching 16 in Saturday’s nightcap against Mercyhurst (Oct. 19)
Alexandra Sappia, SFU (S, R-So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 11.17 assists per set, 2.00 digs per set, 0.50 service aces per set
Led all NEC setters with 11.17 assists per set after combining for 67 in respective 3-0 wins over Mercyhurst
Committed just two set errors during that stretch
Laney Wilson, SFU (OH/MH, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 2.83 points per set, 1.67 kills per set, 1.17 blocks per set
Led Saint Francis U to back-to-back straight-set wins over Mercyhurst
Each of her seven blocks were solo rejections.
Following is the St. Francis Athletics Release
Women’s volleyball picked up a weekly award winner and four Prime Performers after sweeping Mercyhurst.
Korrin Burns is this week’s NEC/Molten Player of the Week. She is joined by Maggie Hogan, Alexandra Sappia and Laney Wilson as Prime Performers this week.
Burns tallied 25 kills, eight aces, two solo blocks and 15 digs on the weekend. The junior remains top in the conference in kills per set (4.04) and points per set (4.74). She also sits fourth in aces per set (.49).
Hogan earned a combined 23 kills, two aces, one solo block and 10 digs. She remains first in kills (214) and points (248) and second in kills per set (3.34) and points per set (3.88).
Against the Lakers, Wilson recorded seven solo blocks and 10 kills. She also had a .462 attacking percentage on Friday.
Sappia tallied 67 assists, three aces and 12 digs. She is second in the NEC in assists per set (7.08) and first in aces per set (.61).
(Congratulations, Korrin and your St. Francis Teammates who were also honored!!!!)