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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
10/24/2024 Sam Dowd Men's Heavyweight Crew
10/24/2024 Lexi Fernandez Women's Cross Country
10/17/2024 Shikhar Motupally Men's Soccer
10/17/2024 Ashley Lederman Field Hockey
10/9/2024 Sam Coutts Men's Cross Country
10/9/2024 Lauren Davis Women's Soccer
9/26/2024 Lucy Brock Sailing
9/26/2024 Mercedes Escandon Sailing
9/18/2024 Ottavia Personeni Women's Volleyball
9/18/2024 Adam Ivatorov Men's Water Polo
9/12/2024 Ingrid Tomovski Field Hockey
9/12/2024 Carson Phelps Football
4/25/2024 Men's Lightweight Crew 8+ Men's Lightweight Crew
4/25/2024 Mikayla Cable Softball
4/22/2024 Women's Lightweight Pair Women's Lightweight Crew
4/17/2024 Kailas Kahler Men's Tennis
4/12/2024 Men's Heavyweight Varsity 8+ Men's Heavyweight Crew
4/12/2024 Women's Openweight Second Varsity 8+ Women's Openweight Crew
4/3/2024 Walter Truitt Men's Track and Field
4/3/2024 Kennedy Adkison Softball
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