Montanez, Villarreal Combine for Pair of Jersey Mike’s MAAC Weekly Awards
10/21/2025 12:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FULL MAAC JERSEY MIKE'S WEEKLY AWARDS RELEASE
Fairfield – Conn. – Following a 2-0 week for the Pioneers on the court, the Sacred Heart women's volleyball team racked up another pair of Jersey Mike's MAAC Weekly Awards on Tuesday with graduate middle Cristina Montanez tabbed co-Player of the Week and sophomore Miliani Villarreal scoring her fourth Libero of the Week accolade.
Montanez led the Pioneers offensive with an impressive .600 attack percentage, drilling 22 combined kills with just a single error in 35 total attempts. She also added six combined blocks and three digs. The middle blocker finished both matches in double figures, starting out the weekend with 10 in a sweep of Manhattan and adding a dozen the next evening against Iona where she also added four of her six blocks.
Sacred Heart's starting libero, Villarreal led the defensive efforts averaging 5.29 digs per set with 37 total combined on the two matches. Additionally, she added 17 assists and three aces. In the opening match of the weekend she finished with 12 digs and added nine assists in the sweep of Manhattan, while the next evening against Iona she added 25 digs, her sixth match this season with 20+ and third with 25+. She also added eight assists and all three of her aces against the Gaels.
Montanez, Villarreal and the Pioneers will return to action with another pair of MAAC matches this coming weekend as they travel to North Andover, Mass. to take on Merrimack on Friday, October 24 at 4:00 p.m. and follow that up with a trip to in-state rival Quinnipiac on Saturday, October 25 at 5:00 p.m.
