Volleyball | 11/9/2026 1:55:19 PM
NORFOLK, Va. — Morgan State’s Hanna Nemeth and Isabelle Brown, Coppin State’s Coco Figueroa, and Howard’s Briana Pagan headlined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) weekly volleyball honors, the league office announced.
Player of the Week: Hanna Nemeth | Morgan State | Sr. | OH| Szeged, Hungary
Nemeth hit a major career milestone over the weekend, recording her 1,000th career kill as her third kill of the first set on Senior Day. She finished the match with 16 kills (.278 hitting), an ace, and a dig. She opened the week with 11 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces, and a block against Delaware State.
Rookie of the Week: Briana Pagan | Howard | Fr. | OH | Dorado, Puerto Rico
Pagan posted a game-leading 15 kills against North Carolina Central for a new career-high, and rounded out her weekend with 5 digs and a block, including a new single-game career-high of 3 digs against South Carolina State.
Setter of the Week: Isabelle Brown | Morgan State | So. | S | Avon, Ind.
Playing in all 8 sets, she averaged 9.25 assists, 1.62 digs, and 1.1 kills per set. Her weekend included a double-double at Delaware State (30 assists, 11 digs, 4 aces, 2 solo blocks, .444 hitting). She followed that with a .714 hitting performance, a season-best 44 assists, and 5 kills against UMES.
Defensive Player of the Week: Coco Figueroa | CSU | Sr. | L/DS | Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Figueroa stuffed the stat sheet with 24 digs (4.0 per set), 6 assists (1.0 per set), and 6 service aces (1.0 per set) over two matches, disrupting opponents' offensive flow.
Other top performers:
Coppin State’s Cherisse Atilano delivered an efficient offensive week, helping Coppin State sweep both conference matches with 36 kills against 5 errors on 70 attempts to hit .443 for the week.
CSU’s Eva Rovello effectively ran Coppin State's offense, setting up back-to-back sweeps while providing all-around play with 59 total assists, 6 service aces, 13 digs, 6 kills, and 3 blocks across two matches. She distributed 26 assists with 3 aces, 4 kills, 5 digs, and 1 block vs. UMES, and recorded 33 assists, 8 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills, and 2 blocks vs. Delaware State.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 56th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2026–27 academic year. Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, the MEAC is comprised of eight distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) along the Atlantic seaboard: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University, and South Carolina State University. Since its founding in 1970, the MEAC has been dedicated to promoting academic excellence, sportsmanship, and the personal growth of student athletes. For more information, visit www.MEACSports.com.