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Hooe picks up GNAC honor

UAA sophomore setter Morgan Hooe was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after helping the Seawolves to a pair of road conference wins.

Hooe, a South High grad, had 42 assists and four kills in UAA's 3-1 win on Saturday over Montana State Billings and dished 48 assists in the Seawolves' Thursday 3-1 win over Seattle Pacific.

The honor is the first of Hooe's career. She's averaging 10.9 assists per set in GNAC play

UAA's Julia Mackey won the award for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5.

The Seawolves (16-3, 10-1 GNAC) are currently tied for first place in the conference with 16th-ranked Northwest Nazarene (17-2, 10-1 GNAC).

UAA will host a pair of crucial conference matches this week. On Thursday, the Seawolves will welcome No. 24 Central Washington (14-5, 7-4 GNAC) to the Alaska Airlines Center. On Saturday, the Seawolves host Northwest Nazarene. Both matches begin at 7 p.m.

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