HADDONFIELD, N.J. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Women’s Volleyball weekly award winners on Monday, with Pratt’s Colleen Russell being named Player of the Week and Emma Hwang being named Defensive Player of the Week.
Player of the Week: Colleen Russell
School: Pratt
Class: Senior
Position: Middle Hitter
Hometown: Asbury, N.J.
High School: North Hunterdon
Brief Outlook of Week: Russell led Pratt to a 3-1 record, powering the Cannoneers' to a current three-match win streak. She amassed 50 kills on a .197 hitting percentage with 23 digs, five aces, three solo blocks, and seven block assists across 16 sets. On the week, the senior averaged 3.84 points per set and 3.13 kills per set.
Specialty Player of the Week: Emma Hwang
School: Pratt
Class: Freshman
Position: Setter
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: Booker T. Washington
Brief Outlook of Week: Hwang directed Pratt's offense to a 3-1 record last week. The first-year setter Hwang totaled 75 assists, 12 service aces, 22 digs, and 19 kills across 14 sets. Her 32.5 points came alongside a 5.36 assists per set average.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Adrienne Xiao, Centenary: Xiao finished the week with 46 assists (4.18 per set) while serving up 5 aces. Xiao also had 27 digs.
Kate Etter: Gwynedd Mercy: Etter totaled 17.5 points en route to surpassing the 1,000-career point plateau in the Griffins' 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 27-25) tri-match victory over Elmira College (Sept.
19). She recorded 11.0 points against the Eagles with seven kills and four aces. On the week, she averaged 2.92 points per set.
Macie Ferla, Gwynedd Mercy: Ferla totaled 24 assists between matches at the Bryn Mawr College Tri-Match (Sept. 19). She totaled eight along with two aces and six digs versus the Owls, then recorded a kill along with 16 assists, three aces, and four digs in a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 27-25) victory over Elmira College. She averaged 4.00 assists per set.
Madi Kyle, Immaculata: Kyle delivered a strong four-match week for Immaculata, totaling 36 kills, 22 digs and 37.0 points across the Mighty Macs’ matches against Arcadia, Lebanon Valley, Cedar Crest and Ursinus. She averaged 2.64 points per set, 2.57 kills per set, and 1.57 digs per set.
Ava Humphries, Marymount: Ava Humphries put up 4.82 digs per set across the week for the Saints, tallying 53 total. She added five assists and two service aces to her credit.
Eliana Knaub, Marymount: Knaub put up a team-high 35.0 points, 2.92 per set, across the Saints' three matches last week. Racking up 28 total kills, 2.33 per set, the junior right side added 10 block assists through the week. She also had six digs and a pair of assists to her credit
2026 AEC Women’s Volleyball Weekly Award Winners:
AEC Player of the Week:
Sept. 8: Kate Etter, Gwynedd Mercy
Sept. 14: Colleen Russell, Pratt
Sept. 21: Colleen Russell, Pratt
AEC Specialist Player of the Week:
Sept. 8: Emerson Aber, Marymount
Sept. 14: Emerson Aber, Marymount
Sept. 21: Emma Hwang, Pratt