SEC Volleyball Gamers of the Week: Week 8

SEC Participant of the Week

Emma Grome	Kentucky
S • Jr.	Loveland, Ohio

Co-Offensive Participant of the Week

Elise Goetzinger	Kentucky
MB• Sr.	Blue Mounds, Wis.

Kentucky’s Elise Goetzinger, a senior center blocker from Blue Mounds, Wis., had 12 kills and no errors on 19 swings out of the center as UK swept No. 10 Tennessee in Knoxville. Goetzinger hit a season-high .632 on the afternoon and averaged 5.00 factors a set, together with 4 point-scoring tallies when UK was at 22 or later in units trying to shut issues out. She additionally had a career-high 4 blocks within the contest.

Co-Offensive Participant of the Week

Amina Shackelford	Mississippi State
RS• RS-Jr.	Sanford, Fla.

Mississippi State’s Amina Shackelford, a redshirt junior proper facet from Sanford, Fla., recorded a season-high 18 kills on 32 makes an attempt together with a .469 hitting share in Friday’s four-set victory over No. 14 Florida, the Bulldogs’ second all-time win over the Gators and the primary one in Starkville. Shackelford additionally tallied two blocks, one help and one ace within the victory.

Co-Defensive Participant of the Week

Maya Sands	Missouri
L • So.	Rock Falls, Ailing.

Missouri’s Maya Sands, a sophomore libero from Rock Falls, Ailing., averaged 5.25 digs per set within the wins over Alabama and Ole Miss this previous week. Sands registered 12 digs within the sweep at Alabama and adopted that with a career-high 30 digs versus Ole Miss for her ninth 20+ dig outing this season for the Tigers. She additionally added 4 assists and two aces.

Co-Defensive Participant of the Week

Morgan Perkins	Texas A&M
MB • So.	Rosharon, Texas

Texas A&M’s Morgan Perkins, a sophomore center blocker from Rosharon, Texas, averaged 2.29 blocks per set because the Aggie protection held their opponents to a conference-best .115 hitting share this previous weekend. Perkins tied her season finest with seven whole blocks within the four-set win at LSU Friday, after which surpassed that mark with 9 within the sweep towards South Carolina on Sunday.

Setter of the Week

Emma Grome	Kentucky
S • Jr.	Loveland, Ohio

Kentucky’s Emma Grome, a junior from Loveland, Ohio, averaged 13.75 assists per set and led the UK offense to a .331 hitting share over two wins this previous weekend. Grome had 50+ assists in each matches, turning into the eighth participant in Kentucky Volleyball historical past to file 3,000 profession assists. She had 110 assists on the weekend, with 57 assists Friday night time at Missouri and 53 assists versus Ole Miss. Grome aced her opponents 3 times and he or she had 10+ digs in each matches, tallying her second and third double-doubles of the season.

Co-Freshman of the Week

Brooklyn DeLeye	Kentucky
OH • Fr.	Topeka, Kan.

Kentucky’s Brooklyn DeLeye, a freshman exterior hitter from Topeka, Kan., recorded a team-high 13 kills on 30 swings, a .367 hitting share together with eight digs, one help and one ace within the win at No. 10 Tennessee Sunday. DeLeye has now contributed 10+ kills in 5 consecutive matches for the Wildcats and 6 of UK’s final seven contests.

Co-Freshman of the Week

Sierra Dudley	Missouri
S • Fr.	Spartanburg, S.C.

Missouri’s Sierra Dudley, a freshman setter from Spartanburg, S.C., averaged 13.38 assists and a couple of.63 digs per set within the wins over Alabama and Ole Miss this previous week. Dudley totaled 47 assists, eight digs and three blocks towards the Crimson Tide as Mizzou hit a season-best .354. She then tallied her seventh double-double on the season with a career-high 60 assists and 12 digs versus the Rebels, marking her tenth 40+ help efficiency of the season.