Women's Volleyball

#AEVB Week 10: UMBC & New Hampshire Go Unbeaten

BOSTON – UMBC stayed perfect with a sweep on Sunday and could clinch the No. 1 overall seed with a win on Friday, while the complete championship field could be set by the end of this coming weekend.

Need to Know
  • UMBC improved to 7-0 in conference play with a 3-0 sweep of UAlbany and could clinch at least a share of its 5th regular season title in the past four seasons this weekend.
  • New Hampshire came through with an impressive 3-0 victory over NJIT, going to 5-2 in conference action.
  • Bryant went 1-1 last weekend, sweeping NJIT and then falling 3-2 to Binghamton on Sunday. The Bulldogs own a 5-3 conference record and can clinch a championship berth this weekend
  • Binghamton went on the road and took down Bryant 3-2 to move closer to a championship berth and could possibly clinch on this weekend.
  • On Friday, Binghamton travels to UAlbany while New Hampshire hosts UMBC.
  • On Sunday, Binghamton hosts NJIT while UAlbany welcomes Bryant.

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Weekly Award Winners – Nov. 3
Player of the Week
Rachel Grier, New Hampshire – Sr., Middle Blocker, Dublin, Calif.
  • Hit .552 with 16 kills, six blocks and 4 digs in a sweep of NJIT.
  • This is Grier’s second #AEVB Player of the Week honor of the season.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Hady Pickard, New Hampshire – Jr., Libero, Roswell, Ga.
  • Finished with 19 digs and 3 assists in a sweep over NJIT..
  • This is Pickard’s third #AEVB Defensive Player of the Week honor of the year.
 
Setter of the Week
Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire – Sr., Setter, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
  • Posted a double-double of 40 assists and 10 digs with 3 blocks in a sweep against NJIT.
  • This is Shattles’ fifth #AEVB Setter of the Week honor this year.

Rookie of the Week
Natalie Harris, UMBC – Fr., Outsider Hitter, Orlando, Fla.
  • Averaged 5.2 kills and 2.5 digs per set in a 2-0 week.
  • This is Harris’ fourth #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. 20 - 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
Nov. 3 – Player of the Week: Rachel Grier, New Hampshire; Setter of the Week: Jessica Shattles, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Hady Pickard, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Natalie Harris, UMBC

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.
 
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