Women's Volleyball

#AEVB Week 10: UMBC, New Hampshire & UAlbany All Win

BOSTON – UMBC stayed unbeaten with a clutch 3-2 victory over Bryan while also becoming the first #AEVB program to clinch one of the four championship berths, with four contest remaining in the regular season.

Need to Know
  • UMBC moved to 6-0 by taking down Bryant 3-2 on Saturday. The Bryant took two of the first three sets, 25-17, 21-25 and 25-22. However, UMBC captured the final two sets 25-23 and 15-13 to secure the victory.
  • New Hampshire dropped its first two sets at Binghamton, 25-21 and 25-12. The Wildcats responded to take the last three sets 25-21, 30-28 and 15-10 to complete the reverse sweep and moved to 4-2 in league play.
  • UAlbany took care of business at home against NJIT, sweeping the Highlanders for their second conference win.
  • This week UMBC and Binghamton both play Wednesday matches with contests against Coppin State and Colgate.
  • On Friday NJIT hosts Bryant in the lone conference match.
  • On Sunday UMBC hosts UAlbany, Bryant welcomes Binghamton and New Hampshire travels to NJIT.

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Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 27
Player of the Week
Lucy Chertock, New Hampshire – So., Outside Hitter, Danville, Calif.
  • Hit .267 with 21 kills and 13 digs, including 14 kills over the final 2 sets as UNH came back to beat Binghamton 3-2.
  • This is Chertock’s first #AEVB Player of the Week honor of the season.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Hannah Howard, UMBC – Sr., Libero, Inwood, W. Va.
  • Finished with 26 digs and 12 assists in a 3-2 comeback win against Bryant.
  • It marked her first double-double of the season
  • This is Howard 14th career #AEVB Defensive Player of the Week honor.
 
Setter of the Week
Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire – Sr., Setter, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
  • Totaled 55 assists, 22 digs and one block in a 3-2 comeback victory over Binghamton.
  • The 55 assists is tied for the most by an #AEVB player this season.
  • This is Shattles’ fourth #AEVB Setter of the Week honor this year.

Rookie of the Week
Addy Bianchini, UAlbany – Fr., Setter, Mason, Ohio
  • Finished with 37 assists, eight digs, four kills and two blocks in a sweep of NJIT.
  • This is Bianchini’s second #AEVB Rookie of the Week honor.

2026 #AEVB Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 1 – Player of the Week: Emma Converse, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Isabel Ostvig, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Hady Pickard, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Alissa Grant, UMBC
Sept. 8 – Player of the Week: Emma Converse, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Regan Kadel, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Carrina Barron, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Layla Olatunde, Bryant
Sept. 15 - Player of the Week: Viktoria Dimitrova, Binghamton; Setter of the Week: Isabel Ostvig, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Hannah Howard, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Natalie Harris, UMBC
Sept. 22 – Player of the Week: Viktoria Dimitrova, Binghamton; Setter of the Week: Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Hady Pickard, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Alissa Grant, UMBC
Sept. 29 - Player of the Week: Hannah Dobbs, UMBC; Setter of the Week: Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Eve Roman, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Addy Bianchini, UAlbany
Oct. 6 - Player of the Week: Claudia Llamas, UMBC; Setter of the Week: Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Hannah Howard, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Alvarado Kalia, Bryant
Oct. 12 - Player of the Week: Rachel Grier, UNH; Setter of the Week: Isabel Ostvig, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Hannah Howard, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Natalie Harris, UMBC
Oct. 19 - Player of the Week: Magi Milicevic, Binghamton ; Setter of the Week: Regan Kadel, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Celeste Ocampo, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Natalie Harris, UMBC
Oct. 27 - Player of the Week: Lucy Chertock, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Hannah Howard, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Addy Bianchini, UAlbany

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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