BENNINGTON, Vt. – Freshman Setter Anthony Ayala named NECC Rookie of the Week. This is Ayala's first Rookie of the Week award.

Ayala registered a sizzling .571 attack percentage in a tough 3-0 loss to SUNY IT. Ayala also dished out an amazing 21 assists in the match (7.0 assists per set). He also tallied three kills and four digs.

For the season Ayala has 121 assists and 38 digs.