Penn State Altoona women's volleyball's outside/right side hitter Hannah Swank, of Boswell, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 5 after the league announced its weekly awards. Credit: Mallorie Smith / Penn State. Creative Commons
LATROBE, Pa. — Penn State Altoona women's volleyball's outside/right side hitter Hannah Swank, of Boswell, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 5 after the league announced its weekly awards.
Swank helped propel Penn State Altoona to a 2-0 week of AMCC play, as the Lions beat Penn State Behrend and Hilbert College.
Hannah Swank, Penn State Altoona student-athlete in women's volleyball Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
Swank played a crucial role in Penn State Altoona’s 3-2 victory over Penn State Behrend on Sept. 30. She had 21 kills, five service aces, and one solo block to finish with a match-high 27 points. In her team’s 3-1 road win at Hilbert on Saturday, Oct. 3, Swank had a match-high 19 points after tallying 13 kills and six service aces.
For the week, Swank had 46 point on 34 kills, 11 service aces, and one solo block. This is her first weekly award from the AMCC.
Swank currently ranks fourth in the conference in kills (146), kills per set (2.86), points (179), and points per set (3.5).
The Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball team is 10-5 overall, including 3-1 in the AMCC so far this season, and returns to action Oct. 6 as the Lions face AMCC opponent Pitt-Greensburg at the Adler Athletic Complex Arena. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Conner Gilbert