VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova outside hitter Rose Crist was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after a 2-1 weekend for the Wildcats.
Crist paced the VU attack during the Villanova Classic, totaling 57 kills (4.38 kills per set) in three contests. The sophomore was named to the All-Tournament Team after hitting a combined .292 in 13 sets played.
The 2021 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team selection tallied a career-high 23 kills on Sunday against Fairfield.
Crist and the Wildcats will return to action on Friday, Sept. 9 in Dayton, Ohio, taking part in three matches of the Dayton Invitational.
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Rose Crist, Villanova, So., OH
In a 2-1 weekend for the Wildcats, Crist led the BIG EAST in both kills and points. The sophomore tallied double-digit kills in all three matches at home this weekend, beginning with 17 in a sweep of Lafayette on Friday, followed again by 17 in a five-set win over New Hampshire, before going for a BIG EAST-weekly high 23 in Sunday's five-set setback to Fairfield. Crist's 17 kills against the Leopards were most by a BIG EAST student-athlete in a three-set match last week, as were her 17 points in that contest. Her 23 points against the Stags were the second-most in the BIG EAST in a five-set match over the weekend. Crist also finished with a .292 hitting percentage to finish among the BIG EAST weekly leaders.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Mackenzie Taylor, Providence, Grad., DS
In a 2-1 weekend for the Friars, Taylor led the BIG EAST in digs. The graduate student started off the weekend in impressive fashion, tallying the most digs in a match in the BIG EAST this season with 32 in a four-set win over Texas A&M Commerce. She followed that with 14 in a five-set win over North Texas, before ending the weekend with 21 in a 3-2 setback at UT Arlington. The 21 digs were the second-most in a five-set match in the BIG EAST last week. Taylor finished with a 4.79 digs per set average and 67 total on the weekend. She also contributed seven assists and a service ace.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Asli Subasili, Seton Hall, Fr., MB
Subasili was impressive in a 3-1 week for the Pirates, most notably tallying nine service aces in a three-match stretch. The freshman middle blocker recorded three aces in Friday's sweep of George Mason, before adding two more in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Akron. She finished the weekend with four service aces in a sweep of Iona to average 0.64 per set. Additionally, Subasili added six kills and 12 blocks, highlighted by a five-block outing against the Patriots. Her 12 blocks were second-most on the Pirates.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Taylor Pannell, Connecticut, Jr., MB – finished second in the BIG EAST blocks (1.10 per set) and fifth in hitting percentage (.311) over a three-match stretch for the Huskies; 12 kills and six blocks at Army on Saturday
Keeley Davis, Creighton, Sr., OH – Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team member after averaging 3.09 kills and 3.92 points per set in a 2-1 weekend; 16 kills, three service aces, eight digs, three blocks in win over no. 25 USC – 20.5 points against the Trojans were a BIG EAST four-set high last week
Ella Foti, Marquette, So., RS – BIG EAST-leading .418 hitting percentage in a 1-1 weekend; finished seventh in the league in kills (3.25) after tallying 12 at No. 6 Wisconsin and 14 against High Point; added 14 digs and five blocks over the two matches
Anna Holland, Seton Hall, So., L – averaged 4.07 digs in a 3-1 week for the Pirates, highlighted by a 26-dig outing in a four-set win over Akron on Saturday; BIG EAST three-set high 14 digs against Iona
Carrigan O'Reilly, Xavier, Sr., S – double-doubles against Virginia (29 assists, 14 digs) and Eastern Michigan (23 assists, 12 digs) to lead Xavier to a 2-1 weekend; raised her career double-double total to 21
