BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lindsey Wilson’s (Ky.) Lucia Goncalves and Ana Clara Beltran, and Cumberlands' (Ky.) Sara Zampedri are the Mid-South Conference Volleyball Players of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.
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MSC Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Sara Zampedri – Cumberlands (Ky.) – Jr. – Outside Hitter – Flero, Italy.
- Sara Zampedri averaged 4.00 kills per set while posting a .500 attacking percentage as the #20 Patriots went 2-0 on the week to remain unbeaten at 13-0.
- In the sweep over Union Commonwealth, Zampedri registered a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs, adding three service aces in the win. She also tallied nine kills on a .692 hitting percentage in the victory against Boyce.
- Zampedri finished the week with 24 kills, 13 digs, three aces, and two blocks.
- She earns her second weekly honor this season and the ninth of her career.
MSC Volleyball Defender of the Week
Ana Clara Beltran Sacca – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – Fr. – Defensive Specialist – Rolândia, Brazil.
- Sacca tallied 14 blocks, averaging 1.17 blocks per set, over the Blue Raiders three matches.
- She posted 13 kills and six blocks in the five-set win over Pikeville to open the week.
- Sacca followed that up with four blocks to go along with 10 kills on a .563 hitting percentage in the victory against Mississippi Valley State, while adding nine kills and four blocks in the sweep over Fisk.
- In addition to her defensive efforts, Beltran Sacca closed out the week with 32 kills, averaging 2.67 kills per set while hitting an impressive .473 on the week.
- Sacca earns her first weekly honor this season and the first of her career.
MSC Volleyball Setter of the Week
Luiza Goncalves – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – Sr. – Setter – Arapongas, Brazil
- Goncalves averaged 9.18 assists per set to help Lindsey Wilson to a 3-0 week, improving the Blue Raiders to 12-3 on the season.
- She posted 45 assists to go along with two kills and five digs in the five-set win over Pikeville.
- Goncalves added 29 assists and eight digs in the victory over Mississippi Valley State, while finishing with 27 assists and eight digs in the sweep over Fisk.
- She notched 101 assists, 21 digs, 11 kills, four aces, and 11 blocks across the week.
- She earns her second weekly honor this season and the sixth of her career.
MSC Women's Volleyball Players of the Week
|
Attacker |
Defender |
Setter |
Aug. 18 |
Petra Fernandez Garcia
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Kaleigh Glass
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Luiza Goncalves
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Aug. 25 |
Sara Zampedri
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Davey Slaughter
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Savanah Jolly
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Sep. 1 |
Ola Wyrzykowska
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Hazel Konkel
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Savanah Jolly
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Sep. 8 |
Lilia Cade
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Morgan Snead
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Savanah Jolly
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Sep. 15 |
Sara Zampedri
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Ana Clara Beltran Sacca
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Luiza Goncalves
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |