Big South Announces Volleyball Players of the Week - Sept. 29

Big South Announces Volleyball Players of the Week - Sept. 29

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Winthrop outside/opposite Avery Jolley (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been selected the Big South Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played Sept. 22-28, it was announced today.  In addition, USC Upstate’s Kamyla Vega David (Carolina, Puerto Rico) is the Setter of the Week, UNC Asheville’s Michelle Thao (Hickory, N.C.) was voted the Libero of the Week, and High Point middle blocker Maya Bukovcan (Ottawa, Ontario) earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors.
 
Jolley led the Eagles to a 3-2 conference-opening victory over Gardner-Webb with 20 kills (4.00 per set) and 18 digs (3.60 per set) while recording 21.5 points (4.30 per set).  She also recorded an ace as well as a block assist.  Jolley tallied the final three kills in the 15-12 win in the deciding set.
 
Vega David recorded 55 assists and 17 digs in the Spartans’ five-set setback at UNC Asheville.  She matched her career-high for assists in recording her league-best fourth 50-assist match of the season.  Vega David averaged 11.0 assists per set and 3.40 digs per set, and put down two kills in the match.
 
Thao led Asheville’s defense with 29 digs in the Bulldogs’ 3-2 conference-opening win over USC Upstate.  She averaged 5.80 digs per set, and contributed eight assists.  Thao tallied her second-most digs of the season, and fifth overall 20-dig effort of the year.
 
Bukovcan helped High Point sweep Radford in its conference opener on Friday with a .538 hitting clip plus a team-high seven blocks along with 12.5 points.  She tied for the team lead with eight kills, and had just one hitting error in 13 attempts.
 
Also Nominated for Player of the Week: Skylar Yates (Charleston Southern), Samiya Sayd (Gardner-Webb), Élodie Lalonde (High Point), Taryn Roberts (Radford), Kimberly Williams (UNC Asheville) and Ady O’Grady (USC Upstate).
 
Also Nominated for Setter of the Week: Cara McLean & Tristin Sutton (Charleston Southern), Olivia Lefebvre (Gardner-Webb), Allie Gray & Remy Catojo (High Point), Lea Gage & Jackeline Nerro (Radford), Selina Koc & Paige Rolfsen (UNC Asheville) and Rachel McCollum & Isabella Murray (Winthrop).
 
Also Nominated for Libero of the Week: Presley Morris (Charleston Southern), Nalani McBride (Gardner-Webb), Sydney McKay (High Point), Miranda Howard (Radford), Sophia Overholt (USC Upstate) and Sophia Matthews (Winthrop).
 
Also Nominated for Freshman of the Week: Cara McLean (Charleston Southern), Olivia Ryno (Radford), Kensley Haneline (USC Upstate) and Trabrece Marbley (Winthrop).