TRAFFORD, Pa. - On Monday, the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its weekly award winners for Week 7 of the 2025 regular season.

Chatham senior libero Sierra Ricci was awarded PAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after two outstanding performances led the Cougars' to a 2-0 week.

On Wednesday at Bethany, Ricci recorded 18 digs and served up 6 aces in Chatham's 3-0 victory. Then on Saturday in the Cougars' five-set win over Westminster, Ricci racked up a career-high 49 digs, 7 assists and another ace to help Chatham reach 7-1 in PAC play.

The Shaler Area graduate continues to pace NCAA Division III with 7.48 digs per set so far in 2025. A Division III player has not averaged more than 7 digs per set across a full season since 2018.

Ricci and the Cougars will look to build on their 12-3 overall record at Franciscan's Finnegan Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.