INDIANA, Pa. – Sophomore women's volleyball player Natalie Cignetti (Indiana, Pa. /Indiana) and senior football player Dorian Lane (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Woodland Hills) have been named the IUP Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 20.
 
Cignetti was an important piece for the Crimson Hawks as they went 3-1 last week, including three wins at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) / Mountain East Conference (MEC) Crossover in Erie during the weekend. The outside hitter totaled 64 kills, averaging 3.76 kills per set, and had a .336 hitting percentage.
 
Cignetti had four straight double-digit kill matches, with a career-high 20 coming in the Crimson Hawks' five-set win over Notre Dame (Ohio). She also totaled 11 aces on the week, with four against Concord and West Virginia State, and also had three total blocks. She finished the week responsible for 76.5 points.
 
She is second on the team this year with 113 kills, 3.42 kills per set, 15 service aces and 133.0 points.
 
Lane was one of the key defensive cogs for the Crimson Hawks as they defeated visiting Lock Haven 38-13 on Saturday afternoon at Miller Stadium. The middle linebacker finished with seven total tackles, including five solo stops, and had one tackle behind the line of scrimmage.
 
His biggest play of the game came early in the third quarter, as he intercepted a Lock Haven pass and took it back 19 yards for his second career touchdown. The return helped break open the game and increase IUP's lead to 24-3. He helped the Crimson Hawks limit Lock Haven to just 285 yards of total offense.
 
Through two games this season, Lane has nine tackles, including seven solo tackles.
 
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