American East Conference

UAlbany and Hartford Win #AEVB League Openers

10/1/2019 11:00:00 AM

BOSTON – #AEVB teams began conference play on Friday highlighted by the Hawks defeating reigning #AEVB champions Stony Brook 3-1. UAlbany and Hartford start league play 1-0.
   

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Here are the conference's weekly award winners of the 2019 season:
 
#AEVB Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 1

Player of the Week
Jenna Bridges, Hartford – Sr., MB, Exeter, RI

• Had 42 kills and averaged 6 kills per set in 2-0 week.
• Had a career day registering a career-high 31 kills with two errors in 47 attempts and hit .617.
• Also added 10 blocks, 8 assists and 3 digs.
• This is Bridges’ seventh career Player of the Week honor.

Setter of the Week
Megan Anderson, Hartford – Jr., S, Orono, MN

• Tallied 95 assists averaging 13.57 per set.
• Recorded a career-high 58 assists in a four-set victory against Stony Brook.
• Also had 6 digs, 4 blocks, 4 assists and 2 service aces.
• This is Anderson’s sixth career Setter of the Week award. 

Defensive Specialist of the Week
Charlotte Macken, UAlbany – Soph., L/DS, Clifton Park, NY

• Recorded 29 digs averaging 5.8 digs per set in 1-0 week.
• Also had 3 assists and a service ace.
• This is Macken’s first career Defensive Specialist of the Week honor.

Co-Rookie of the Week
Maddie Lindsay, Hartford – Fr., OH, Lehi, Utah

• Recorded 23 kills averaging 3.29 kills per set.
• Had 16 digs averaging 2.29 digs per set.
• Also added 4 blocks, 4 service aces and 3 assists.
• This is Lindsay’s fourth career Rookie of the Week honor.

Co-Rookie of the Week
Riley Putnicki, UMBC – Fr., S, Monument, Colo.

• Had a career-high 48 assists averaging 9.6 per set.
• Had a career-high 12 digs averaging 2.4 per set.
• Also added a kill and a block.
• This is Putnicki’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

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