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September 22, 2014 Allison Glass, Muhlenberg College Glass hit .292 and averaged 2.45 kills and 4.00 digs per set in a 3-0 week for the Mules. She had a match-high 14 kills with only one error in 36 attempts to go along with a career-high 23 digs in a five-set win against Franklin & Marshall that broke the Diplomats 15-match CC regular-season winning streak. In a 3-2 win over McDaniel, Glass recorded another double-double with 10 kills and 21 digs. The Mules are off to their first 2-0 start in Conference play since 2002. |
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Swarthmore senior Chastity Hopkins showcased a career-high 18 kills in a 3-2 victory over Elizabethtown in the Blue Jay Classic. She was named to the All-Tournament team after concluding the weekend with 45 kills and four blocks. Hopkins led Swarthmore to a 3-2 week by averaging 3.12 kills per set and 0.59 blocks per set.
Johns Hopkins freshman Erica Johnston garnered MVP honors of the Elizabethtown Blue Jay Classic as Hopkins went 4-0 en route to being crowned tournament champions. The freshman posted a four-match statline of 25 kills, 12 service aces, and 47 digs during the tournament. Earlier in the week, she tallied four kills and one dig in an upset win over Susquehanna.
Gettysburg junior Courtney Morrow turned in a huge week as the Bullets picked up three wins. The 6-1 middle hitter averaged 3.82 kills and 1.0 blocks per set to go with an attack percentage of .576. In a five-set win over Ursinus, Morrow posted a career-high 22 kills, seven digs, and four blocks with an attack percentage of .625.
Haverford junior Meg O'Day had 15 kills and a .500 attack percentage in a four set win against Dickinson. In the fourth set, she had seven kills on seven attempts to help the Fords seal the victory. The Fords finished the week with a 3-0 victory over non-conference foe Messiah College. The junior paced Haverford with 11 kills and a .562 attack percentage. O’Day currently has a 23 match streak of at least ten kills.
Previous Volleyball Players of the Week for 2014:
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September 15, 2014 Kristen Lee, Washington College Lee averaged 4.50 kills per set, 4.00 digs per set, .83 aces per set, and hit .291 for the week as Washington College went 4-0 at the Frostburg State Tournament. In a 3-0 win against Waynesburg on Friday, Lee had 16 kills, 15 digs, and hit .273. In the fourth and final match of the tournament, Lee hit 0.324 and had a match-high 21 kills to go along with 16 digs in the team's four set victory over Eastern Mennonite. She earned the tournament's Most Valuable Player Award for her performance. |
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September 8, 2014 Katherine Boll, Muhlenberg Boll hit .484 while averaging 3.00 kills per set to lead the Mules to their first Buttermaker Tournament championship in nine years. An all-tournament selection, she also recorded six aces and 14 blocks (1.08 per set) in the four matches. In the championship round, Boll hit .538 and averaged 3.57 kills per set, recording a match-high 16 kills against Allegheny and nine kills in only 14 attempts to go along with six blocks in the title-clinching sweep of Shenandoah. |
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September 2, 2014 Caroline Hubbard Senior, Setter, 5-10 Baton Rouge, La. / Western Reserve Academy Hubbard led Franklin & Marshall to a 3-0 week as the Diplomats downed Lancaster Bible, Elizabethtown, and Penn St. - Berks at the Crosstown Crossover. Hubbard tallied 103 assists in three matches (10.3 assists per set) to go along with 13 service aces and 27 digs. |