Hiram, Ohio – November 9, 2026- Rebecca Volpe of women's volleyball and Liam Gopalakrishna of men's basketball were selected for this week's edition of Terriers of the Week. This comes after impressive individual performances by each student-athlete. 

Volpe was outstanding in Hiram's two victories over Grove City and W&J, tallying 9 kills across both matches. Volpe would finish with an attacking percentage of over 50% in both of those games, totaling 9 kills on 16 total attacks at Grove City on 11/4 and 9 kills on 17 total attacks on 11/7 against W&J. Volpe would also add 4 blocks in Hiram's victories, tallying 1 block and 2 block assists in Hiram's 3-1 victory over the Presidents.  Volpe would also have two assists against the Presidents, playing a huge role for the Terriers as they look to begin postseason play. The freshman from Concord, OH and the rest of the Hiram women's volleyball team will return to action on Tuesday, when they will welcome back W&J, this time for the first round of the PAC Tournament. 

Gopalakrishna was exceptional in Hiram's two games at Oberlin College this past weekend, scoring 26 points across two games on back-to-back days. Gopalakrishna would start out his season on Friday against Oberlin, where the senior from Macedonia, OH would drop 9 points, knocking down 2 threes and grabbing 3 rebounds in Hiram's opening game of the season. Gopalakrishna would follow up that performance a day later against George Fox University, where he would finish with a new career high, dropping 17 points on 6-16 shooting and grabbing 6 rebounds.  Gopalakrishna would also knock down 3 threes, marking an outstanding start for the senior. Gopalakrishna and the rest of the Terriers men's basketball team will be back in action on Monday, November 9, when they will travel to Division I Canisius University for an exhibition.