Rivier senior setter Hayley Macken averaged 9.90 assists, 2.50 digs and 0.80 blocks per set in a 3-0 week for the Raiders ahead of the GNAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Keene State transfer Courtney Collins averaged 3.33 kills and 1.50 blocks per set in an unbeaten week for Rivier, which included a win over the Owls themselves.
JWU senior Katie Leidhold became the fourth Wildcat to earn GNAC Player of the Week honors this season, averaging 3.44 kills per set in a 3-0 week, including a win over Rivier.
JWU junior setter Brylee Frank averaged 12.33 assists per set and ran a JWU offense that hit .360, including two wins against teams receiving votes nationally.
Lasell freshman Kianna Perez averaged 4.10 kills and 3.00 digs in a pair of five-set GNAC wins to claim her third straight GNAC Rookie of the Week honor.
2017 AVCA Division III East Region Player of the Year Kate Walker averaged 3.27 kills and 1.00 blocks while hitting .349 in a 4-0 week for the No. 4 nationally-ranked JWU Wildcats.
JWU sophomore Elyssa Nicolas averaged an impressive 7.17 digs per set in a 4-0 week, including two wins against 2017 NCAA Tournament participants en route to Player of the Week honors.
JWU setter Brylee Frank averaged 10.25 assists, 1.88 kills and 3.25 digs as the Wildcats when 3-1 last week in Southern California, including a win over No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
Rivier's Hayley Macken was the catalyst in a 3-0 week, dishing out 10.82 assists per set to lead the way for the Raiders and claim Player of the Week honors.
JWU's Kate Walker hit .524 for the week while averaging 3.00 kills per set, as the Widlcats won three road games in nine sets, including a sweep of Rivier.
In a perfect 4-0 week, Franklin Pierce transfer and JWU junior Katie Liedhold posted per-set averages of 3.86 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.71 blocks while hitting .364.
JWU Setter Brylee Frank was named the Kean Invitational Tournament MVP after averaging 10.69 assists and 2.62 digs, as the Wildcats went a perfect 4-0.
Rivier is off to an 8-0 start, the best in program history, and Lauren Silverman averaged 3.29 kills and 1.71 blocks per set in a 4-0 week for the Raiders.