Hennessy Named Enterprise RENT-A-CAR Athlete of the Week

Senior defensive specialist Brittany Hennessy (Hopewell/Hopewell) has been named the Enterprise RENT-A-CAR athlete of the week for the week of November 17, 2008.

Hennessy led the Behrend Lions to an ECAC South Region Championship over the weekend.  In the first round of the ECAC Championships Hennessy led the defense with 16 digs and would follow up that performance in the semi-final match with 23 digs.  Hennessy closed out her career by racking up a match-high 30 digs in the championship match.  In the semi-final match Hennessy, Behrend's all-time leader in digs with 2,160 in her career, was awarded the ECAC Most Outstanding Player award for the tournament.  Hennessy tallied 388 digs on the year averaging 4.26 digs per game.  In her four year career she has a record of 98-33.  

The ECAC volleyball championship is the first for the Penn State Behrend volleyball program, and this was the team's second ever tournament appearance.  In 2006, the blue and white won a school-record 29 matches and went 2-1 in the ECAC South Championship to finish as the runners-up.