BRISTOL, R.I. – Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball senior libero Marianna Hernandez (Norwalk, Conn.) has been named the Conference of New England Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week, the conference announced Monday.

Hernandez totaled 39 digs across seven sets, averaging 5.57 per set as the Hawks split a pair of CNE matches. She recorded at least 16 digs in both contests while adding eight assists and a service ace.

In Roger Williams' 3-0 victory over Suffolk University, Hernandez anchored the back row with a match-high 16 digs and added four assists and an ace. Her defensive effort helped the Hawks limit the Rams to a -.012 hitting percentage in the conference opener.

Hernandez followed with a match-high 23 digs, four assists and a kill during RWU's four-set match at Endicott College. She averaged 5.75 digs per set against the Gulls and successfully handled 16 of the 18 serves directed her way.

Over the past two weeks, Hernandez has collected 103 digs across 19 sets for an average of 5.42 per set. She has led the Hawks in digs in all five matches during that span.

Roger Williams returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 30, when it travels to Providence, R.I., to face Johnson & Wales University at 5 p.m.