Oct. 6, 2008
Center Valley, Pa.- Navy senior Alexa Gibbs has been awarded Patriot League Baden Player of the Week honors for her performance this week, while American freshman Rebecca Heath has been named Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week for the fourth consecutive week.
Gibbs, a middle blocker from Springfield, Ill., led Navy in kills and hitting percentage, finished second in aces and third in blocks this week. Heath, an outside hitter from Naperville, Ill., held a .400 hitting percentage and averaged 2.34 kills per set and 1.34 digs per set for the weekend's games.
Patriot League Baden Player of the Week
Alexa Gibbs, Navy Sr., Springfield, Ill.
Gibbs led Navy in kills in each of the three matches against Hampton, Lehigh and Lafayette. Gibbs also led in hitting percentage twice, in service aces twice and in blocks once. In the Patriot League matches, Gibbs led in kills and finished second on the team in hitting percentage, aces and blocks. Her Patriot League averages for the week were higher in all but hitting percentage when compared to the entire week. Gibbs' 17 kills against Hampton were two shy of tying her season-best effort and three away from tying her career high. Gibbs has produced 10 or more kills in 14 of 17 matches this season and is five kills shy of reaching 700 for her career.
Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week
Rebecca Heath, American Fr., Naperville, Ill.
Heath helped AU to a 2-0 record this weekend with two 3-0 wins over Lafayette and Lehigh, earning her Baden Rookie of the Week honors for the fourth week in a row. On Friday against Lafayette, Heath recorded a match-high .625 hitting percentage with six kills on eight attempts and just one error. The Eagles recorded a combined hitting percentage of .515 in the match, marking the team's highest single-match hitting percentage in four years. Heath also added four digs in the win. On Saturday, Heath tallied eight kills, a .294 hitting percentage and four digs against Lehigh. American has won 12-consecutive matches against Patriot League opponents dating back to last season.
