PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) has named UMass Dartmouth’s Olivia Seutter its Women’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, Maddie Carter its Defensive Player of the Week and Skye Peters its Setter of the Week. UMass Boston’s Kaitlyn Leberstien earned Rookie of the Week honors.
Offensive Player of the Week: Olivia Seutter, UMass Dartmouth
Seutter, a junior opposite from Mesa, Ariz., recorded 26 kills with just three errors on 44 attempts for a .523 hitting percentage as UMass Dartmouth earned two conference sweeps. The Red Mountain graduate averaged 4.33 kills per set and added three service aces and five digs.
Seutter posted a match-high 12 kills with a .455 hitting percentage, one ace and three digs in a 3-0 victory over Rhode Island College on Oct. 7. She followed with a match-high 14 kills, hitting .591 with two aces and two digs in a 3-0 win at Western Connecticut on Oct. 10.
Defensive Player of the Week: Maddie Carter, UMass Dartmouth
Carter, a senior middle blocker from Beverly, Mass., totaled nine blocks, including five solo stops, to average 1.50 blocks per set during the Corsairs’ 2-0 week. The Beverly High School graduate also contributed 12 kills with a .344 hitting percentage and three digs.
Carter recorded a match-high five blocks, including two solo blocks and three block assists, along with six kills and two digs against Rhode Island College. She added a match-high four blocks, including three solo stops, with six kills and one dig at Western Connecticut.
Setter of the Week: Skye Peters, UMass Dartmouth
Peters, a senior setter from Albuquerque, N.M., totaled 63 assists to average 10.50 assists per set in UMass Dartmouth’s two conference victories. The Eldorado graduate also contributed seven service aces, 10 digs and three kills.
Peters recorded a match-high 29 assists, five aces, seven digs and three kills in the sweep of Rhode Island College. She followed with a match-high 34 assists, two aces and three digs in the victory at Western Connecticut.
Rookie of the Week: Kaitlyn Leberstien, UMass Boston
Leberstien, a freshman from Wilmington, Del., recorded 16 kills, 15 digs, nine assists, three service aces and two block assists as UMass Boston earned two conference sweeps. The Padua Academy graduate hit .250 while averaging 2.67 kills and 2.50 digs per set.
Leberstien contributed six kills, nine digs and two aces in a 3-0 victory at Southern Maine on Oct. 7. She then posted 10 kills with a .280 hitting percentage, eight assists, six digs, one ace and two block assists in a 3-0 win at Keene State on Oct. 10.