Women's Volleyball

PSAC Women's Volleyball Athletes of the Week - 8

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Women's Volleyball Athlete of the Week honorees. In the West, Clarion's Cassidy Snider earned Athlete of the Week honors while Edinboro's Erika Lindqvist was selected as Defensive Athlete of the Week. In the East, Shepherd's Rylee Lenz (Athlete) and Millersville's Caroline Halsey (Defensive) were selected.

PSAC Women's Volleyball Western Division Athlete of the Week

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Cassidy Snider
Clarion
Outside Hitter
Senior
Harmonsburg, Pa. / Conneaut

Snider continued her torrid offensive pac with a pair of dominant performances last week, averaging 6.33 kills per set and hitting .331 against Edinboro and California (PA) in PSAC West action. The senior outside hitter also averaged 3.56 digs per set, totaling 32 digs in nine sets of action, and compiled three aces and four total blocks. Snider's standout performance of the weekend came in the win over the Vulcans on Friday night, when she went off for 31 kills on 68 attempts for a .368 attack percentage. She also added 17 digs in the win. Snider's 31 kills against the Vulcans rank as the highest single-match total for a four-set match in NCAA Division II, breaking the mark of 29 she herself set against IUP on Oct. 18. Against Edinboro on Tuesday Snider had 26 kills and a .288 attack percentage, and also posted three aces, three blocks and 15 digs.
 

PSAC Women's Volleyball Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Erika Lindqvist
Edinboro
Middle Blocker
Graduate Student
Angelholm, Sweden / Ållebergsgymnasiet

Lindqvist was a consistent force for the Fighting Scots in a pair of PSAC West wins over Clarion and California (PA) last week. Against Clarion, the Scots trailed 2-0, but rallied all the way back behind Lindqvist's seven blocks, including three solos in addition to 10 kills on the offensive end. Against Cal she recorded three blocks and 13 kills in Edinboro's straight set victory.


PSAC Women's Volleyball Eastern Division Athlete of the Week

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Rylee Lenz
Shepherd
Middle Hitter
Sophomore
Earleville, Md. / Bohemia Manor
 
Lenz recorded 11 kills and six blocks (one solo) to lead Shepherd to a 3-0 win over Shippensburg on Friday. The win was the ninth straight for the Rams as they maintain first place in the PSAC Eastern Division.

PSAC Women's Volleyball Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Caroline Halsey
Millersville
Middle Blocker
Junior
Chester Springs, Pa. / Owen J. Roberts

Halsey turned in back-to-back career days on both sides of the ball last week. First, the junior tallied five total blocks (matching a career-high) to lead the Marauders to a sweep over West Chester on Oct. 23. She followed that up with four service aces, five digs, and five more blocks against Chestnut Hill on Oct. 25. Offensively, she notched seven kills without an error against West Chester and 14 errorless kills to pace the Marauders against Chestnut Hill.