UMBC Highlights Week 10 #AEVB Awards
BOSTON – Hartford, UMBC, New Hampshire and Stony Brook all picked up wins last week. This week's awards are highlighted by UMBC's junior Taylor Dunn as she becomes the first #AEVB student-athlete to earn both Setter and Defensive Specialist of the Week honors. Two weeks remain in the #AEVB season. The top four teams will make the tournament and will play either Nov. 22-23 or Nov. 23-24.
Here are the conference's weekly award winners of the 2019 season:
#AEVB Weekly Award Winners – Nov. 4
Player of the Week
Jenna Bridges, Hartford – Sr., MB, Exeter, R.I.
- Recorded a total of 36 kills averaging 6.00 kills per set while averaging a .745 hitting average in a 2-0 week for the Hawks.
- Also added 7 blocks and 2 digs.
- This is Bridges' tenth career Player of the Week honor.
Setter and Defensive Specialist of the Week
Taylor Dunn, UMBC -Jr., S, Virginia Beach, Va.
- For the first time in #AEVB history, Dunn becomes the first to earn both setter and defensive specialist of the week honors.
- Had a total of 35 assists averaging 11.6 assists per set.
- 18 digs averaging 6.00 digs per set.
- This is Dunn's second career Setter of the Week award and first Defensive Specialist of the Week award.
Rookie of the Week
Kamani Conteh, UMBC – Fr., OH, New Castle, Del
- Had a total of 12 kills averaging 4.00 kills per set.
- Also had 3 digs and a block on .300 hitting in road sweep of New Hampshire.
- This is Conteh's first 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
Oct. 8 – Player of the Week: Akuabata Okenwa, UAlbany; Setter of the Week: Megan Anderson, Hartford; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Maddie Lindsay, Hartford
Oct. 22 – Co-Player of the Week: Kennedi Smith, New Hampshire; Co-Player of the Week: Carmen Freeman, UMBC; Setter of the Week: Taylor Dunn, UMBC; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Wren Macaulay, New Hampshire
Oct. 29 – Co-Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Co-Player of the Week: Jordan Gels, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kiani Kerstetter, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Wren Macaulay, New Hampshire
Nov. 4 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter and Defensive Specialist of the Week: Taylor Dunn, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Kamani Conteh, UMBC
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