UAlbany and Hartford Remain Perfect in #AEVB Play; Week 6 Awards Handed Out
BOSTON – UAlbany and Hartford remain perfect in #AEVB play with a 2-0 record. The Hawks are riding a season-long five-game winning streak into the week and start conference play 2-0 for the first time since 1993.
Here are the conference's weekly award winners of the 2019 season:
#AEVB Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 8
Player of the Week
Jenna Bridges, Hartford – Sr., MB, Exeter, RI
- Had 13 kills and averaged 3.25 kills per set.
- Hit .346.
- Also added 3 blocks and 3 assists.
- This is Bridges' eighth career Player of the Week honor.
Setter of the Week
LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook – Sr., S, Wauconda, Ill.
- Tallied 35 assists averaging 11.6 per set.
- Also had 5 digs and 4 kills.
- This is Sakowicz's tenth career Setter of the Week award.
Co-Defensive Specialist of the Week
Brooke Hayden, UMBC – Sr., L, Mt. Airy, Md.
- Recorded 43 digs averaging 4.3 digs per set.
- Had a career-high 28 digs against New Hampshire.
- Added 11 assists and 5 service aces.
- This is Hayden's second career Defensive Specialist of the Week honor.
Co-Defensive Specialist of the Week
Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook – Jr., L, Cardiff, CA
- Had 14 digs averaging 4.6 per set.
- Also had 2 assists.
- This is Kerstetter's sixth career Rookie of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Maddie Lindsay, Hartford – Fr., OH, Lehi, Utah
- Recorded 15 kills averaging 3.75 kills per set.
- Also added 8 digs and 3 blocks.
- This is Lindsay's fifth career Rookie of the Week honor.
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 3 – Co-Player of the Week: Akuabata Okenwa, UAlbany; Co-Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: Emma Patlovich, New Hampshire; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Malea Stanton, UAlbany
Sept. 10 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Maddie Lindsay
Sept. 17 - Player of the Week: Carmen Freeman, UMBC; Setter of the Week: Julia Kim, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Brooke Hayden, UMBC; Co-Rookie of the Week: Maddie Lindsay, Hartford; Co-Rookie of the Week: Wren Macaulay, New Hampshire
Sept. 24 – Co-Player of the Week: Akuabata Okenwa, UAlbany; Co-Player: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Maddie Lindsay, Hartford
Oct. 1 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Charlotte Macken, UAlbany; Co-Rookie of the Week: Maddie Lindsay, Hartford; Co-Rookie of the Week: Riley Putnicki, UMBC
Oct. 8 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz; Co-Defensive Specialist of the Week: Brooke Hayden, UMBC; Co-Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Maddie Lindsay, Hartford
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