Women's Volleyball 10/26/2026 5:00:00 PM

Stockton's Palmer, WPU's Demers and Rogers Earn NJAC Women's Volleyball Weekly Honors

PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its women's volleyball weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 25.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
NICOLE PALMER • Stockton University
Senior • Right Side/Setter • Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip

Palmer garners NJAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 4.50 points per set as Stockton went 2-0. The senior posted 24 kills (3.43 per set) on .300 hitting, along with 18 digs (2.57 per set), six aces (0.86 per set), three blocks and five assists. Palmer recorded her 11th double-double of the season in a 3-0 conference sweep of Ramapo, with 12 kills on .440 hitting, 10 digs and four aces. She followed with 12 kills, eight digs, three blocks and two aces in a 3-1 win over DeSales. Palmer leads the NJAC in overall kills (4.14) and points (4.79) per set this season.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BELLA DEMERS • William Paterson University
Junior • Libero • Maumee, OH/Maumee

Demers has been tabbed NJAC Defensive Player of the Week after totaling 50 digs (5.56 per set) during a 3-0 week for William Paterson. The junior libero opened the week with 21 digs (7.00 per set) and five assists in a conference sweep of Rutgers-Camden. She followed with 15 digs against Baruch and 14 against Widener, both 3-0 Pioneer wins. Demers also added 14 assists (1.56 per set) and committed just one reception error on 26 attempts. She leads the NJAC with 5.40 digs per set this season.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
SARA ROGERS • William Paterson University
Freshman • Setter • Dacula, GA/Mill Creek

Rogers is the NJAC Rookie of the Week after distributing 59 assists (6.56 per set) as William Paterson swept all three of its matches. The freshman setter also contributed 13 digs (1.44 per set) and six aces (0.67 per set). Rogers dished 23 assists (7.67 per set) with three aces and six digs in a 3-0 conference win over Rutgers-Camden. She followed with 15 assists against Baruch and 21 against Widener, both sweeps. Rogers currently ranks fifth in the NJAC with 6.19 assists per set on the season and is also fifth in conference-only service aces per set (0.56).