Blinn earns fourth NE10 honor for protection, Vitko collects fifth NE10 Setter of the Week

WALTHAM, Mass. – Following every week during which the Bentley volleyball crew swept three convention opponents, a pair of Falcons earned Northeast 10 honors. Elizabeth Blinn was named the NE10 Defensive Player of the Week, and Tory Vitko earned NE10 Setter of the Week. It is fourth such honor for Blinn this season, and the fifth for Vitko.

NE10 Release

Bentley’s wins final week got here towards Franklin Pierce (Oct. 14), Southern Connecticut (Oct. 17), and American International (Oct. 19).

Through these 9 units, Blinn totaled 19 blocks. The senior’s common of 1.72 blocks per set leads all of NCAA D-II.

Vitko totaled 90 assists between the three matches final week. She ranks second within the NE10 for assists per set (9.18).

The Falcons (16-4, 7-0 NE10) are in first place within the NE10, and so they carry a 12-match successful streak into the beginning of this week.

Bentley’s stretch of six consecutive street matches begins at Assumption Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.

NE10 Awards 2025

Player of the Week

Sophia Poehlein (Sept. 29, Oct. 13)

Defensive Player of the Week

Elizabeth Blinn (Sept. 8, Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Oct. 20)

Setter of the Week

Tory Vitko (Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20)

Rookie of the Week

Lulu Pavan (Sept. 8, Oct. 13)

Katelyn Rutledge (Sept. 15)