Ritter Earns ECAC Honors

DANBURY, Conn. – For the second time this season, sophomore setter Collin Ritter (Feeding Hills, Mass.) has earned weekly accolades from the ECAC as he was named the ECAC North Region Co-Player of the Week for matches played from February 9-15.

Ritter, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, moved to third on Wentworth's all-time assist list with 1,509 helpers as he averaged 11.03 assists per set in a 2-0 week. He had 38 assists, seven digs and two blocks in a 3-0 win over Hunter and had 42 assists, two aces, and three blocks in a 3-1 win over defending national champion and fifth-ranked Springfield.

In 14 matches, Ritter is averaging 10.20 assists, 2.00 digs, 0.73 blocks, and 0.34 service aces per set. He presently ranks second in Division III in assists per set. He has been named the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week twice and the league's defensive player of the week once and was the ECAC North Co-Player of the Week on February 3.

Wentworth, which is ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll for the first time since the 2001 season (No. 14) has won six in a row and sits at 12-2 overall (3-0) GNAC. The Leopards host No. 9 NYU on Saturday.