NORFOLK, Va. – After leading Coppin State's volleyball team to sweeps of South Carolina State and N.C. Central,
Eva Rovello has been named the MEAC Volleyball Setter of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. This is the sixth time this season that Rovello has earned the award and she's also picked up one Player of the Week honor.
A junior from Vigneux de Bretagne, France, Rovello stuffed the stat sheet last week by averaging 8.78 assists and 2.33 digs to go with 13 kills, four aces and six blocks in three matches
. Rovello led the Eagles to a .270 hitting percentage in those matches while also keying a defense that held opponents to just .128 hitting.
Rovello tallied 17 assists with four kills, four digs, three blocks and an ace at UMBC before going for a double-double 34 assists with ten digs to go with three kills, two aces and two blocks against the Bulldogs. Two days later, Rovello recorded 28 assists and seven digs while swiping six kills on seven swings in a victory over N.C. Central.
For the season, Rovello leads the MEAC with 9.42 assists/set and 11 double-doubles while ranking among the league leaders in digs (2.30), blocks (70) and aces (43). Rovello also has 95 kills on an impressive .378 hitting and ranks in the top ten nationally in total assists (970) and blocks among setters.
Coppin (19-8, 10-1 MEAC) seeks its 20
th win of the season when it travels to face Maryland Eastern Shore in a 6 pm start on Thursday, November 5. The league-leading Eagles host second-place Delaware State for Senior Day on Sunday, November 8 at 1 pm. Both matches will air on the MEAC Network.
