BIDDEFORD, Maine – Roger Williams University Volleyball seniors Jamie Gaffga (Mattituck, N.Y.) and Katherine Pickard (St. Petersburg, Fla.) received Commonwealth Coast Conference Libero of the Week and Player of the Week honors respectively for the week of October 4^th through October 10^th, it was announced by the conference offices on Tuesday. The duo performed well during a strong 2-1 week for the Hawks.
 
This marked the second time in three weeks that Gaffga was named conference Libero of the Week after she was recognized for the week of September 20^th through September 26^th. She was superb across RWU's three matches recording 52 total digs to go with 15 assists and three service aces.
 
Gaffga started the week on the right foot with a great showing against Curry College on Tuesday. In the Hawks' straight-set victory, she had 16 digs, six assists, and a pair of service aces. She followed that up with a solid showing in the team's tri-match on Saturday. She had a game-high 23 digs alongside five assists and an ace against UMass-Boston before adding 13 more digs against Springfield College.
 
Pickard was just as good for RWU this week as she led the team's offensive attack posting 49 kills while hitting at a .206 clip and pitching in 22 digs, five total blocks, and a service ace.
 
Pickard opened the week with a good showing against Curry as she came just one dig shy of a double-double with ten kills and nine digs in addition to an ace. However, she took her game to another level on Saturday as she led all players in the tri-match with a combined 39 kills. She eclipsed the 20-kill mark for the third time this season with 20 against UMass-Boston while hitting at a robust .302 rate and adding six digs, one solo block, and two total blocks in the contest. She then followed that up with a 19 kill, seven dig showing against Springfield.