BIDDEFORD, Maine – Katherine Pickard (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Jamie Gaffga (Mattituck, N.Y.) of the Roger Williams University Volleyball team earned Commonwealth Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Libero of the Week honors, respectively, for the week of October 18^th through October 24^th. It is the third time Gaffga has received CCC Libero of the Week recognition this season while it is the second time this fall that Pickard has been honored.
 
The duo helped lead the Hawks to a 2-0 week, during which RWU did not drop a set and outscored the opposition by a total score of 150-102.
 
Gaffga previously earned the Libero of the Week honors for the weeks of September 20^th through September 26^th and October 4^th through October 10^th. In both matches this week, Gaffga led all players in digs after recording 13 against Wentworth on Tuesday followed by 21 on Senior Day against Western New England. Her performance against Wentworth was her most balanced showing of the week as she also had three assists and three service aces. Overall, this season, Gaffga also ranks second in the conference in digs per set, posting 4.79.
 
Previously, Pickard claimed Offensive Player of the Week recognition for the week of October 4^th through October 10^th, and this week, she was an offensive force for the Hawks in their two matches. She opened the week by stuffing the box score against Wentworth. In that contest she recorded a double-double with a game-high ten kills to go with ten digs, while also tallying four service aces and two block assists. Pickard followed that up by once again leading all players with 11 kills while hitting at a robust .529 clip and collecting seven digs against Western New England. She also currently leads the CCC in kills per set with 3.86.