Mars Hill Tandem Named SAC Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
Mars Hill’s Toni Cole has been voted as the SAC Volleyball Player of the Week, while teammate Courtney Worthington was selected as the conference’s Specialist of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Monday morning.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Mars Hill's Toni Cole has been voted as the SAC Volleyball Player of the Week, while teammate Courtney Worthington was selected as the conference's Specialist of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Monday morning.
SAC Volleyball Player of the Week | Toni Cole, Mars Hill
Cole helped Mars Hill improve to 4-2 in the SAC after wins over Queens and Catawba by averaging 4.5 kills and 1.12 digs per set. She also hit an impressive .533 in the two matches.
Cole opened her week by posting 16 kills and two digs on Tuesday in a 3-1 MHU victory over Queens, then recorded 20 kills and seven digs Saturday in a 3-1 win against Catawba. The senior also added four blocks and a service ace on the week.
Cole currently ranks second in the SAC with a .367 hitting percentage, and her average of 3.41 kills per set ranks sixth.
SAC Volleyball Specialist of the Week | Courtney Worthington, Mars Hill
Worthington averaged 12.62 assists and 1.75 digs per set in the Mars Hill's victories over Queens and Catawba, which extended the Lions' winning streak to four straight.
Worthington posted 39 assists and six digs on Tuesday against Queens, then set the MHU four-set match record with 62 assists to go along with eight digs on Saturday versus Catawba. She also added four blocks, a service ace and a kill in the two matches.
Worthington's current average of 8.35 assists per set is the sixth-highest in the conference.
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