Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop volleyball snagged three conference weekly awards as
Avery Jolley was tabbed the Big South Conference Player of the Week while
Isabella Murray and
Giselle Little respectively picked up Setter of the Week and Co-Freshman of the Week honors for matches played Nov. 4-10, announced by the league office Monday afternoon
Jolley contributed to Winthrop's 3-0 week with her offense and her defense. She totaled 54 kills (5.40 per set) as well as 30 digs (3.00 per set) and 6.0 blocks. In two matches against UNC Asheville, she recorded 20 kills and 18 kills -- tied for the most and second most, respectively, in a three-set conference match this season. Against the Bulldogs, Jolley hit .422 (20-1-45) last Tuesday and .405 (18-3-37) on Saturday. In between the Asheville contests, Jolley recorded a 16-kill, 14-dig double double in a four-set victory over USC Upstate.
Murray paced the Eagles' offense as she contributed 106 assists in the three matches (10.60 per set), while picking up 44 digs (4.40 per set), eight kills and four blocks. As a team, Winthrop hit .265 in the three-match span as Murray tallied double-doubles in each. In Saturday's contest against UNC Asheville, she had 33 assists and 15 digs to power the Eagles to a .387 hitting percentage. She recorded 40 assists and 18 digs in the win over USC Upstate on Friday evening.
Little hit .400 or better in all three matches last week and totaled a .485 hitting clip (20-4-33) along with 9.0 blocks in helping the Eagles go 3-0. She had seven kills and a .600 average at UNC Asheville last Tuesday, recorded eight kills, seven blocks and hit .400 vs. USC Upstate on Friday, and finished the week with a .500 percentage in the second win over Asheville.
This is the eighth, ninth, and 10th time this season an Eagle has taken home a weekly award, six of them by Murray.
