Hartford’s Jenna Bridges Headlines America East Week 2 Honors

Courtesy: America East Conference

BOSTON – The second official week of the 2018 #AEVB season resulted in a 2-1 week for Hartford, which included their first win of the season. UAlbany, UMass Lowell, UMBC and Stony Brook also picked up a win over the weekend.

Here are the conference’s weekly award winners:

Player of the Week

Jenna Bridges, Hartford – Jr., MB, Exeter, R.I.

• Averaged 3.36 kills per set in three matches over the weekend.
• Hit .346 leading Hartford in kills (37) and blocks (15).
• Earned All-Tournament Team honors.
• This is Bridges’ first career #AEVB Player of the Week award and becomes the first Hartford volleyball player to earn award since Nov. 9, 2015.

A pretty solid stat line for this week's #AEVB Player of the Week! Congrats, Jenna! 👇

✅ 3.35 kills/set
✅ 1.36 blocks/set
✅ .471 hitting% & 19 kills 🆚 SHU
✅ 2-1 week for the HAWKS!#CapitalCityTeam

READ MORE 📖: https://t.co/bOUczKofxH pic.twitter.com/WQZMlBFGLy

— Hartford Hawks VB (@HartfordVball) September 5, 2018

Setter of the Week

LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook – Jr., Setter, Wauconda, Ill.

• Tallied 103 assists in three matches over the weekend at the Akron Invitational.
• Averaged 10.21 assists per set and 2.14 digs per set while recording a .320 hitting %
• Stony Brook hit .215 for the week.
• This is Sakowicz’s fourth career Setter of the Week honor and second straight this season.

Congratulations to @leannesako on her second straight conference honors!🎉 #AEVB pic.twitter.com/SHm9bVePaz

— Stony Brook VB (@StonyBrookVB) September 5, 2018

Defensive Specialist of the Week

Emily Tanski, New Hampshire – Jr., Defensive Specialist, Plymouth, MI.

• Recorded 74 digs for an average of 6.17 per set.
• Set a match high 26 digs to help limit UConn to a .164 hitting %
• Earned a spot on the UConn Challenge All-Tournament Team.
• This is Tanski’s second career #AEVB Defensive Specialist of the Week honor and second straight this season.

Rookie of the Week

Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire – Fr., MB., Omaha, NE.

• Led UNH in points (46), kills (39) and blocks (13).
• Averaged 3.25 kills per set and 1.08 blocks per set.
• Hit .333 in Saturday’s game against Iona.
• This is Wiedenfeld’s first #AEVB Rookie of the Week award of her career.

Emily Tanski repeats as @AmericaEast Defensive Specialist of the Week and Maddie Wiedenfeld earns her first Rookie of the Week honor for @UNHVOLLEYBALL! #AEVB #BleedBlue

📝 https://t.co/8RT0OUnsmy pic.twitter.com/ocWSXlEViq

— UNH Wildcats (@UNHWildcats) September 5, 2018

Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 28 – Player of the Week: Emily Costello, Stony Brook; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rookie: Paige Krenik, UMBC
Sept. 5 – Player of the Week: Jenna Bridges, Hartford; Setter of the Week: LeAnne Sakowicz, Stony Brook; Defensive Specialist: Emily Tanski, New Hampshire; Rooke: Maddie Wiedenfeld, New Hampshire