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Nighthawks Earn Conference Honors
Women's Cross Country
RUNNER OF THE WEEK - Newbury College junior
Alaina Fillback (Portland, Conn.) finished
26th overall in the "Early Bird" Open 5K. Her 5K time of
28:54 helped her team to a great start amongst collegiate women
Fillback placed 18th.
Women's Volleyball
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Newbury College sophomore outside hitter Tricia Corriveau (Coventry, R.I.) earned the Nighthawks their 2-0 opening week sweep. Corriveau swung her way to a weekly .414 hitting percentage. She tallied ten kills, four digs and two assists for the week.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - Fellow Newbury College freshman outside hitter Sara Hanna (Center Moriches, N.Y.) led her team for the week with 12 kills, seven digs and eight service aces en route to a 2-0 opening week. In a 3-1 win against Albertus Magnus, she notched a .466 attack percentage, while coming back for a 3-0 sweep of Anna Maria swinging her way to an amazing .555 attack percentage. For the week, she totaled a .515 hitting percentage, 1.7 kills per set, 1.1 aces per set and 1.0 digs per set.
Women's Tennis
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Newbury College junior
Stephanie Valentine (Pleasant Valley, Conn.) led
her team to a 1-0 opening week. Valentine notched a 6-2, 7-6 (4)
tie break win at the #5 singles position to edge the Nighthawks to
a 5-4 victory over Worcester State.
Women's Soccer
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - Newbury College freshman
forward Ashleigh Guy (Northfield, R.I.) led the
Nighthawks to a 1-0 week, shutting down Mass. Maritime 2-0 in their
season opener. Guy had a foot in both goals scored, recording
two assists in her inaugural ninety minutes of collegiate play.
Men's Cross Country
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - Newbury College freshman
Kevin Gordon (Stafford, Conn.) garners NECC rookie
honors. He clocked a 29:37 time over a 5K to a 31st
place finish in the "Early Bird" Co-Ed Open 5K.
