CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Army West Point junior Sydney Morriss was named the Patriot League Volleyball Player of the Week while Lehigh rookie Alina Lam was selected as the rookie of the week by the League office on Monday.

American's Helena Elbaek, Loyola Maryland's Ann Ernst and Navy's Maddi Sgattoni all received weekly honorable mentions.

Upcoming Games
This week features nine conference volleyball matches around the Patriot League, with seven on the Patriot League Network (PLN).

Friday, October 5
Loyola Maryland vs. Army West Point - 7 p.m. (PLN)
American vs. Holy Cross - 7 p.m. (PLN)
Navy vs. Colgate - 7 p.m. (PLN)
Lehigh vs. Lafayette - 7 p.m. (PLN)
Saturday, October 6
Loyola Maryland vs. Holy Cross - 4 p.m. (PLN) American vs. Colgate - 4 p.m. (PLN)
Bucknell vs. Lafayette - 5 p.m.
Navy vs. Army West Point - 7 p.m. (PLN)
Sunday, October 7
Bucknell vs. Lehigh - 1 p.m.

PATRIOT LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Morriss, Army West Point, Jr., Opp. San Antonio, Texas
* Morriss helped the Black Knights to a 1-1 week while forcing Lehigh to five sets in League play.
* She averaged 3.25 kills per set and had a .423 hitting percentage in two matches.
* The junior hit .364 with 16 kills versus the Mountain Hawks to go with five blocks.
* Against Lafayette, she produced 10 kills and had zero errors for a .526 hitting percentage.

PATRIOT LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Alina Lam, Lehigh, Fr., S, Allen, Texas
* Lam finished this past weekend with back-to-back double-doubles.
* The rookie registered 30 assists and a career-high 17 digs in the five-set win over Army West Point, while she tied her career-high of 45 assists to go along with 17 digs versus Holy Cross.


HONORABLE MENTIONS
Helena Elbaek. American, So., OH, Ikast, Denmark
* Elbaek finished the Eagles' match against Navy with 20 kills and a .463 hitting percentage.

Ann Ernst, Loyola Maryland, Jr., OH, Chicago, Ill.
* Ernst averaged 4.22 kills and 3.67 digs while hitting .250 against Howard and Navy to go with two double-doubles.

Maddi Sgattoni, Navy, So., OH, Pittsburgh, Pa.
* Sgattoni averaged 4.11 kills, 2.33 digs and 0.56 aces per set last week against Loyola Maryland and American.

ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its third decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League's athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.