The South Atlantic Conference Announces Volleyball Players of the Week, Oct. 20

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman outside hitter Sara Fairley was selected as the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, while Catawba's Kaytee Frabotta was chosen as the AstroTurf SAC Volleyball Specialist of the Week for matches played Oct. 12-18, the League announced today.

Fairley, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., led the Eagles to a pair of sweeps last week as they went 2-0 in League play. For the seventh time this year, Fairley recorded 16 or more kills as she notched 17 against Lenoir-Rhyne and 16 against Brevard. In the win over the Bears on Oct. 16, the senior averaged 5.67 kills per set on a .333 hit percentage and posted six digs and an assist.  The next day at Brevard, Fairley posted 5.33 kills per set to go along with a .314 average at the net.  She also chipped in six digs, one block and an assist in the win. The honor marks her second Player of the Week nod this season.

Frabotta, a senior from Sterling Heights, Mich., helped Catawba to a pair of SAC victories as the Indians swept both Newberry and Anderson. Frabotta averaged a dozen assists per set, finishing with 38 in the match-up against Newberry, and 34 versus Anderson. The Indians hit 25.8 percent on the week and 32 percent in four of the six sets. The senior totaled 72 assists with 16 digs and also contributed two aces and three blocks on the week. The award is her first Specialist of the Week plaudit this season.

2015 AstroTurf SAC Volleyball Player of the Week
Sept. 8 - Molly Locke, Carson-Newman
Sept. 15 - Abby Saehler, Wingate
Sept. 22 - Sara Fairley, Carson-Newman
Sept. 29 - Brooke Redmond, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 6 - Molly Locke, Carson-Newman
Oct. 13 - Abby Saehler, Wingate
Oct. 20 - Sara Fairley, Carson-Newman

2015 AstroTurf SAC Volleyball Specialist of the Week
Sept. 8 - Maggie Marsh, Newberry
Sept. 15 - Kimberly Hovey, Wingate
Sept. 22 - Erin Barr, Brevard
Sept. 29 - Iris Brewer, Wingate
Oct. 6 - Aleksandra Vrvilo, Brevard
Oct. 13 - Anna Patton, Carson-Newman
Oct. 20 - Kaytee Frabotta, Catawba