Sept. 2, 2008

Boston, Mass. - Senior outside hitter Gulce Nazli Dikecligil (Istanbul, Turkey) and freshman setter Kelsey Sullivan (Hamilton, Va.) were named the America East Volleyball Player of the Week and Setter of the Week respectively, according to a release from the conference office Tuesday afternoon. Dikecligil and Sullivan led the Seawolves to 2-1 record this weekend at the CCSU Blue Devil Invitational in New Britain, Connecticut.

Dikecligil recorded 50 kills over the weekend and was named to the all-tournament team. Her five kills per set average currently ranks first in the America East, while her attack percentage of .378 is good enough for second. Dikecligil added four aces and 22 digs on the way to earning her first Player of the Week award.

Sullivan started all three matches for Stony Brook over the weekend and wasted no time etching her name into the school's record book. Her 65 assists against Central Connecticut State University was a new team-high for a four-set match. In all, she recorded 140 assists, ranking first in the America East in assists per set.

Stony Brook continues play on Thursday with a match in Kingston, R.I. against the University of Rhode Island at 7:00 p.m.