ATHENS, Tenn. – A pair of UPike seniors were named players of the week in volleyball.
 
Lanie Hawley was named attacker of the week while Chloie Brinton is the league's top setter.
 
Hawley is a product of Burlington, Wisc., is player of the week for the third time this season and attacker of the week for a second time. Brinton, of Lindon, Utah, has claimed her sixth setter of the week honor.
 
Hawley recorded 32 kills in three UPike wins last week while also having six service aces.
 
She opened the week with 15 kills and three service aces against Bluefield (Va.) on Tuesday. After recording seven kills on Friday against Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.), she had 10 kills and three service aces Saturday morning at Columbia International (S.C.).
 
For the week, she had a hitting percentage of .500. Her season average of .408 leads the AAC and is fifth in the nation. She leads the AAC in service aces per set at 0.59 and is second in blocks per set with an average of 0.92.
 
Brinton, who has been named setter of the week 11 times in the last two seasons, finished the week with 109 assists to go with seven kills and five service aces. She was also a force defensively with 38 digs and five blocks.
 
In Tuesday's 3-1 win over Bluefield, she finished with 41 assists and three service aces. Friday night saw her with 30 kills in a 3-0 win over Spartanburg Methodist before compiling 38 in Saturday's straight-set win over CIU.
 
Her average of 11.36 assists per set not only leads the conference but also the nation. For the season, she has 863 assists.
 
UPike will return home this weekend for a pair of matches. On Friday the Bears will host Truett McConnell (Ga.) at 6:30 before entertaining Montreat (N.C.) on Saturday at 11 a.m. Both will be played at the UPike Gym.