Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Report - Week 5

Offensive Player of the Week
Sarah Hawkes (Pownal, Maine), Senior, Middle Blocker, Saint Joseph’s College (ME)
Hawkes enjoyed another tremendous week, as the senior middle blocker tallied 43 kills and 43 digs with a .267 attack percentage in three matches. She registered 10 kills, 10 digs and five aces in a 3-0 triumph over Maine-Farmington on Thursday and produced 33 kills, 33 digs and six total blocks in a GNAC tri-match split at Johnson & Wales on Saturday. 

Defensive Players of the Week
Giselle Cram-Ortiz (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico), Junior, Libero, Johnson & Wales University
Cram-Ortiz continued her remarkable play as a libero this season, averaging 6.44 digs per set to help the Wildcats to a 2-2 record on the week. The junior notched 32 digs in the Wildcats thrilling 3-2 victory over St. Joseph's of Maine and over the four matches, recording an incredible 114 digs.

Rookie of the Week
Emily O’Reilly (San Francisco, Calif.), Freshman, Setter, Rivier University
The first year player from San Francisco California continues to direct the Raider offense in an impressive fashion by leading Rivier to a perfect 9-0 in sets played all while averaging 9.33 assists/set for the week. The Raiders hit for .204 on the week with O'Reilly running the show. Emily also stepped up the defense by averaging 2.0 digs/set in the three victories. 

Weekly Honor Roll
Karlie Haack (Selkirk, N.Y.), Senior, Outside Hitter, Johnson & Wales University
Kelsey Mancini (Lynnfield, Mass.), Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Norwich University