WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team's Samantha Soderlund has been named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for the first time this season and Kamryn Lee-Caracci was named to the honor roll, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. The weekly awards follow a 2-0 homestand weekend for the Hoyas with a five-set win over Marquette, the first win over the Golden Eagles since 2010, and a 3-0 sweep of DePaul.

Samantha Soderlund | Fr. | OH | Naples, Fla.

• Soderlund recorded 26 total kills this past weekend, maintaining a .257 hitting percentage. She also contributed 12 digs and three block assists.
• The Naples, Florida native played in all eight sets for Georgetown, averaging 3.25 kills per set. Soderlund has amassed 228 total kills this season.
• In Friday's win over Marquette, the freshman led the match with 18 kills, adding six digs, an assist and two block assists. 
• In the matchup against DePaul, Soderlund recorded eight kills, six digs and two service aces.
• The freshman ranks seventh in the conference in kills per set  in conference matchups with 128 total kills and 3.37 k/s.
• This marks Soderlund's first BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honor this season.

Kamryn Lee-Caracci | Jr. | MB | La Grange, Ill.

• Lee-Caracci registered 17 kills over the weekend and averaged a .378 hitting percentage.
• The La Grange, Illinois native also tallied 11 blocks with a weekend high of eight against Marguette. Lee-Caracci has 67 total blocks on the season, averaging 0.81 blocks per set.
• The junior additionally contributed three service aces in the match against Marquette.
• Lee-Caracci ranks third in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage in conference matchups with a .373 on the year.

Up Next

The Hoyas will be back in action on Friday, October 31 at Butler and on Saturday, November 1 at Xavier. A link to live stats and broadcast information will be available on GUHoyas.com.