Barden Cleeland Cops NEWMAC Player of the Week Honors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Barden Cleeland
was voted the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic
Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week
after powering the Engineers to a pair of wins and averaging 2.83
kills, a .519 hitting percentage, 0.83 digs, 0.67 aces, and 0.33
blocks per game. She became the third MIT player to earn this honor
this season.
Cleeland posted nine kills, a .438 hitting performance, four digs,
two blocks, and an ace in a pivotal 3-1 win at Wellesley. She then
compiled eight kills, a .636 hitting percentage, and three aces in
a sweep of Mount Holyoke. Cleeland’s two-set kill total
versus the Lyons put her over the 1,000-kill mark, making her the
ninth player in program history to reach this milestone and the
second this season.