Offensive Player of the Week
Manoela Forlin, OH/ RS, Buffalo
Senior Manoela Forlin led Buffalo’s offense with 4.83 kills and 5.17 points per set as they swept both FDU and Syracuse on the road. This was Buffalo’s first win over Syracuse since the 2012 season as she earned Syracuse Invitational MVP honors. She tallied a .338 hitting percentage as she had 29 kills on 68 attempts. She added 2.17 digs and 0.33 blocks per set. Against Syracuse, she hit .433 with just one error.

Defensive Player of the Week
Grace Freiberger, Libero, Toledo
Grace Freiberger paced the Toledo defense as the Rockets went 1-1 on the weekend, including picking up a 3-1 win over Missouri on Friday night. The win over the Tigers was the Rockets' second-straight win over a 'Power 4' opponent, which is the first time since 1990 that UT has won two consecutive P4 teams. Freiberger totaled 43 digs on the weekend, firing off 4.30 digs/set, including a season-best 29 digs against Dayton on Saturday. The junior libero has tallied double-figure digs in all 10 contests this season and is up to 148 digs on the season, averaging 3.89 digs/set. Freiberger also had five service aces over the weekend, leading to a total of 16 on the season, averaging 0.42 aces/set. Freiberger is currently fifth in the MAC in both digs and service aces.

Setter of the Week
Maddie Mitchell, Buffalo
Sophomore Maddie Mitchell led Buffalo with 10.67 assists and 0.67 aces per set as they swept both FDU and Syracuse on the road. This was Buffalo’s first win over Syracuse since the 2012 season as she earned Syracuse Invitational All-Tournament honors. Mitchell helped the Bulls hit .278 on the weekend, including .439 against the Orange. She tallied a .545 hitting percentage as she had 1.00 kill per set. Defensively, she added 3.33 digs with 0.33 blocks per set. Against FDU, she recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 32 assists and 15 digs