Big South Volleyball Players of the Week - Nov. 2

Big South Volleyball Players of the Week - Nov. 2

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – High Point outside hitter Kinnady Boothe (Belews Creek, N.C.) has been selected the Big South Volleyball Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week for matches played Oct. 26-Nov. 1, it was announced today.  In addition, Winthrop’s Lexi Thatcher (Indianapolis, Ind.) is the Setter of the Week, while Radford’s Mia Jannazzo (Waukesha, Wis.) was voted the Libero of the Week.
 
Boothe led the Panthers to two 3-0 conference sweeps as she hit .563 on 21 kills in 32 attempts with just three errors, in addition to 21.5 points (3.58 per set).  Boothe opened with a season-high 15 kills to pace the Panthers past Presbyterian on Friday, as she recorded a .591 hitting clip against the Blue Hose.  She followed with a .500 hitting percentage Saturday against Charleston Southern in which she also recorded a block.
 
Thatcher totaled 58 assists in Winthrop’s two 3-0 road sweeps for a 9.67 assist per set mark, in addition to the team’s second-most digs with 21 (3.50 per set) and five total blocks.  She opened with a 34-assist, 12-dig double-double at USC Upstate, along with two blocks.  Thatcher then recorded a 24-assist day at UNC Asheville plus nine digs and three blocks.  She also tallied two kills in each contest.
 
Jannazzo contributed to the Highlanders’ two Big South sweeps with 31 digs (5.17 per set).  She opened with 14 digs in Radford’s sweep of Charleston Southern on Friday, then recorded 17 digs in a sweep of Presbyterian on Saturday in which the Highlanders conceded only one service ace to the Blue Hose.  Jannazzo’s weekend performance pushed her into Radford’s single-season Top 10 for digs with 447.
 
Also Nominated for Player of the Week: Milla Lugo (Gardner-Webb), Ashley Miller (Presbyterian), Cadence Nichols (UNC Asheville), Savannah Page (USC Upstate) and Paige Bennett (Winthrop).
 
Also Nominated for Setter of the Week: Remy Catojo (High Point), Anisa Dorlouis (Presbyterian) and Alyssa Cadavid & Lea Gage (Radford).
 
Also Nominated for Libero of the Week: Kea Whillock (High Point), Celimar Hoyos (Presbyterian), Izzy Perkins (UNC Asheville) and Addison Torain (Winthrop).
 
Also Nominated for Freshman of the Week: Macie Potter (Radford).