Week 4 - September 29, 2025
NE10 Player of the Week
Sophia Poehlein, Bentley
Sophomore | Outside Hitter | Zionsville, Ind.
Poehlein had a career-high 23 kills in Bentley's home-opening win over Post. She had an incredible attacking percentage of .500 through the four sets, while adding seven digs. She accounted for 24 points in the victory.
NE10 Defensive Player of the Week
Autumn Moore, Adelphi
Sophomore | Libero/Defensive Specialist | Haines City, Fla.
Moore posted 18 digs in each of the victories for Adelphi this week, averaging 5.14 per set. She currently leads the league in both digs per set and total digs, and also has an edge in the service aces category thus far this season. She was nearly perfect in receptions, only committing three reception errors.
NE10 Setter of the Week
Tory Vitko, Bentley
Sophomore | Setter | Dover, N.H.
In Bentley's home-opening 3-1 win over Post, Vitko finished with a season-high 48 assists (12.0 per set), and she recorded her fifth double-double of the season by adding 16 digs (4.0 per set).
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Mckenna O'Connell, Saint Anselm
Freshman | Setter | Bedford, N.H.
O’Connell paced the Saint Anselm offense again this week with 119 assists, 32 digs, and 13 kills in three matches, averaging nearly 7.62 assists per set. She notched double-doubles against Franklin Pierce (24a/11d) and Post (44a/13d and a .444 hitting percentage), while also adding 31 assists, nine digs, and three kills in a sweep of Saint Michael’s. O’Connell directed a balanced Hawks attack, leading the Hawks on a 2-1 week, and has now earned her seventh double-double in her first season.
Season Awards History
Player of the Week
Week 1: Macarty McQueen, Adelphi
Week 2: Sydney Bennett, SCSU
Week 3: Macarty McQueen, Adelphi
Week 4: Sophia Poehlein, Bentley
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 1: Elizabeth Blinn, Bentley
Week 2: Madeline Burke, Saint Anselm
Week 3: Elizabeth Blinn, Bentley
Week 4: Autumn Moore, Adelphi
Setter of the Week
Week 1: Tory Vitko, Bentley
Week 2: Tory Vitko, Bentley
Week 3: Ana Carolina Westerich, Adelphi
Week 4: Tory Vitko, Bentley
Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Lulu Pavan, Bentley
Week 2: Katelyn Rutledge, Bentley
Week 3: Rory Tower, Saint Michael's
Week 4: Mckenna O'Connell, Saint Anselm
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