Namahoe Named This Week’s ECC Rookie of the Week
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Sept. 15, 2010) – Freshman outside hitter Makamae Namahoe (Hilo, Hawaii) was named the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week. Namahoe was part of the Pioneer effort that helped to secure four different 3-0 sweeps this past week.
For the week, Namahoe hit .343 for the week, connecting on 31 kills in 67 attempts. She went over the .400 mark against both Georgian Court and Felician. During the tri-match on Saturday, Namahoe tallied 16 kill as well as eight digs in the two matches against Southern Connecticut and Pace. She also had three blocks, one solo, against Southern Connecticut.
The team will return to action tonight in a 7 p.m. matchup against New Haven at the Pratt Recreation Center.