#AEVB Set to Start; Week #4 Awards Announced
BOSTON – #AEVB play begins this weekend with three matches. Hartford is off to their best start since 1991 with a 7-3 record. The Hawks sit atop the standings while reigning #AEVB champs Stony Brook is 6-8 and UAlbany is 5-7.
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Here are the conference's weekly award winners:
Player of the Week
Jenna Bridges, Hartford – Jr., MB, Exeter, R.I.
- Averaged 4.70 kills per set, 0.70 blocks per set and 1.00 digs per set in 2-1 week.
- Registered a career-best 23 kills vs Lafayette.
- Had 11 kills with zero errors for a .611 hitting percentage against Delaware State.
- Leads the league in hitting percentage (.354), kills per set (4.08), blocks per set (1.03) and in average points per set (4.62).
- This is Bridges’ third career #AEVB Player of the Week award.
Co-Setter of the Week
LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook – Jr., Setter, Wauconda, Ill.
- Had 116 total assists averaging 10.54 assists per set.
- Tallied a total of 23 digs and 6 blocks.
- Averaged a hitting percentage of .529 in 2-1 week for Stony Brook.
- This is Sakowicz’s fifth career #AEVB Setter of the Week award.
Setter of the Week
Megan Anderson, Hartford – So., Setter, Orono, MN.
- Averaged 10.80 assists per set.
- Added three blocks and five service aces.
- Had 49 assists in game against Lafayette.
- This is Anderson’s second career Setter of the Week honor.
Defensive Specialist of the Week
Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook – So., L/DS, Cardiff, CA.
- Earned All-Tournament honors while averaging 4.72 digs per set.
- Helped Stony Brook hold teams to a .176 hitting percentage in 2-1 week.
- This is Kerstetter’s third career #AEVB Defensive Specialist of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Kiara Adams, Binghamton – Fr., Setter., Peekskill, NY
- Led the Bearcats with a career-high 35 assists vs Sacred Heart and 30 assists in 3-0 win over NJIT.
- Had 102 assists averaging 6.8 per set.
- Also had 25 digs in 2-2 week for Binghamton.
- This is Adams’ 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: Paige Krenik, UMBC
Sept. 5 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rooke: Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire
Sept. 11 – Co-Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Co-Player of the Week: Gabri Olhava, New Hampshire; Setter: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist: Nicole Otero, UAlbany; Rookie: Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire
Sept. 18 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Co-Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Co-Setter of the Week: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie: Kiara Adams, Binghamton
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