CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After sweeping Providence in their only match last week, the New
Hampshire Wildcats swept the America East volleyball weekly awards for the week
ending Oct. 21, the conference office announced Monday. Morgan Thatcher was
named Player of the Week, Taylor Dunklau earned Setter of the Week and Tori
Forrest was Rookie of the Week.
Thatcher (Brockton, Mass.) earned her fourth Player of the
Week honor after leading New Hampshire to a 3-0 sweep at Providence in the
team's lone match of the week, racking up a match-high 15 kills and an
impressive .387 hitting clip. She led the conference in kills per set (5.00)
and fourth in hitting percentage. She also added seven digs and three blocks. Thatcher
leads the Wildcats in both kills (331) and kills per set (3.60), posting
double-digit kills in each of the last 10 matches and all but three matches
this season... She also ranks third in the conference in kills (3.60).
Dunklau (Mukwonago, Wis.) stepped in for the injured Jansan
Falcusan and quarterbacked the Wildcats to a conference-best .314 team hitting
percentage. She also ranked second in the conference with a 12.67 assist per
set average. The four-time America East Setter of the Week led all players with
38 assists and has now posted at least 30 assists in 12 matches this season.
Forrest (Powder Springs, Ga posted 10 kills with a .292
hitting percentage to pair with 12 digs for her third-straight double-double of
the season. She ranks second on the team in both kills (232) and kills per set
(2.67), ranking eighth in the conference in that category. Forrest has racked
up double-digit kills in seven-straight matches, including every conference
match.
Notes
Albany has won 50
of its last 53 America East matches with a 3-1 win over Hartford on Sunday... The
Great Danes could be the first team to clinch a spot in the America East
Championship with a win over Stony Brook
on Friday... Stony Brook has been led by standout freshman Melissa Rigo, who
continues to lead the conference with 4.30 kills per set. The last time a
freshman led the conference in kills per set was Maine's Leah Voss in 2000.
2012
America East Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
Aug.
27 - Player of the Week: Melissa Rigo (Stony Brook); Setter
of the Week: Taylor Dunklau (New Hampshire); Rookie of the Week: Melissa Rigo
(Stony Brook)
Sept.
4 - Player of the Week: Sareeta Nethersole (Hartford); Setter
of the Week: Taylor Dunklau (New Hampshire); Rookie of the Week: Melissa Rigo
(Stony Brook)
Sept.
10 - Player of the Week: Morgan Thatcher (New Hampshire);
Setter of the Week: Taylor Dunklau (New Hampshire); Rookie of the Week: Melissa
Rigo (Stony Brook)
Sept. 17 - Player of the Week: Sherelle Walker
(UMBC); Setter of the Week: Mallory McIntyre (UMBC); Rookie of the Week:
Sherelle Walker (UMBC)
Sept. 24 - Player of the Week: Morgan Thatcher
(New Hampshire); Setter of the Week: Amanda Dettmann (Binghamton); Rookie of
the Week: Brenna Buckwalter (New Hampshire)
Oct. 1 - Player of the Week: Morgan Thatcher
(New Hampshire); Setter of the Week: Jansan Falcusan (New Hampshire); Rookie of
the Week: Sherelle Walker (UMBC)
Oct. 8 - Player of the Week: Sara Pope
(Albany); Setter of the Week: Gabby Whitworth (Albany); Rookie of the Week:
Melissa Rigo (Stony Brook)
Oct. 15 - Player of the Week: Sara Pope
(Albany); Setter of the Week: Jackie Tamburri (Hartford); Rookie of the Week:
Tori Forrest (New Hampshire)
Oct. 22 - Player of the Week: Morgan Thatcher
(New Hampshire); Setter of the Week: Taylor Dunklau (New Hampshire); Rookie of
the Week: Tori Forrest (New Hampshire)