Five #AEVB Teams Earn League Wins; Week #7 Awards Announced
BOSTON – Five #AEVB teams earned conference victories last week. The Seawolves improved to 4-0 in league games and remain as the only undefeated team. UMass Lowell earned their first #AEVB win with a come from behind victory against UMBC.
#AEVB Results – Friday, Oct. 5
UAlbany 1, Stony Brook 3
New Hampshire 3, UMBC 0
UMass Lowell 0, Binghamton 3
#AEVB Results – Sunday, Oct. 5
New Hampshire 3, Binghamton 1
UMass Lowell 3, UMBC 2
UAlbany 3, Hartford 0
#AEVB Schedule – Friday/Sunday, Oct. 12/14
Friday: UAlbany at UMass Lowell, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Friday: UMBC at Hartford, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Friday: Binghamton at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday: Binghamton at Hartford, 1 p.m.
Sunday: UMBC at Stony Brook, 1 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday: UAlbany at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Here are the conference's weekly award winners:
Player of the Week
Kennedi Smith, New Hampshire – Jr., OH, The Woodlands, TX
- Averaged 3.71 kills per set on a .221 hitting percentage in 2-0 week for the Wildcats.
- Also recorded 4.43 digs per set.
- Recorded a double-double against both UMBC (11 kills, 15 digs) and Binghamton (15 kills, 16 digs).
- This is Smith’s third career #AEVB Player of the Week award.
Setter of the Week
LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook – Jr., Setter, Wauconda, Ill.
- Recorded 11.75 assists per set in a 3-1 victory against UAlbany.
- Added 8 digs and helped the Seawolves to a .256 hitting percentage.
- This is Sakowicz’s eighth career #AEVB Setter of the Week award.
Defensive Specialist of the Week
Emily Tanski, New Hampshire – Jr., DS, Plymouth, MI
- Averaged 5.71 digs per set in a 2-0 week for New Hampshire.
- Tallied 19 digs to help limit UMBC to a .147 hitting percentage.
- Recorded her eighth 20+ dig effort with a team-high 21 digs against Binghamton.
- This is Tanski’s third #AEVB Defensive Specialist of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Kate Bilyeu, UMass Lowell – Fr., OH., Omaha, NE
- Averaged 1.87 kills per set in a 1-1 week for the River Hawks.
- Added 6 digs and two blocks.
- Marked a team-high nine kills and an impressive .412 hitting percentage vs Binghamton.
- This is Bilyeu’s first #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
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