Meredith Snyder, Penn St. Behrend
Snyder helped the Lions open up the season with a 2-2 record. In four matches, she totaled 42 kills, 22 digs, eight blocks and seven aces. She averaged 2.80 kills per set. In the two wins, she hit .348 and tallied double-digit kills in each match (15, 14).
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS Behrend MH Meredith Snyder helped the Lions open up the season with a 2-2 record. In four matches, she totaled 42 kills, 22 digs, eight blocks and seven aces. She averaged 2.80 kills per set. In the two wins, she hit .348 and tallied double-digit kills in each match (15, 14).
BEST OF THE REST: Franciscan DS Sam Kelly led the Barons to a 3-1 week at the St. Vincent Bearcat Challenge and was named to the All-Tournament team, poting 80 digs over the four matches and adding six service aces...La Roche MH Kayla Bulat averaged 2.21 kills in a 3-1 week for La Roche, twice reaching double-figure kills, including 14 against W&J and 10 against Alfred...Pitt-Bradford S Christina Rauh was named to the all-tournament team at the University of Scranton opening weekend volleyball tournament after finishing her four matches with more than 100 assists, helping the Panthers to an early season 2-2 record...PS Altoona MH Amanda Hammer totaled a team-best 42 kills (2.80 kills per set) while hitting at a .321 clip, adding 30 digs (2.00 digs per set) and two total blocks...Pitt-Greensburg OH/MH Lauren Tassone was named to the all-tournament team in the opening weekend at Morrisville State after finishing with 27 kills, 50 digs and 16 total blocks in the four games of the tournament...D'Youville OH Megan Schneider led the team in kills against Alfred State with eight and was second against Hilbert with seven, while recording a team high 29 digs against Hilbert and five against Alfred State...Hilbert L Ashley Viengmay averaged 4.18 digs/set in the Hawks' first three matches.