NEW HAVEN, Conn. — With the Yale
volleyball team coming off of a convincing straight-set victory
over Brown in Friday’s Ivy League opener, the Ancient Eight
has recognized freshman setter Kerry Clavadetscher as the Ivy
League Rookie of the Week. Clavadetscher, playing less than two
complete sets in the sweep of the Bears, dished out a match-high 21
assists. She rounded out her statline with three digs and two
blocks, including one solo effort.
For the season, Clavadetscher has been the second-most prolific
setter in the Ivy League with an average of 9.67 assists per frame.
The freshman has also contributed 2.22 digs per set and 12 blocks
in 27 sets of action during the Bulldogs’ red-hot 11-1 start
to 2009. Clavadetscher has also landed four service aces and
dropped in 10 kills from the setter position.
Just five weeks into the 2009 campaign, Clavadetscher is already
the fourth Yale player to earn a league-wide distinction this
season. Seniors Cat Dailey, Alexis Crusey and Laurel Johnson all
took home Ivy League Player of the Week honors during the
non-conference schedule.
Sophomore Bridget Hearst was also honored this week as a member of
the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll. Hearst, playing in only two sets
of the Yale sweep, had seven kills on 10 swings without an error
for a scorching .700 hitting percentage. She also picked up two
digs, landed a service ace and had a hand in two blocks, including
one solo stuff.
Clavadetscher, Hearst and the Bulldogs are back in action this
weekend for the first full weekend of Ivy League competition.
Princeton visits the John J. Lee Amphitheater on Friday night for a
7 p.m. tilt, and Penn makes the trek to New Haven on Saturday
afternoon for a 4 p.m. contest.
Ivy League
Weekly Release
report filed by Drew M. Kingsley, Yale Sports Publicity
