Petke & Sackie Earn Service Credit Union Spotlight Honors
9/13/2019 6:58:00 PM | General, Men's Soccer, Women's Volleyball
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DURHAM, N.H. – Senior volleyball student-athlete Hannah Petke (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and senior men's soccer student-athlete Donnett Sackie (Monrovia, Liberia) have earned this season's first Service Credit Union Student-Athlete Spotlight honors for competition from Sept. 2-8. Petke was named the MVP of the Holly Young Invitational, while Sackie received America East Offensive Player of the Week accolades.
Petke led the Wildcats to a 3-1 record on the week. She recorded nine kills on a .471 hitting percentage along with five blocks as the Wildcats defeated Bryant 3-0. Then UNH won the Holly Young Invitational as she posted 2.71 kills per set on a .375 hitting percentage along with an average of 1.00 blocks per set totaling 3.21 points per set. UNH returns to action on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14, at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y. as they take part in the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament. UNH will play Rutgers, Colgate and Quinnipiac. Hannah Petke (Photo by Jack Bouchard)
Sackie scored two goals on the week as the Wildcats went 1-0-2. He tied the game at 1-1 in the 2-1 win at Providence on Sept. 2, while he scored the second goal of the game for UNH to tie the contest in the 86th minute in the 2-2 tie at Syracuse on Sept. 8. Sackie is tied for first on the team with two goals this season. The No. 21 Wildcats, who are 2-0-2, will conclude their four-game road trip when they play at Fairfield on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. on Facebook Live. UNH returns to Wildcat Stadium on Wed. Sept. 18, for a Granite State match up with Dartmouth at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Donnett Sackie (Photo by Meghan Murphy)
Stay tuned every week to find out who has received Service Credit Union Student-Athlete Spotlight honors.
