MIAMI – FIU volleyball standouts Abbie Hughes (Mason, Ohio) and Lina Bernier (San Juan, Puerto Rico) were named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for the week ending Nov. 11, the league office announced on Monday.
Hughes helped the Panthers to a 2-0 week with wins over Middle Tennessee (3-0) and Rice (3-1), to extend their winning streak to three matches. She had 33 assists on the week for an average of 7.43 assists-per-set, and 15 kills, to go along with a .452 hitting percentage, while also averaging 2.