The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf Volleyball Players of the Week
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Volleyball Players of the Week for matches played from Sept. 10 through Sept. 16. Lincoln Memorial's Tone Gill garnered the Player of the Week award, while Wingate's Rachel Alles was named Specialist of the Week.
A senior middle, Gill led the Railsplitters to a conference victory over Queens in their lone match of the week. In the 3-1 win, the Nashville, Tenn. native had an outstanding performance with 11 kills and nine block assists. She hit .333 with only three errors, along with adding two digs and an assist. Gill leads the SAC in blocks per set, is second in block assists, and is third in solo blocks. She is also ranked fifth in NCAA Division II in block assists. This is Gill's first Player of the Week honor in 2018.
Alles guided the Bulldogs to a pair of SAC wins last week. Wingate is the lone unbeaten team in the conference and the Southeast region. She handed out 85 assists in the two matches for a 12.14 per set clip. Alles also added 24 digs (3.43 per set), five kills, three block assists, and a service ace. The junior setter ran an offense that piled up a season-high 61 kills at Catawba, then had a season-best 51 kills in a three-set match against Lenoir-Rhyne. In the five-set thriller over the Catawba Indians, Alles had an impressive 58 assists, 17 digs, two blocks, and a kill. The Tinley Park, Ill. Native needed just two sets in the 3-0 sweep of the Bears to hand out 27 assists, adding seven digs and four kills on a .800 percentage, helping the Bulldogs hit .319 for the match. This is Alles's first Specialist of the Week honor of the season.
2018 SAC AstroTurf Volleyball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Sept. 4 – Taylor du Bray, Coker
Sept. 10 – Kaitlyn Grube, Anderson
Sept. 17 – Tone Gill, Lincoln Memorial
Specialist of the Week
Sept. 4 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
Sept. 10 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
Sept. 17 – Rachel Alles, Wingate
AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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