GNAC Women's Volleyball Athlete's of the Week Report #11

November 11, 2024

	PLAYER OF THE WEEK Zoë Chatterton, Simmons (Gr., MB) Graduate middle blocker Zoë Chatterton takes home Player of the Week honors after delivering two double-doubles over four games as the Sharks went undefeated in conference play, clinching the #4 seed in the GNAC Championship. Chatterton kicked off the week on Wednesday (Nov. 6) with a standout performance in a 3-2 victory over Saint Joseph's College (Maine), tallying 19 kills (3.80 kills per set) and a career single-game high 24 digs for her first double-double of the week. On Friday (Nov. 8), she continued her strong play with eight kills and seven digs in a 3-0 sweep over Anna Maria, hitting .412 from the floor with just one error. Closing out the week on Saturday (Nov. 9), Chatterton notched her fourth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 win over New England College, and later that day, she nearly recorded another double-double, contributing seven kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 sweep over Rivier.
	SETTER OF THE WEEK April Beatty, Simmons (Gr., S) Graduate setter April Beatty earns Setter of the Week honors once again after leading the Sharks to a perfect 4-0 record in conference play this past week. Beatty opened the week with a solid performance on Wednesday (Nov. 6), contributing four kills, 27 assists, and seven digs in a 3-2 victory over Saint Joseph's College (Maine). On Friday (Nov. 8), she added five kills, 15 assists, six service aces, and five digs as the Sharks swept Anna Maria 3-0. Beatty capped off her week with a stellar doubleheader on Saturday (Nov. 9), notching her second career triple-double with 10 kills, 16 assists, and 15 digs in a 3-0 win over New England College. She then went on to secure her ninth double-double of the season with eight kills, 12 assists, and 11 digs in a 3-0 victory over Rivier.
	LIBERO OF THE WEEK Sierra Nausieda, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Jr. L) Junior libero Sierra Nausieda played a pivotal role in the Wildcats' 2-0 week in conference play, totaling 41 digs and averaging 6.83 digs per set. In Saturday’s (Nov. 9) doubleheader, she first recorded 16 digs and five service aces in a 3-0 sweep over Albertus Magnus. Later that day, she delivered an impressive 25 digs (8.33 digs per set) and two more service aces in a 3-0 victory over Mitchell. Nausieda finished the week with a stellar .970 reception percentage, committing just one reception error across both matches.
	ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Riley Greenley, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Fy., S/DS) First-year setter and defensive specialist Riley Greenley repeats as Rookie of the Week after tallying 48 assists and nine digs over three matches, helping the Monks to a 2-1 record. Greenley began the week on Wednesday (Nov. 6) with 18 assists and three digs in a close 3-2 loss to Simmons. She followed up on Saturday (Nov. 9) with 18 assists (6.00 assists per set) and one dig in a 3-0 sweep of Norwich. Later that day, she finished off the week with 12 assists, two service aces, and five digs in another 3-0 sweep, this time against Anna Maria.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Sydney Katz, Lasell - Katz dished out 53 assists across two matches where she averaged 8.83 digs per set. She notched 28 assists and four digs in a 3-0 win over Emmanuel and then recorded a double-double with 25 assists and 10 digs in another 3-0 win over Colby-Sawyer.

Allison Blum, Mitchell - Recorded two double-doubles this week as the Mariners went 1-1 in conference play. In a 3-2 victory over Albertus Magnus, she posted 12 kills and 14 digs, followed by another solid performance with 12 kills and 12 digs in a 3-0 loss to Johnson & Wales.

Julia Lent, Mitchell - Notched 40 total digs across two games for the Mariners. Had 29 digs in a 3-0 win over Albertus Magnus and then added 11 more digs in a 3-0 loss to Johnson & Wales. Lent ends the regular season leading the GNAC in digs per set (5.49).

Isabella Seccareccio, Regis - Collected a career high 17 digs (5.67 digs per set) in a 3-0 win over Mass Maritime. She also recorded one kill, two assists, and only made one reception error in the match.

Kamdyn Tenorio, Regis - Led the Pride to a 3-0 sweep over Mass Maritime with a standout double-double performance, tallying 11 kills and 16 digs. Tenorio posted an impressive .500 hitting percentage and had a flawless reception game, recording no errors.

Ryan Hicks, Rivier - Hicks delivered 92 assists (8.36 assists per set) over three matches, helping the Raiders go 2-1 on the week. She recorded 36 assists in a 3-0 victory over Mass Maritime and followed up with a double-double, posting 43 assists and 12 digs in a tight 3-2 win against New England College.

Previous Weekly Reports

Week #1 - Week Ending Sept. 1

Week #2 - Week Ending Sept. 8

Week #3 - Week Ending Sept. 15

Week #4 - Week Ending Sept. 22

Week #5 - Week Ending Sept. 29

Week #6 - Week Ending Oct. 6

Week #7 - Week Ending Oct. 13

Week #8 - Week Ending Oct. 20

Week #9 - Week Ending Oct. 27

Week #10 - Week Ending Nov. 3

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