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Athletes of the Week

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Emily Cheng

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/30/2023
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • Bio
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In a 4-0 week for No. 19 MIT, which swept all of its opponents and captured the New England Challenge title, Emily Cheng averaged 10.83 assists and 2.3 digs to go along with four blocks and four aces while the Engineers hit .227. She produced 25 assists, four digs, and one block in a 25-21, 25-18, 25-15 win over Wheaton on Tuesday. Cheng opened the New England Challenge with 31 assists, seven digs, two aces, and a block in a 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 at Williams on Friday. She generated 45 assists, six digs, and one block against Middlebury (25-23, 25-20, 27-25) and then helped MIT win the tournament by tallying 29 assists, 11 digs, two aces, and one block in a 26-24, 25-12, 27-25 victory over Tufts on Saturday. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/14/2021 Brooke Schmelz and Samantha Karlson Sailing
10/13/2021 Richter Brzeski Men's Soccer
10/6/2021 Miller Geschke Men's Water Polo
10/6/2021 Lilly Edwards Women's Volleyball
9/29/2021 Izzi Gengaro Women's Cross Country
9/29/2021 George Stultz Football
9/22/2021 Sarah Pertsemlidis Women's Tennis
9/22/2021 Zachary Zhang Men's Soccer
9/15/2021 Aidan Hallinan Men's Soccer
9/15/2021 Paige Forester Field Hockey
9/8/2021 Kyle Sandell Men's Water Polo
9/8/2021 Emma Suh Women's Volleyball
5/24/2021 Madi Pickett Softball
5/24/2021 Casey Bussone Baseball
5/19/2021 Parker Tew Baseball
5/19/2021 Cimran Virdi Women's Track and Field
5/12/2021 Viktoriya Tabunshchyk Women's Tennis
5/12/2021 Sean Ko Men's Tennis
5/5/2021 Larry Pang Men's Tennis
5/5/2021 Ariela Slutsky Women's Track and Field
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