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Thelen Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
8/28/2018 11:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Seton Hall senior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) was named to the BIG EAST Women's Volleyball Weekly Honor Roll on Tuesday.
Thelen had a dominant weekend for the Pirates at the Blue & White Classic in Buffalo, N.Y. and was named to the All-Tournament Team. The outside hitter led the Pirates' offense in kills in all three matches, guiding the team to victories over North Dakota State and Niagara. In the tournament opener on Friday, Thelen had a season-high 18 kills to go with seven digs and two blocks against NDSU. Thelen had a team-best 14 kills to go with four digs and three blocks against tournament host Buffalo in the nightcap on Friday. On Saturday morning against Niagara, she had 14 kills, only one attack error, a team-best .565 attack percentage and nine digs. She averaged a team-best 4.18 kills per set and 4.41 points per set for the weekend.
Marquette's Allie Barber was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, while the Golden Eagles' Martha Konovodoff was named Defensive Player of the Week. St. John's Rachele Rastelli was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Those joining Thelen on the Honor Roll include: Creighton's Taryn Kloth, Georgetown's Symone Speech, Villanova's Regan Lough and Xavier's Laura Grossman.
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, August 31 for its home opener at Walsh Gym. Seton Hall will host VCU, Pittsburgh and Oklahoma as part of the annual Seton Hall Classic. The Hall will face VCU on Friday at 7:00 p.m. before taking on Pittsburgh and Oklahoma on Saturday.
Thelen had a dominant weekend for the Pirates at the Blue & White Classic in Buffalo, N.Y. and was named to the All-Tournament Team. The outside hitter led the Pirates' offense in kills in all three matches, guiding the team to victories over North Dakota State and Niagara. In the tournament opener on Friday, Thelen had a season-high 18 kills to go with seven digs and two blocks against NDSU. Thelen had a team-best 14 kills to go with four digs and three blocks against tournament host Buffalo in the nightcap on Friday. On Saturday morning against Niagara, she had 14 kills, only one attack error, a team-best .565 attack percentage and nine digs. She averaged a team-best 4.18 kills per set and 4.41 points per set for the weekend.
Marquette's Allie Barber was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, while the Golden Eagles' Martha Konovodoff was named Defensive Player of the Week. St. John's Rachele Rastelli was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Those joining Thelen on the Honor Roll include: Creighton's Taryn Kloth, Georgetown's Symone Speech, Villanova's Regan Lough and Xavier's Laura Grossman.
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, August 31 for its home opener at Walsh Gym. Seton Hall will host VCU, Pittsburgh and Oklahoma as part of the annual Seton Hall Classic. The Hall will face VCU on Friday at 7:00 p.m. before taking on Pittsburgh and Oklahoma on Saturday.
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