Yankee Ford LEC Women’s Volleyball Athletes of the Week: September 1, 2025

9/1/2025 11:22:47 AM

Offensive Player of the Week

Olivia Seutter (Mesa, Ariz.) - Sophomore - Opposite - UMass Dartmouth
Seutter was named the LEC Offensive Player of the Week after hitting .416 and averaging 4.00 points per set over three Corsair victories to kick off the 2025 campaign. She recorded a team-high 34 kills (3.78 per set) with just two errors on 77 total attacks. 

Seutter had 12 kills with no errors on 27 attacks (.444) in a 3-0 win over Nazareth on Friday to open the season. She Posted three block assists with eight kills in a 3-0 win over Ursinus to open a tri-match on Saturday before closing the day out notching a match-high 14 kills with zero errors on 27 attacks (.519) in a sweep of Suffolk.

Defensive Player of the Week

Mary Matthews (Wilsonville, Ore.) - Sophomore - LIbero - UMass Boston
Matthews was named the LEC Defensive Player of the Week after totaling 54 total digs (4.91 per set) with only two recorded errors from Swarthmore’s Garnet Invitational, which saw the Beacons take on national powers Cortland, defending national champion and top-ranked Juniata and host Swarthmore. She had 30 digs (7.50 per set) in a 3-1 loss to the host Garnet and tallied 19 digs (4.75 per set) in a 3-1 setback to the Red Dragons.

Setter of the Week

Skye Peters, UMass Dartmouth
Peters was named the LEC Setter of the Week after totaling 52 assists (5.78 per set), 23 digs (2.56 per set) over three Corsair victories to kick off the 2025 campaign. She had 21 assists and nine digs in a 3-0 victory over Nazareth on Friday. Peters then handed out 15 assists with two aces and 10 digs in a 3-0 win over Ursinus to open a tri-match on Saturday that she capped off tallying 16 assists with two aces and four digs in sweep of Suffolk.

Rookie of the Week

Haylie Bidegain (Logan, New Mexico) - Freshman - Middle - Southern Maine
Bidegain was named LEC Rookie of the Week after totaling 10 kills, four blocks (one solo) and three service aces in a 3-2 setback to University of New England Saturday. She hit .280 in the contest.