Hassell takes home her third NEC Rookie of the Week award after averaging 14.0 assists and 3.0 digs per game last week. With her performance, she helped the Red Flash defeat Sacred Heart (3-1) and Fairleigh Dickinson (3-1) to secure the #4 seed in this weekend’s NEC Championship. She opened the week with 63 assists, 12 digs, two aces and two kills versus the Pioneers and then had 49 assists, 12 digs, two blocks, two kills and one ace against the Knights. On the season, Hassell has handed out 939 assists for an average of 10.43 assists per game. The rookie setter currently ranks sixth all-time at St. Francis (PA) in assists.