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. 4 through Sept. 9. Anderson swept the honors with Kaitlyn Grube garnering the Player of the Week award and Emily Conlin was named Specialist of the Week.
A sophomore outside hitter, Grube helped lead the Trojans to an unblemished 4-0 week, including two conference wins. This stretched the Anderson win streak to seven matches, equaling the 2004 team for the best start in school history at 11-1. The Colfax, N.C. native has reached double-digit kills seven times, so far this season, including three times in the week while ranking second in the SAC in kills and sixth in kills per set. Grube began the week by leading all players with 14 kills and added seven digs at Mars Hill, while posting 10 kills on a .474 hitting percentage against Coker. She knocked down a career-high 17 kills at Emmanuel (Ga.) and tallied two digs and two block assists. This is Grube's first Player of the Week honor in 2018.
Conlin also helped the Trojans to a historic start from her setting position. The junior leads the conference in assists, assists per set, and service aces, while ranking 12th in digs and 15th in digs per set. In the past week alone, the Glendale, Ariz. native handed out 147 assists for an average of 11.31 per set, adding 11 aces and 45 digs. Conlin has four double-double on the season and bookended the week with two in the four-set road wins over Mars Hill and Emmanuel. This included a season-high 52 assists and 22 digs in the win over Mars Hill, while serving nine aces in the two matches. This is Conlin's second consecutive Specialist of the Week honors.
2018 SAC AstroTurf Volleyball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Sept. 10 – Kaitlyn Grube, Anderson
Sept. 4 – Taylor du Bray, Coker
Specialist of the Week
Sept. 10 – Emily Conlin, Anderson
Sept. 4 – 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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