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ROTH CHOSEN ECAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
10-30-08
CALDWELL,
N.J. - Caldwell College freshman setter
Lauren Roth (Findlay, OH/Findlay) was named the ECAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending
Oct. 26, the organization announced today. Roth, who was named the Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Week on Oct. 27, is the first
Caldwell College volleyball player to receive the ECAC's top weekly honor.
Roth averaged 9.75 assists and 3.2
digs per set to help the Cougars win three conference matches last week.
The Cougars started the week with a 3-1 victory at Felician College on Oct.
21, with Roth recording 38 assists, 17 digs and one service ace. Then in a
five-set win over Bloomfield College on Oct. 23, Roth dished out a
career-high 49 assists to go with 17 digs, seven kills and three blocks. She
wrapped up the successful week with 30 assists in a 3-0 triumph over Holy
Family University on Oct. 25. The three wins put the Cougars atop the CACC
North Division standings and extended their winning streak to six matches.
Roth, who currently ranks third in the conference with 7.83 assists per set
in her first collegiate season, also was named the CACC Player of the Week
on Sept. 22.
The ECAC's membership includes 320 colleges and universities from Maine to
Georgia and westerly to Illinois. Caldwell
student-athletes have received weekly and year-end honors from the ECAC
since joining the organization in 2004, and
the men's and women's soccer teams and men's and women's basketball teams have competed
in ECAC championship tournaments.
Roth and the Cougars host Nyack College on Thursday, Oct. 30 in a conference match at the George R. Newman Center. Game time is set for
7:00 p.m.