POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (October 3, 2016) — Adin Becker of the men's cross country team, Tara Edwards of the women's tennis team and Jane McLeod of the women's volleyball team were named Rookies of the Week for their performances this past week, as eight Vassar College student-athletes were honored in this week's Liberty League release, as announced by the conference Monday afternoon.

Shayna Becker and Edwards of the women's tennis team were tabbed the Doubles Team of the Week, while Tyler Gilmore and Jose Novas of the men's soccer team, Rebecca Andrews of the women's soccer team and Annie MacMillan of the women's volleyball team earned spots on the honor roll.

Freshman Adin Becker continued to impress for VC, as he was the top freshmen runner in the race, finishing 19th overall and third across the line for the Brewers with a time of 26:26.6.

Tara Edwards was a combined 4-0 on Saturday in wins over Union and Bard. Against the Raptors, Edward played No. 2 singles and picked up a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Amelia Tiemann. That followed an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles earlier in the match. The team then traveled to Union College, where Edwards played No. 1 singles for the first time in her career, knocking off Natalia Pezzuco 2-6, 6-2, 14-12 in a thriller. Edwards also picked up another win at No. 1 doubles against Union, earning an 8-5 win with Shayna Becker.

Jane McLeod led the team in hitting this week, as the freshman continued to put away the chances she got. McLeod led the team with 3.78 kills per set this week, posting a .478 hitting percentage in three wins for VC. She played in nine sets, chalking up only four errors in 63 attempts this week. Thursday against Hunter, she led all hitters with 18 kills, hitting .455, adding five digs. After posting four terminations on six attacks against John Jay, she followed that up with 12 kills on 24 swings (.458) in a three-set win over Rutgers-Camden.

Shayna Becker and Tara Edwards won both of their matches on Saturday in victories over Union and Bard College at No. 1 doubles. The pair earned an 8-1 win in the morning session, and followed that up by knocking off Union's No. 1 pairing 8-5 in the night cap.

Defender Tyler Gilmore notched the game-winner in Vassar's 2-1 victory at Clarkson on Sept. 30. In the 81st minute, the sophomore headed in his third goal of the season off a long free kick by Tanner Sands. With that, Gilmore has two game-winners on the year. Additionally, Gilmore boosted a defense that held Clarkson to three shots-on-goal and No. 11 St. Lawrence to just five.

Jose Novas scored the equalizer in Vassar's 2-1, come-from-behind win at Clarkson on Sept. 30. After falling behind 1-0 early in the first half, Novas continued to play aggressively. In the 62nd minute, Novas poked in a second-chance score after freshman Mattie Mrlik's initial header was saved but dropped. With that, Novas is second on the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists.

Rebecca Andrews notched two goals, including a game-winner, in Vassar's 2-0 week. In Vassar's 3-1 win over Clarkson on Sept. 30, the sophomore scored the game-winner, tucking a penalty kick into the bottom, left corner. The very next day, in Vassar's 4-0 triumph over St. Lawrence, Andrews beamed a laser shot over the goalkeeper from about 25 yards out to give Vassar a 2-0 advantage, thanks to an assist from freshman Savannah Cutler. Andrews leads the Brewers with 10 points on five goals, which is also the third most scores in the Liberty League.

Annie MacMillan helped Vassar to three non-conference wins this weekend, earning wins over Hunter, John Jay and Rutgers-Camden. The sophomore averaged. 10.10 assists per set, totaling 101 helpers on the week, while leading the team with eight aces on the week (0.80/set). She also added 17 digs on the week, averaging 1.70 per set. Thursday night, she tied her career-best mark with 54 assists in a four-set win over Hunter, adding eight digs. She then finished with 14 helpers and four aces in an easy 3-0 win over John Jay, and posted 33 more assists in the straight set win over Rutgers-Camden.