BOSTON – With just three weeks remaining in the 2024 #AEVB regular season, the America East standings are as tight as can be. Four teams are deadlocked in a tie for first place as Binghamton, Bryant, UMBC and UNH are all 4-2, while UAlbany sits a game and a half back at 3-4.
Need to Know
- UAlbany, Binghamton, Bryant and UNH all earned conference wins last week.
- Bryant improved to 18-6 overall with a 3-1 win over NJIT on Friday.
- Binghamton posted its second-straight 3-0 victory, downing UAlbany on Friday.
- The Great Danes bounced back with a 3-2 win over UMBC on Sunday.
- UNH swept NJIT, 3-0, on Sunday.
- The Bearcats' Tsvetelina Ilieva ranks sixth nationally averaging 4.8 kills/set.
- NJIT (0-7 in AE play) has been eliminated from championship contention.
- The top four teams in the conference standings at the end of the season will qualify for the 2024 America East Volleyball Championship. Visit Championship Central for more information.
- The #AEVB preseason poll and All-Conference teams were announced on August 12 - link.
Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 28
Player of the Week
Hannah Serbousek, New Hampshire – Grad., Outside Hitter, Fort Collins, Colo.
- Averaged 4.0 kills and 5.7 digs per set in a 3-0 sweep of NJIT.
- Totaled 12 kills while hitting .423 and 17 digs in the win.
- Had 12 kills, 13 digs and four service aces in a 3-0 sweep of NJIT.
- This is Serbousek’s first #AEVB Player of the Week honor of the season.
Setter of the Week
Lottie Scully, Binghamton – Jr., Setter, Hurdle Mills, N.C.
- Averaged 10.3 assists per set in Binghamton’s 3-0 win over UAlbany
- Chipped in five digs, four blocks, one service ace and one kill
- This is Scully’s third #AEVB Setter of the Week honor this season.
Defensive Specialist of the Week
Carrina Barron, Bryant – So., Libero, Tewksbury, Mass.
- Averaged 4.0 digs/set in a 2-0 week.
- Had 20 digs in a three-set sweep of NJIT.
- This is Barron’s second #AEVB Defensive Specialist of the Week honor of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Claudia Llamas, UMBC – Fr., Outside Hitter, Barcelona, Spain
- Totaled a career-high 13 kills on .393 hitting while playing the final four sets vs. UAlbany.
- Also had eight digs and two blocks.
- This is Llamas’ first-career #AEVB Rookie of the Week honor.
2024 #AEVB Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 4 – Player of the Week: Meredith Hohnbaum, New Hampshire; Setter & Rookie of the Week: Maria Olga Siapani, UAlbany; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Sthefany Carvalho, UAlbany
Sept. 10 – Player of the Week: Aubrey LaPour, Bryant; Setter & Rookie of the Week: Maria Olga Siapani, UAlbany; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Misa Dlouha, Binghamton
Sept. 17 – Player of the Week: Tsvetelina Ilieva, Binghamton; Setter of the Week: Carolina Camacho, Bryant; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Doga Emil, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Emma Torres, NJIT
Sept. 24 – Player of the Week: Tsvetelina Ilieva, Binghamton; Setter & Rookie of the Week: Maria Olga Siapani, UAlbany; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Aysia Miller, UMBC
Oct. 1 – Player of the Week: Tsvetelina Ilieva, Binghamton; Setter of the Week: Lottie Scully, Binghamton; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Carrina Barron, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Viktoria Dimitrova, Binghamton
Oct. 8 – Player of the Week: Mia Bilusic, UMBC; Setter of the Week: Lottie Scully, Binghamton; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Kelly Kaufmann, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Hannah Dobbs, UMBC
Oct. 15 - Player of the Week: Tsvetelina Ilieva, Binghamton; Setter & Rookie of the Week: Maria Olga Siapani, UAlbany; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Brookelyn Talmadge, Bryant
Oct. 22 - Player of the Week: Tsvetelina Ilieva, Binghamton; Setter & Rookie of the Week: Maria Olga Siapani, UAlbany; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Aysia Miller, UMBC
Oct. 29 – Player of the Week: Hanna Serbousek, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Lottie Scully, Binghamton; Defensive Specialist of the Week: Carrina Barron, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Claudia Llamas, UMBC
Links
Info
Fans will once again be able to watch nearly every #AEVB contest this season with the majority of games airing on ESPN+ and the ESPN app while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.
Follow the @AmericaEast channels on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date on America East volleyball news all season long and use #AEVB to join the conversation.
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