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University of New Hampshire Athletics
9/28/2021 4:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BOSTON – Junior setter Wren Macaulay (Lake Orion, Mich.) and sophomore libero Mia Pagliarini (Springboro, Ohio) of University of New Hampshire volleyball team were named America East Setter of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
The Wildcats opened conference play with a 3-0 win against Hartford on Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium. Macaulay totaled a match-high 35 assists in the match running the Wildcats' offense in the sweep of the Hawks, adding five digs, four kills and two service aces. Pagliarini continued her strong play for the Wildcat defense, registering a match-high 18 digs in the 'Cats eighth win of the season.
"We are extremely proud of both Wren and Mia as they continue to grow in our system," said UNH head coach Christopher Feliciano. "While these are individual awards they will be the first ones to tell you that their success is a direct result of the efforts of their teammates."
Macaulay wins the AE Setter of the Week for the third time this season. She has posted a team best 483 assists on the season, averaging 9.1 assists per set, which ranks second amongst AE setters and has also tallied a team-leading 23 service aces.
Pagliarini wins the AE Defensive Player of the Week award for the second straight week and for the fourth time in her Wildcat career. She leads the Wildcats' roster with 230 digs and 4.3 digs per set, which ranks second among league players.
UNH (8-6 overall, 1-0 AE) returns to action on Friday, October 1 against UMBC. Match time from Lundholm Gymnasium is 2 p.m. on AmericaEast.tv.
The Wildcats opened conference play with a 3-0 win against Hartford on Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium. Macaulay totaled a match-high 35 assists in the match running the Wildcats' offense in the sweep of the Hawks, adding five digs, four kills and two service aces. Pagliarini continued her strong play for the Wildcat defense, registering a match-high 18 digs in the 'Cats eighth win of the season.
"We are extremely proud of both Wren and Mia as they continue to grow in our system," said UNH head coach Christopher Feliciano. "While these are individual awards they will be the first ones to tell you that their success is a direct result of the efforts of their teammates."
Macaulay wins the AE Setter of the Week for the third time this season. She has posted a team best 483 assists on the season, averaging 9.1 assists per set, which ranks second amongst AE setters and has also tallied a team-leading 23 service aces.
Pagliarini wins the AE Defensive Player of the Week award for the second straight week and for the fourth time in her Wildcat career. She leads the Wildcats' roster with 230 digs and 4.3 digs per set, which ranks second among league players.
UNH (8-6 overall, 1-0 AE) returns to action on Friday, October 1 against UMBC. Match time from Lundholm Gymnasium is 2 p.m. on AmericaEast.tv.
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