ATHENS, Tenn. – The University of Pikeville volleyball team wrapped up regular-season play on Saturday, completing a perfect year in conference play. On Monday, two members of the team won player of the week honors.
 
Chloie Brinton was named setter of the week for the seventh time this season, while Allyah Tokelau was named attacker of the week for the third time.
 
UPike finished the regular season 26-3 and will take a 20-match winning streak into postseason play when it begins AAC tournament action on Friday, Nov. 13.
 
The Bears will be the top seed in the 10-team tournament, having completed the league portion of the season at 19-0. It was the first time an AAC team went unbeaten in league play since 2019.
 
Brinton is a 5-8 senior from Lindon, Utah. In match last week, both 3-0 wins over Union Commonwealth University and Johnson (Tenn.) University, she had 78 assists for an average of 13.0 per set.
 
It began on Friday, when she posted 42 in the win over Union Commonwealth. On Saturday, she had 36 more in a straight-sets win over Johnson.
 
In addition, she had four service aces and two kills on offense. Defensively, she added 17 digs and two blocks, one solo and one assist.
 
She averages 11.53 assists per set to not only lead the conference but also the nation, and she has 1,141 assists this season, making her first player in school history to surpass 1,000 in a season twice in their career.
 
Tokelau, a 5-9 senior outside hitter from Lehi, Utah, recorded 27 kills in two matches last weekend.
 
She had 12 kills on Friday against UCU and came back with 15 the next morning against Johnson.
 
In addition, she had a hitting percentage of .490 for the week. On the defensive side of the net, she had five blocks, four of which came in the win over the Royals, and six digs, five coming against the Bulldogs.
 
Her average of 3.34 kills per set is second in the league, trailing only teammate Cassidy Rivas by 0.06 per set. Her 327 kills for the season ranks fifth in the conference, and her .344 hitting percentage is fourth in the AAC.