PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its women's volleyball weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 18.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ABBY CHADWICK • Rowan University
Senior • Outside Hitter • Brentwood, TN/Ravenwood
Chadwick takes home NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .348 with 43 kills (3.91 per set) as Rowan extended its program-record winning streak to 17 matches. The senior added 23 digs (2.09 per set) and eight blocks (0.73 per set) and totaled 49 points (4.45 per set) in a 3-0 week. She opened with 17 kills on .324 hitting, seven digs, and five blocks in a four-set conference win over Stockton. She put down eight kills on 13 swings without an error in a sweep of Brooklyn. She closed the week with a match-high 18 kills and nine digs in a four-set win over Salisbury. Chadwick currently ranks third in the NJAC in points per set (4.03) and service aces (0.55/set) and is fourth in the conference in kills per set (3.18).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ALEENA WHITEHEAD • Montclair State University
Freshman • Libero • San Antonio, TX/Ronald Reagan
Whitehead claims NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this season after collecting 66 digs (6.00 per set) to help Montclair State to a perfect 3-0 week. She also added four aces and five assists. The rookie libero opened with 14 digs in a 3-0 conference sweep of William Paterson. She then posted 22 digs (7.33 per set) in a 3-0 win over Albright. She finished the week with 30 digs in a reverse sweep of Lebanon Valley. Whitehead currently leads all rookies and is second overall in the NJAC in digs per set (4.86).
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ISABELLE HAWKINSON • Montclair State University
Freshman • Outside Hitter • Ennis, MT/Ennis
Hawkinson garners NJAC Rookie of the Week after a career week that helped Montclair State go 3-0. The freshman totaled 31 kills (2.82 per set), five blocks, and eight digs. She opened with eight kills on .231 hitting and three blocks in a critical 3-0 conference sweep of William Paterson. She added nine kills in a sweep of Albright before finishing the week with a career-high 14 kills in a reverse sweep of Lebanon Valley. Hawkinson chips in 2.41 kills and 2.53 points per set in her first season.