The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Volleyball Players of the Week, Sept. 26 | WATCH
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate outside hitter Katie Bludau has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, while Wingate setter Rachel Alles was tabbed AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Specialist of the Week for matches played Sept. 18 - 24, the League announced today.
Bludau, a senior from Seabrook, Texas, recorded 48 kills and hit .299 as the Bulldogs extended their winning streak to 11 to open the season. She hit .417 with 13 kills in a three-set sweep of Queens on September 19. Bludau recorded a career-high 20 kills as Wingate rallied for a five-set victory at Tusculum on September 22. The Bulldogs ended the week with a three-set victory at Mars Hill, as she totaled 15 kills and hit .387. She leads the SAC in kills and kills per set while ranking fifth in hitting percentage. This is her second Player of the Week honors this season.
Alles, a sophomore from Tinley Park, Ill., recorded 115 assists and 25 digs to help the Bulldogs go 3-0 last week. She played in two sets and recorded 26 assists and four digs in a three-set victory over Queens. Alles came close to a triple double as she recorded 51 assists, 11 digs and eight blocks as Wingate picked up the five-set victory at Tusculum. In the final match of the week, she recorded 38 assists, 10 digs and three blocks, notching her eighth double-double of the season as Wingate picked up a 3-0 victory at Mars Hill in their 11th victory on the season. The award is her second Specialist of the Week honor this season.
2017 AstroTurf SAC Volleyball Players of the Week
Sept. 6 - Katie Bludau, Wingate
Sept. 12 - Marnie Streeter, Carson-Newman
Sept. 19 - Cassie Born, Tusculum
Sept. 26 – Katie Bludau, Wingate
2017 AstroTurf SAC Volleyball Specialist of the Week
Sept. 6 - Sydney Kunz, Queens
Sept. 12 - Morgan Ballard, Carson-Newman
Sept. 19 - Rachel Alles, Wingate
Sept. 26 – Rachel Alles, Wingate
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