This week’s Athlete of the Week is Angela Silveri. The sophomore has led a young Keene State College volleyball team to an 8-6 record through the first month of the long season and only seems to be getting better. In four games this week, Silveri had 43 kills to go with 53 points. Not surprisingly, the Owls played well in all four games and have now won four of their last five after falling to 4-5 early on.
Silveri is no newcomer to Athlete of the Week, having been featured many times before during her freshman season. The Lady Owls have already accomplished a lot, but have only played one game against a Little East Conference opponent. This means the second half of their schedule will be chock-full of important games that should decide their seeding in the LEC tournament should they qualify. As Silveri raises her level of play, that is starting to look more and more likely.
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Our runner-up this week is senior soccer player Scott Douglas. Say what you want about the soccer team’s early struggles, but they showed up for arguably the biggest game of the year against Plymouth State this week, blowing the Panthers out 5-0. Douglas played a big part in that victory, scoring two goals and assisting on another. The 5-7 forward used his speed to get ahead on breaks and created scoring opportunities throughout the game. But the important thing was his ability to capitalize on those opportunities and finish at the net.
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Our second runner up this week is freshman field hockey star Kayla Renaud. Renaud has burst onto the scene for the Lady Owls and is a big reason why they are undefeated. This week alone, Renaud was relentless, firing 11 total shots on goal in just two games. Five of those shots found the back of the net, as the Lady Owls breezed through games against Fitchburg State and Bridgewater State.
Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com