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 Oct. 15 through Oct. 21. Queens's Casey Tarvin garnered the Player of the Week award, while Anderson's Emily Conlin was named Specialist of the Week.
A sophomore outside hitter, Tarvin played all 13 sets in the Royals' 2-1 week, collected a double-double in kills and digs in each match. The Leander, Texas native had 21 kills and 23 digs in the five-set thriller at Catawba, 13 kills and 19 digs in the sweep of Mars Hill, and an outstanding 25 kills and 26 digs in the five-set loss to Lenoir-Rhyne. Tarvin also added two assists, three service aces, and two block assists on top of her 59 kills and 68 digs. This is Tarvin's first Player of the Week honor in 2018.
Conlin, a junior setter, dished out 142 assists during the Trojans' 3-0 week in conference action, including a season-high 60 in a five-set road win at Lincoln Memorial. Anderson also swept Newberry and Tusculum on the week. The Glendale, Ariz. native averaged nearly 13 assists per set and almost four digs per set. Conlin notched her team-leading 16th double-double, tallying double-digit assists and digs in each contest. In 11 sets, she totaled four kills, 142 assists, five service aces, 43 digs, and one block assist. The Trojans have now reached 24-win mark for the fifth time in school history. This is Conlin's fourth 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
Sept. 24 – Phoebe Havenaar, Wingate
Oct. 1 – Angelica Arroyo, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 8 – Phoebe Havenaar, Wingate
Oct. 15 – Rylee Storms, Lincoln Memorial
Oct. 22 – Casey Tarvin, Queens
Specialist of the Week
Sept. 4 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
Sept. 10 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
Sept. 17 – Rachel Alles, Wingate
Sept. 24 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
Oct. 1 – Helen Hamilton, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 8 – Rachel Alles, Wingate
Oct. 15 – Erica Whiteaker, Lincoln Memorial
Oct. 22 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
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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