CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - New Hampshire notched a pair of important road wins to take a two-game lead on first place in the America East volleyball standings with two weekends left to play in the regular-season. With that came a Player of the Week honor, while Hartford earned a pair of awards after a 2-0 weekend. Here are the week 10 award winners:
Player of the Week
Cassidy Croci, New Hampshire, Jr., MB, Sylvania, Ohio
- Led New Hampshire to a pair of important road wins against conference rivals Binghamton and Albany to take a two-game lead on first place.
- Ranked second in the conference with 4.25 kills per set and fourth with a .418 hitting percentage while also averaging 0.88 blocks per set.
- Went for 14 kills on a .344 attack percentage with four blocks in a four set win over Albany.
- Tallied a career-high 20 kills on a .486 hitting percentage with three blocks vs. Binghamton.
Setter of the Week
Jackie Tamburri, Hartford, Sr., Setter, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.
- Helped Hartford to a pair of victories, including a four-set win on the road against UMBC.
- Ranked second in the conference with 11.29 assists per set while quarterbacking the Hawk offense to a .257 hitting percentage which ranked second in the league last week.
- Also averaged 3.29 digs per set.
- Had 33 assists and eight digs in a non-conference win over Quinnipiac.
- Totaled 46 assists and 15 digs for her 15th double-double of the season at UMBC.
Rookie of the Week
Katy Henchy, Hartford, Fr., OH, Ventura, Calif.
- Averaged 3.14 kills per set to lead all freshman last week while recording a .232 attack percentage and 1.86 digs per set.
- Had seven kills, five digs and two blocks in a win over Quinnipiac.
- Paced Hartford in a four-set win over UMBC with a career-high 15 kills and a career-high eight digs. Finished with a .273 hitting percentage in the match.
Notes
- New Hampshire clinched a spot in the America East Championship.
- Binghamton can clinch a spot in the America East tournament with one more win.
- Hartford beat UMBC on the road for the first time in program history.
- The Hawks beat Quinnipiac for the team's 12th non-conference victory of the year, its most since winning 13 in 1994.
- New Hampshire posted its first win at Albany since Oct. 5, 2007.
Weekly Awards
Sept. 2 - Player of the Week: Sherrele Walker, UMBC; Setter of the Week: Taylor Dunklau, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Abbie Mirabella, UMBC
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Brenna Buckwalter, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Jackie Tamburri, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Katy Henchy, Hartford
Sept. 15 - Player of the Week: Sareeta Nethersole, Hartford; Setter of the Week: Jackie Tamburri, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Masha Yelsukova, UMass Lowell
Sept. 22 - Player of the Week: Taylor Gillie, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: Nicole Vogel, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Katy Henchy, Hartford
Sept. 29 - Player fo the Week: Kathy Fletcher, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: Nicole Vogel, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Alexis LaGoy, Binghamton
Oct. 6 - Player of the Week: Laini Leindecker, Albany; Setter of the Week: Nicole Vogel, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Paola Rojas, UMBC
Oct. 13 - Player of the Week: Amanda Dolan, Albany; Setter of the Week: Mikala McCauley, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Emily Lopes, Albany
Oct. 20 - Player of the Week: Allison Hovie, Binghamton; Co-Setters of the Week: Amanda Dettmann, Binghamton & Taylor Dunklau, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Alexis LaGoy, Binghamton
Oct. 27 - Player of the Week: Megan Burgess, Binghamton; Setter of the Week: Amanda Dettmann, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Alexis LaGoy, Binghamton
Nov. 3 - Player of the Week: Cassidy Croci, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Jackie Tamburri, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Katy Henchy, Hartford