Havens, Morgan, and Henderson Selected as Players of the Week
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
LaKell Havens, Manhattan, Sr., Middle Blocker, 6-1, St. George, Utah/Dixie/Salt
Lake CC
Havens hit a combined .415 in victories over Providence,
Loyola and Rider last week. Against
Providence on Wednesday, she slammed 16 kills and committed just two errors,
hitting .483 in the victory. She added
four service aces against the Friars.
She then notched 14 kills and nine blocks in the Jaspers’
come-from-behind five-set win over Loyola on Saturday. Havens capped her week by hitting .481,
pounding 16 kills to just three errors, in the win over Rider on Sunday. Havens averaged 3.54 kills, 4.69 points, 0.46
aces and 1.23 blocks per set in the three matches.
Defensive Player of the Week
Sam
Morgan, Niagara, Sr., Libero, 5-9, Cincinnati, Ohio/ Colerain
Reigning MAAC Defensive Player of
the Week Sam Morgan displayed another solid week in the back row for the Purple
Eagles. Morgan had match-highs of 32 and 26 digs against Canisius and Syracuse,
respectively, as she extended her NCAA-best double-digit digs streak to 112
matches. Morgan averaged 6.44 digs per set and had a perfect reception
percentage (49-for-49) in wins over Canisius and Syracuse as Niagara improved
to 9-7 on the season and extended its home winning streak to 11 matches.
Rookie of the Week
Hollegn Henderson, Manhattan, Fr., Setter, 5-8, Long Beach,
Calif./Wilson
Henderson notched back-to-back double-doubles in Manhattan’s
wins over Providence and Loyola. She had
40 assists and 10 digs against Providence on Wednesday night, then dished out a
career-high 51 assists to go along with 13 digs in the five-set triumph against
Loyola on Saturday. Henderson capped her
week with a 48-assist, nine-dig, three-block performance in the four-set win
over Rider on Sunday. For the week,
Henderson averaged 10.69 assists and 2.46 digs per set. She also hit .370 in the three matches,
recording 12 kills (four in each match) while committing just two errors.