BUFFALO, NY – Three Buffalo State athletes earned SUNYAC Athlete of the Week honors for their respective performances this past weekend, presented by Spry. Ella Wittman (Cheektowaga, NY/Springville-Griffith) earned her third women's volleyball honor of the season while Dakota Carlson (Perrysburg, OH/Biggby) and Teagan Willats (Grand Island, NY/Amherst Knights) each earned women's hockey honors following their first weekend of the 2026-27 season.

Wittman was a force for the Bengals as they officially clinched the top overall seed heading into the conference playoffs this week. Wittman combined for 38 kills with a .403 hitting percentage, 26 digs, and a block. In Saturday's win over Oswego, Wittman tallied 20 kills with a .655 hitting percentage.

Carlson was named Athlete of the Week following a dominant opening weekend for the Bengals as they finished the weekend with two wins over Hiram. Carlson totaled six goals and an assist including five goals in the season opening win on Friday. Her five goals finished just one goal short of matching the program record for most goals in a single game.

Willats earned Rookie of the Week following a strong opening weekend for the Bengals as she totaled four points and had a +6 on-ice rating. After scoring her first collegiate goal and assist on Friday, Willats picked up two more assists on Saturday to help the Bengals start the season 2-0.