PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference announced their weekly honorees in volleyball for the period of October 5-11 and three UMass Dartmouth student-athletes have been recognized. Senior captain
Skye Peters was named the Setter of the Week, while senior
Maddie Carter and junior
Olivia Seutter were the Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, respectively.
It marks the fifth weekly award of the season for Peters and the third defensive honor for Carter. For Seutter, it marks the first offensive recognition of 2026.
Peters put forth another outstanding week as the Corsairs went 2-0 in LEC action. She notched 63 total assists on the week, leading the team in service aces with seven and 10 digs overall. Her efforts have her continuing to lead the LEC in assists and assists per set.
In a 3-0 victory over Rhode Island College on Wednesday, Peters recorded a match-high 29 assists with five service aces, three kills and seven digs. She went on to post a match-best 34 assists with two aces and three digs in a 3-0 win at WestConn on Saturday.
Through 16 matches played and 62 set appearances, Peters leads the squad and the Little East in both assists (533) and assists per set (8.60). She has added 29 kills with a team-high 37 service aces and is third on the squad with 130 digs. In addition to leading the conference in assists, Peters ranks 42nd in Division III in total assists and is 47th nationally in assists per set.
Carter – a middle blocker – had another solid week for the Corsairs, leading the team in blocks once again. She recorded a team-high five block solo with four block assists over two matches for 19.0 points on the week. Additionally, she added 12 kills with just one error on 32 swings for a .344 hitting percentage with three digs.
In the win against RIC on Wednesday, Carter posted a match-best two block solo and three block assists with two digs and six kills. She then recorded a match-high three block solo and a block assist with six kills and a dig against the Wolves.
Carter leads the Corsairs with 60.0 total blocks, including 20 block solo and 40 block assists over 16 matches played and 62 set appearances. She has added 95 kills with a service ace, an assist and 17 digs. Amongst the Little East leaders, Carter ranks second overall in total blocks and blocks per set.
Seutter paced the Corsairs offensively last week, recording recorded 26 kills with just three errors on 44 total attempts for a solid .523 hitting percentage. She added three service aces and five digs.
Against the Anchorwomen on Wednesday, Seutter recorded a match-high 12 kills with just two errors on 22 attempts for a .455 hitting percentage, adding a service ace and three digs. She then notched a match-high 14 kills with just one error on 22 total attacks for a .591 hitting percentage, adding two aces and two digs in the win at WestConn.
Seutter currently leads the Corsairs with 191 total kills and a 3.13 kills per set average over 16 matches played and 61 set appearances. She has added five assists with eight service aces, adding 40 digs. She also ranks second on the team with 23.0 total blocks, including three block solo and 20 block assists. Seutter ranks second in the Little East in total kills and kills per set, while also ranking second in points per set (3.55) and hitting percentage (.338).
UMass Dartmouth is currently 10-6 overall and 3-0 in the Little East standings. The Corsairs are back in action on Tuesday, traveling to Southern Maine for a 1pm match against the Huskies. The squad is back in action at home on Saturday, hosting Vermont State University Castleton for Senior Day at Tripp Gym (11am).
