Big South Announces Volleyball Players of the Week - Nov. 10

Big South Announces Volleyball Players of the Week - Nov. 10

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – USC Upstate middle blocker Ady O’Grady (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) and Winthrop outside hitter/opposite Avery Jolley (Knoxville, Tenn.) have been selected the Big South Volleyball Co-Player of the Week for matches played Nov. 3-9, it was announced today.  In addition, Upstate’s Kamyla Vega David (Carolina, Puerto Rico) is the Setter of the Week, and the Spartans’ Sophia Overholt (Tryon, N.C.) was voted both the Libero of the Week and Freshman of the Week.
 
O’Grady put down 28 kills (3.50 per set), 8.0 blocks (1.00 per set) and 35.5 points (4.44 per set) against Gardner-Webb and Winthrop.  She opened with 12 kills, four blocks and 15.0 points in Upstate’s 3-1 win over GWU on Friday, which included her 1,000th career kill.  O’Grady then hit .343 with 16 kills, four blocks, two service aces and 20.5 points in a setback to the Eagles on Saturday.
 
Jolley helped Winthrop to a 2-0 week with 33 kills (4.12 per set), 22 digs (2.75 per set) and 37.0 points (4.62 per set), along with two service aces in each contest.  She started with a 17-kill, 12-dig double-double with 19 points in a four-set victory over UNC Asheville on Friday.  Jolley followed with a 16-kill, 10-dig double-double with 18 points in a 3-1 triumph over USC Upstate on Saturday.
 
Vega David recorded 93 assists (11.62 per set), 19 digs (2.38 per set) and six total service aces in two matches last week.  She began her week with 48 assists, 10 digs, three service aces and five kills for 8.0 points in Upstate’s win over Gardner-Webb.  Vega David closed the weekend with 45 assists, nine digs, three aces and three kills for six points against Winthrop on Saturday.
 
Overholt amassed 54 total digs in two contests for a 6.75 digs per set average, along with four assists for the Spartans.  She opened with a career-best 36 digs -- 9.0 digs per set -- in Upstate’s four-set win over Gardner-Webb on Friday, the most digs in a single-match by a Big South player this season.  Overholt tallied 18 digs Saturday vs. Winthrop, and finished the weekend with a 97.9 reception percentage, as she was 47-of-48 overall.
 
Also Nominated for Player of the Week: Skylar Yates (Charleston Southern), Élodie Lalonde (High Point), Courtney Williams (Presbyterian) and Kimberly Williams (UNC Asheville).
 
Also Nominated for Setter of the Week: Remy Catojo (High Point), Anisa Dorlouis (Presbyterian), Jackeline Nerro & Lea Gage (Radford), Selina Koc & Paige Rolfsen (UNC Asheville) and Rachel McCollum (Winthrop).
 
Also Nominated for Libero of the Week: Nalani McBride (Gardner-Webb), Kea Whillock (High Point), Aubrie Arnold (Presbyterian), Miranda Howard (Radford), Michelle Thao (UNC Asheville) and Sophia Matthews (Winthrop).
 
Also Nominated for Freshman of the Week: Maya Bukovcan (High Point), Olivia Ryno (Radford) and Addison Torain (Winthrop).