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UMBC Volleyball Sweeps Weekly Conference Awards

10/15/2007

Sophomore Ashley Oscars led the conference in kills (4.86 kpg) and points (5.50 ppg) last week.

Sophomore Kira Giles posted a career-high 68 assists over Albany last week.

Freshman Sabrina Hoeks led the conference in service aces (1.00 sapg) and was third in points (5.50 ppg) last week.

BOSTON—The UMBC volleyball team garnered all three of the America East Conference weekly awards for the week ending Oct. 14, the conference announced on Monday.

Sophomores Ashley Oscars (Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty) and Kira Giles (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/Glenlawn) and freshman Sabrina Hoeks (Olympia, Wash./AG West Black Hills) each picked up their second award of the season in their respective categories of Player of the Week, Setter of the Week, and Rookie of the Week.

Oscars, the reigning America East Rookie of the Year, earned the Player of the Week accolade for the week ending Sept. 23 and grabbed the honor this week for her contributions to the Retrievers’ wins against NJIT and Albany.

Oscars led the Retrievers in their matches last week, averaging league-bests in kills (4.86 kpg) and points (5.50 ppg) and also recording 2.29 digs per game.  The sophomore posted her third double-double of the season in the 3-2 win over Albany with a season-high 24 kills, which was just one shy of her career-high, and 11 digs.  Oscars also tallied two assisted blocks and three service aces in the match.

Giles was named Setter of the Week for the same week as Oscars’ first weekly award this season, and played all nine games last week for the Retrievers, recording double-doubles in both matches.  Giles averaged 12.56 assists per game over those two matches, as well as 3.78 kills per game and 0.67 blocks per game.  In addition, the sophomore tallied a career-high 68 assists in the Retrievers’ win over Albany.  Giles has recorded a double-double in the last three matches and totals 11 for the season.

Hoeks picked her first weekly award up two weeks prior, for the week ending Sept. 30 and recorded her third career double-double in the win over Albany, putting up 14 kills and 18 digs.  Hoeks tallied a double-double earlier in the week as well, coming just one service ace away from a triple-double as she posted a season-high 20 kills and added 16 digs and nine aces.  For the week, Hoeks averaged 3.78 kills per game, 3.78 digs per game, 5.00 points per game, and 1.00 service aces per game.

The Retrievers have now claimed six weekly conference awards over the course of the 2007 season, as freshman Bridget Scheetz (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline Academy) garnered the Rookie of the Week accolade in the first week of the season.