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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
4/7/2021 Tori Jensen Softball
3/31/2021 Anna Kokensparger Women's Swimming and Diving
3/31/2021 Douglas Kogut Men's Swimming and Diving
3/24/2021 Cimran Virdi Women's Track and Field
3/24/2021 Graham Davis Men's Lacrosse
3/17/2021 Helen Sakharova Women's Fencing
3/17/2021 Yorai Shaoul Men's Track and Field
3/10/2021 Jasmin Joseph Softball
3/10/2021 Ty Ingram Sailing
3/3/2021 Jessica Chen Women's Swimming and Diving
3/3/2021 Tzer Wong Men's Fencing
2/24/2021 Keith Lamp Men's Squash
2/24/2021 Jacqueline Ahrens Women's Track and Field
2/16/2021 Sarah Wright Rifle
2/16/2021 Tavish Smith Men's Volleyball
2/10/2021 Aidan Gilson Men's Track and Field
2/10/2021 Cori Drysdale Women's Fencing
2/4/2021 Margaret Trautner Women's Track and Field
2/4/2021 Aaron Lu Men's Fencing
1/27/2021 Jeffrey Hu Men's Squash
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