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Mandy Leigh and Maria Futey Named MAC East Players of the Week
10/30/2023 3:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced their weekly volleyball honors on Monday afternoon. Mandy Leigh was named MAC East Setter of the Week with Maria Futey taking home the defensive honor.
Over the weekend, The Bulls to improve to a MAC East leading 10-3 record and 20-5 overall on the season. This marks the first time since 1995 that UB won 20 matches in a season.
Mandy Leigh had another outstanding weekend for the Bulls against Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. Against the Broncos, she had a 46 assist and 14 dig performance, good for her team-leading 15th double-double. She totaled 101 assists, good for 12.63 per set. She added six kills, one ace, 20 digs, one block, and 7.5 points on the weekend.
Maria Futey had a solid weekend for the Bulls defensively. She had a career-high 28 digs against the Broncos on Friday evening. In total, Futey had 50 digs, good for 6.25 digs per set. She added seven assists and four service aces for the Bulls, finishing with 4.0 points. After the weekend, she moved to 10th in program history with 1,101 career digs.
This marks Leigh's seventh weekly honor of the season and a program record 13th in her career. This is Futey's first honor of the season and third in her career. The Bulls have taken home at least one weekly award over the last nine weeks and are up to 12 this season.
The Bulls are back in action on Friday as they'll host Miami (OH) to close out their home schedule.
Over the weekend, The Bulls to improve to a MAC East leading 10-3 record and 20-5 overall on the season. This marks the first time since 1995 that UB won 20 matches in a season.
Mandy Leigh had another outstanding weekend for the Bulls against Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. Against the Broncos, she had a 46 assist and 14 dig performance, good for her team-leading 15th double-double. She totaled 101 assists, good for 12.63 per set. She added six kills, one ace, 20 digs, one block, and 7.5 points on the weekend.
Maria Futey had a solid weekend for the Bulls defensively. She had a career-high 28 digs against the Broncos on Friday evening. In total, Futey had 50 digs, good for 6.25 digs per set. She added seven assists and four service aces for the Bulls, finishing with 4.0 points. After the weekend, she moved to 10th in program history with 1,101 career digs.
This marks Leigh's seventh weekly honor of the season and a program record 13th in her career. This is Futey's first honor of the season and third in her career. The Bulls have taken home at least one weekly award over the last nine weeks and are up to 12 this season.
The Bulls are back in action on Friday as they'll host Miami (OH) to close out their home schedule.
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