PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) has announced its women’s volleyball weekly awards for the week ending Oct. 18, 2026. Plymouth State’s Sydney Riley earned Offensive Player of the Week honors, while UMass Boston’s Addie Blomgren was named Defensive Player of the Week. UMass Dartmouth’s Skye Peters earned Setter of the Week recognition, and UMass Boston’s Nevaeh Yancey was selected as Rookie of the Week.

Offensive Player of the Week: Sydney Riley, Plymouth State

Riley totaled 21 kills while hitting .625 with just one attack error as Plymouth State swept Vermont State Lyndon and Eastern Connecticut. She averaged 3.50 kills per set and added five blocks, three digs and a service ace.

The junior middle hitter from Haverhill, Massachusetts, opened with 11 kills on 15 attempts without an error for a .733 hitting percentage in a 3-0 victory at Vermont State Lyndon. Riley followed with 10 kills on .529 hitting, five blocks and two digs in a 3-0 conference win over Eastern Connecticut.

Defensive Player of the Week: Addie Blomgren, UMass Boston

Blomgren recorded seven blocks, averaging 1.17 per set, as UMass Boston posted sweeps of Colby-Sawyer and Western Connecticut. She also contributed 12 kills on .500 hitting and four service aces across the two victories.

The junior middle blocker from Riverside, Illinois, registered one solo block and two block assists against Colby-Sawyer before finishing with one solo block and three block assists against Western Connecticut. Blomgren added six kills in each match.

Setter of the Week: Skye Peters, UMass Dartmouth

Peters totaled 68 assists, averaging 11.33 per set, to guide UMass Dartmouth to conference sweeps of Southern Maine and Vermont State Castleton. She added nine kills on .615 hitting, six service aces and 14 digs during the unbeaten week.

The Albuquerque, New Mexico, native recorded a match-high 40 assists, five aces, three kills and six digs in a 3-0 victory at Southern Maine. Peters followed with a match-high 28 assists, six kills, eight digs and an ace in a 3-0 win over Vermont State Castleton. She surpassed 600 assists for the season and finished the week leading the conference with 8.84 assists per set.

Rookie of the Week: Nevaeh Yancey, UMass Boston

Yancey recorded 12 kills on .476 hitting with five service aces and seven digs in UMass Boston’s 3-0 victory over Colby-Sawyer.

The first-year outside hitter from Dorchester, Massachusetts, averaged 4.00 kills and 1.67 service aces per set while adding a block assist. Yancey finished with 17.5 points, averaging 5.83 per set.