GNAC Women's Volleyball Athlete's of the Week Report #9

October 28, 2024

	PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kamdyn Tenorio, Regis (Sr., OH) Senior outside hitter Kamdyn Tenorio had a great week for the Pride, totaling 39 kills, 34 digs, and six service aces across three games as the Pride went 3-0. She notched a double-double in each match, starting on Tuesday (Oct. 22) in a 3-0 sweep over Emmanuel. The senior tallied 12 kills, 13 digs, and a career-best .611 hitting percentage, the best of her career in a match with at least 10 attack attempts. On Saturday (Oct. 26), Tenorio earned another double-double with 15 kills, two aces, and 10 digs in a 3-1 win over Rivier. She hit a career-high .500 in matches with 20 attempts and committed no reception errors. Tenorio closed out the week against Saint Joseph's College with 12 kills, 11 digs, and three service aces, helping the Pride secure the lead in the fifth set with a clutch kill and ace.
	SETTER OF THE WEEK Sydney Katz, Lasell (Jr., S) Junior setter Sydney Katz was a key contributor in the Lasers' 3-1 week, totaling 97 assists, 32 digs, and six service aces across four matches. Katz started strong on Wednesday (Oct. 23) with 24 assists, nine digs, and three aces in a 3-0 sweep over Mitchell. She continued Friday (Oct. 25) with 28 assists and six digs as the Lasers swept Saint Joseph's College 3-0. Katz then notched a double-double on Saturday (Oct. 26) with 24 assists and 10 digs in a 3-0 win against Bates, before rounding out the week with 21 assists and seven digs in a 3-0 loss to Salve Regina. Katz currently ranks third in the GNAC for total assists (551) and fifth in service aces (53).
	LIBERO OF THE WEEK Julia Lent, Mitchell (Jr., L) Junior libero Julia Lent delivered an impressive 52 digs across two matches to help the Mitchell women’s volleyball team secure a 1-1 record in GNAC play. Averaging 7.43 digs per set on the week, Lent posted double-digit digs in both matches and also added eight assists. She started off on Wednesday (Oct. 23) with 13 digs (4.33 digs per set) in a road game against Lasell where the Mariners fell 3-0. On Saturday (Oct. 26), Lent had a career performance in a home win over Norwich, recording a personal-best 39 digs (9.75 digs per set) and also talled five assists and one service ace in the match. Lent currently leads the GNAC in both total digs (404) and digs per set (5.53).
	ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Alexandra Rivera, Regis (Fy., S) Rookie setter Alexandra Rivera was a standout player for the Regis offense as the Pride went 3-0 in conference matchups this past week. On Tuesday (Oct. 22) in a 3-0 sweep over Emmanuel, Rivera tallied 33 assists (11.00 assists per set) along with two service aces and three digs. Then on Saturday (Oct. 26) against Rivier, she notched her first career double-double with another 33 assists and 11 digs in a 3-1 win. She closed out the week on Saturday night by recording 24 assists and eight digs in a 3-2 victory over Saint Joseph's College. For the week, the first-year averaged 7.50 assists per set.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Brooke Patnode, Colby-Sawyer - The senior setter recorded 54 total assists to help lead the Chargers to a 3-0 week. Her best performance of the week came in a 3-0 sweep over Norwich where she recorded a double-double with 29 assists and 12 digs. Patnode also moved into sixth all-time for most career assists in Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball history.

Anabella Driscoll, Dean - Senior setter Anabella Driscoll tallied 59 assists (7.38 assists per set) and 15 digs across eight sets as the Bulldogs went 2-0 in conference play this past week. Driscoll notched 33 asissts in a 3-1 win over Rivier and then went on to record a double-double in a 3-1 win over Elms with 26 assists and 11 digs.

Jaylen Holman, Elms - Junior setter Jaylen Holman had a strong week, recording 50 assists and 12 digs across two matches. She began with 16 assists and five digs in a loss to Johnson & Wales and then delivered an impressive performance against Dean, notching a double-double with 34 assists (8.50 assists per set) and 17 digs.

Kason Huynh, Emmanuel - The sophomore setter contributed significantly for the Saints with 63 assists and nine digs across three matches, helping the team to a 2-1 week. Her standout performance came on Saturday (Oct. 26) against Albertus Magnus, where she recorded three kills, 29 assists, and five digs in a 3-0 victory.

Madeline Caro, Lasell - Junior libero Madeline Caro had a great week for the Lasers, who finished 3-1 overall. Across 12 sets, Caro tallied 22 assists and 38 digs, with her standout performance coming in a 3-0 sweep over Mitchell, where she notched a double-double with 10 assists and 15 digs.

Allison Blum, Mitchell - Senior outside hitter Allison Blum had an impressive week for the Mariners, helping guide them to a 1-1 record in conference play. Blum tallied 22 kills and 29 digs across the two matches, starting with five kills and seven digs against top-ranked Lasell. She then recorded a double-double with 17 kills and 22 digs, along with seven service aces, in a 3-1 win over Norwich.

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

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