PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its women’s volleyball weekly awards Monday, recognizing Plymouth State’s Sya McKay, Vermont State Castleton’s Nicolette Vaughn, UMass Dartmouth’s Skye Peters and Keene State’s Aiya Dottin for their performances during the final week of the regular season.

Offensive Player of the Week: Sya McKay, Plymouth State
Sophomore | Middle Hitter | Somersworth, N.H.

McKay averaged 3.13 kills per set while hitting .305 to help the Panthers earn victories over Colby-Sawyer and UMass Boston. She totaled 25 kills, 12 digs, three blocks and one service ace across the two matches. McKay delivered 20 kills on a .326 hitting percentage, seven digs, three blocks and an ace in Saturday’s five-set victory over the Beacons. She opened the week with five kills and five digs in Thursday’s sweep of Colby-Sawyer.

Defensive Player of the Week: Nicolette Vaughn, Vermont State Castleton
Junior | Libero | Plainfield, Ill.

Vaughn totaled 48 digs, averaging 4.00 per set, as the Spartans went 2-1 during the week. She recorded a week-high 28 digs in Saturday’s five-set conference victory over Rhode Island College, averaging 5.60 per set in the match. Vaughn also registered nine digs in a four-set win over MCLA and 11 digs against St. Lawrence. She added 10 assists and three service aces across the three contests.

Setter of the Week: Skye Peters, UMass Dartmouth
Senior | Setter | Albuquerque, N.M.

Peters handed out 37 assists, averaging 12.33 per set, in the Corsairs’ sweep of Worcester State to close the regular season. She added eight digs and two kills as UMass Dartmouth earned the 25-18, 25-20, 25-11 victory. Peters surpassed 700 assists in a season for the first time in her career, bringing her season total to 728 and her average to 8.99 assists per set.

Rookie of the Week: Aiya Dottin, Keene State
Freshman | Middle Blocker | Boston, Mass.

Dottin hit .737 with 15 kills and six blocks to help the Owls sweep Fitchburg State and WestConn. She opened the week with a match-high nine kills on 11 attempts for an .818 hitting percentage, adding one block against Fitchburg State. Dottin followed with six kills on a .625 hitting percentage and a match-high five blocks in Saturday’s conference victory at WestConn. She averaged 2.50 kills and 1.00 blocks per set across the two wins.