STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's senior middle blocker Sarah Hawkes (Pownal, Maine) has been selected as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for the reporting period ending September 16th.
Hawkes continued her impressive senior season by averaging 3.27 kills and 3.64 digs with a .341 attack percentage in a 2-1 week for the Monks. She nearly led St. Joe's to the program's first win over UNE in 24 years with 17 kills and 16 digs in a difficult 3-2 loss and blasted 14 kills with 19 digs in a shutout victory over Framingham State last Saturday.
For Hawkes, the weekly conference honor is the second of her career. The fourth-year standout claimed GNAC Player of the Week honors last fall on September 12th.
As of September 22nd, Hawkes ranks as the Monks' leader in kills (112), kills per set (3.03), solo blocks (10) and total blocks (22) and is second on the team in attack percentage (.292) and digs (131).
A two-time Third Team All-GNAC honoree, Hawkes is the SJC all-time leader in career kills (880), attack percentage (.253), digs (954), solo blocks (139) and total blocks (223). She also set the Monks' single-season marks for kills (325), attack percentage (.280) and solo blocks (59) during her freshman campaign.
Saint Joseph's (8-3, 1-1 GNAC) will play at Daniel Webster College on Tuesday in a non-conference match slated to start at 7:30 PM.
Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrates its Centennial year in 2012 with a theme of "Realize the Promise" – honoring our commitment to educating well-rounded graduates who combine career focus with classic liberal arts studies. A Private, Catholic, primarily residential, coeducational liberal arts institution, Saint Joseph's welcomes students of all ages and all faiths. The campus, located 18 miles northwest of Portland and just two hours from Boston, encompasses 350 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Enrollment ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 students annually. Saint Joseph's offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing and business fields in a value-centered environment.
