NORFOLK, Va. – Coppin State's
Coco Figueroa has been named the MEAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. This is the fourth time this season that Figueroa has received the award and the 11
th time of her career.
A senior from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Figueroa averaged 4.0 digs/set in a pair of 3-set victories last week while adding six assists and six aces. Figueroa put up 13 digs, five assists and four aces in a sweet at UMES before tallying 11 digs, two aces and an assist against Delaware State three days later.
Figueroa leads the MEAC with 437 total digs (4.08/set) while ranking second on the Eagles with 43 aces (0.40/set) and 100 assists (0.93). She ranks third in CSU history with 1,655 digs and 154 aces and is 15 digs away from passing
Gabrielle Otero ('14) for second on Coppin's all-time list and fourth in the history of the MEAC.
A special mention also goes to sophomore outside hitter
Cherisse Atilano who put up an impressive 36 kills (6.0/set) on .443 hitting in the sweeps. Atilano had 16 kills on .441 hitting with six digs against the Hawks before tallying a season-high 20 kills on .444 hitting and six digs against the Hornets.
Atilano now ranks 11
th in CSU history with 669 kills while going over the 300-kill milestone for the season.
The Eagles (21-8, 12-1 MEAC) have wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the MEAC Tournament and close the regular season at Morgan State on Friday, November 13 at 6 pm on the MEAC Network.
