Navy’s Patrick, Army’s Barnhorst Garner Patriot League Honors

Courtesy: Patriot League 

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Navy senior Katie Patrick was named the Patriot League Volleyball Player of the Week while Army West Point freshman Emmy Barnhorst was selected as the rookie of the week by the League office on Monday.

American’s Aleksandra Kazala, Lafayette’s Grace Tulevech and Lehigh’s Sabrina Lancaster all received weekly honorable mentions.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Katie Patrick, Navy, Sr., MB, Aurora, Colo.
* Patrick averaged 2.42 kills and 1.17 blocks per set while hitting .400 in the Mids’ three-match weekend in Colorado.
* The senior posted 11 kills and a .562 attack percentage in the four-set win against Maryland Eastern Shore, followed by a seven-block performance against Denver.
* Patrick finished the weekend against Air Force with 13 kills, five blocks and a .414 hitting percentage in the five-set win over Air Force.

Congrats to this week's #PLvb🏐 award winners!

Player: Katie Patrick, @NavyAthletics
Rookie: Emmy Barnhorst, @ArmyWP_VB

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— Patriot League (@PatriotLeague) September 17, 2018

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Emmy Barnhorst, Army West Point, Fr., MB, Winfield, Ill.
* Barnhorst averaged 3.82 kills per set and hit a .353 percentage over Army’s 2-1 weekend, as she totaled 42 kills, 10 block assists and two solo blocks.
* The rookie had a weekend-high of 15 kills against No. 11 Florida, after she earned 14 kills against FIU and 13 kills versus Jacksonville.
* Barnhorst was one of the two rookies named to the All-Tournament Team at the Gator Invitational this past weekend.

👏👏Emmy Barnhorst is the @PatriotLeague Rookie of the Week! #GoArmy https://t.co/xDgzYJ5UTm pic.twitter.com/wSCqteJNjQ

— Army WP Volleyball (@ArmyWP_VB) September 17, 2018

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Aleksandra Kazala, American, Sr., OH, Debica, Poland
* Kazala earned a season-high tying 19 kills and a season-high 18 digs in the four-set loss to No. 5 Penn State on Saturday.

Sabrina Lancaster, Lehigh, So., OH, Woodbridge, Va.
* Lancaster registered a career-high 22 kills to lead Lehigh to victory over Maryland Eastern Shore. She also had eight digs, one block and a .319 hitting percentage.

Grace Tulevech, Lafayette, Fr., OH, Morehead City, N.C.
* Tulevech totaled 60 kills in 11 sets this past weekend at the Lafayette Invitational, as she had back-to-back 20-plus kill matches.