New Hampshire, UMBC & Stony Brook Earn #AEVB Week 9 Awards
BOSTON – Stony Brook remains perfect in #AEVB league play. The Seawolves marked their 10th straight win of the season after Sunday’s win over Iona. New Hampshire and UMBC also picked up wins over the weekend. Three teams are tied for fourth place at 2-5 (Hartford, UMBC, Binghamton).
#AEVB Results – Thursday, Oct. 18
Hartford 0, Stony Brook 3
#AEVB Results – Friday, Oct. 19
UMBC 3, Binghamton 1
New Hampshire 3, UMass Lowell 0
#AEVB Results – Sunday, Oct. 21
Stony Brook 3, Iona 0
#AEVB Schedule – Friday/Sunday, Oct. 26/28
Friday: New Hampshire at Stony Brook, 6:30 p.m. (AE.TV)
Friday: UAlbany at UMBC, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Friday: UMass Lowell at Hartford, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday: New Hampshire at Hartford, 1 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday: UMass Lowell at Stony Brook, 1 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday: UAlbany at Binghamton, 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Here are the conference's weekly award winners of 2018:
Co-Player of the Week
Gabri Olhava, New Hampshire – Sr., MB, Mount Prospect, IL
- Averaged 5.66 kills per set in a 3-0 win over UMass Lowell.
- Sits in third place in the league averaging 3.41 kills per set.
- Tallied 17 kills on a .455 hitting percentage in a 1-0 week for New Hampshire.
- This is Olhava’s third career #AEVB Player of the Week award.
Co-Player of the Week
Becca Elrod, UMBC – Soph., MB, Cary, IL
- Registered a career-high 10 kills on a .692 hitting percentage in her second appearance of the season.
- Recorded a career-high and league-beat 8 blocks in 1-0 week for UMBC.
- Helped the Retrievers to their second win in the last three matches.
- This is Elrod’s first career #AEVB Player of the Week award.
Setter of the Week
LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook – Jr., Setter, Wauconda, IL.
- Tallied 63 assists averaging 10.5 assists per set in a 2-0 week for Stony Brook.
- Added 9 kills, 8 blocks and 3 service aces.
- Led the Seawolves to a league-best .356 hitting percentage.
- This is Sakowicz’s ninth career #AEVB Setter of the Week award.
Defensive Specialist of the Week
Emily Tanski, New Hampshire – Jr., DS, Plymouth, MI
- Recorded a league-best 19 digs last week averaging 6.33 digs per set.
- Helped hold UMass Lowell to a .156 hitting percentage including a .061 hitting % in set 2.
- This is Tanski’s fourth #AEVB Defensive Specialist of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Paige Krenik, UMBC – Fr., OH., Foothill Ranch, CA.
- Had a double-double 10 kills and 11 digs in UMBC’s 3-1 win over Binghamton.
- Added 2 blocks and a service ace in 1-0 week for the Retrievers.
- This is Krenik’s third #AEVB Rookie of the Week award of her career.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 28 – Player of the Week: Emily Costello, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Paige Krenik, UMBC
Sept. 5 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rooke of the Week: Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire
Sept. 11 – Co-Players of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Gabri Olhava, New Hampshire; Setter: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Nicole Otero, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire
Sept. 18 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Co-Setters of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kiara Adams, Binghamton
Sept. 25 – Player of the Week: Maria Poole, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Nicole Otero, UAlbany, Co-Rookies: Grace Cozad, UAlbany; Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire
Oct. 2 – Player of the Week: Chloe Evering, UAlbany; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week Andersen Vaughan, UAlbany
Oct. 9 – Player of the Week: Kennedi Smith, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Kate Bilyeu, UMass Lowell
Oct. 16 – Player of the Week: McKyla Brooks, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Paige Krenik, UMBC
Oct. 23 – Co-Players of the Week: Gabri Olhava, New Hampshire, Becca Elrod, UMBC; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Paige Krenik, UMBC
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