William Smith first-year volleyball player Senya Dorny earned Liberty League Rookie of the Week honors after helping the Herons win two of three matches, the college announced Monday.
Junior Arielle Newsome also made the conference's weekly honor roll for the fourth consecutive week. William Smith is 17-5 and has secured the second seed in the Liberty League tournament.
Dorny totaled 25 kills on a .321 hitting percentage, six service aces, five digs and three blocks across nine sets. She hit .529 with 10 kills and a career-high five aces in a sweep of RIT, then added seven kills against Case Western Reserve and eight against No. 11 Calvin.
The Herons swept RIT and Case Western Reserve before losing to Calvin in three sets.
Newsome finished the week with 21 kills on a .348 hitting percentage and 11 blocks. She had 12 kills and three blocks against Case Western Reserve and four blocks in each of the other two matches.
William Smith travels to Haverford on Nov. 7 for matches against No. 20 Batten, formerly Virginia Wesleyan, at 1 p.m. and Haverford at 3 p.m.
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