Courtesy: Sun Belt Conference
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amy Pflughaupt, Texas State (Sr., OH, El Campo, Texas)
Texas State senior outside hitter Amy Pflughaupt recorded 48 kills (4.00/set) and 25 digs (2.08/set) for the Bobcats against some of the stiffest competition in the country. Pflughaupt began the week with 18 kills and 15 digs in a five-set road win at Rice. Texas State also faced No. 6 Texas on the road and No. 16 Kentucky at home. In those two matches, Pflughaupt racked up 30 kills and just seven errors on 68 swings for a .338 hitting percentage. Texas State took the first set from the Wildcats, becoming the first Sun Belt team to win a set over a top-25 opponent this season.
Amy Pflughaupt of @TexasStateVBall earns @SunBelt Offensive Player of the Week — TXST is now the only Sun Belt school to have earned all four weekly awards so far this season! pic.twitter.com/p1rQqoTGSv
— Texas State Bobcats (@TxStateBobcats) September 10, 2018
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Veronica Marin, Little Rock (Sr., MB, Tulcea, Romania)
Little Rock senior middle blocker Veronica Marin posted 22 blocks over three matches, averaging 2.33 blocks per set, and tallied 28 kills and a .414 hitting percentage as the Trojans went 2-1 at the UCA Invitational. Marin racked up a double-double in the win over South Dakota with 10 blocks and 13 kills. She had eight blocks and seven kills against Central Arkansas. For her performances, Marin earned her second-straight All-Tournament Team honor.
After notching 2⃣2⃣ blocks in helping #LittleRocksTeam to a 2-1 mark over the weekend, Veronica Marin has been named the @SunBelt 🏐 Defensive Player of the Week!
RELEASE: https://t.co/Cx0QhTCI5Z pic.twitter.com/vSK2Un8Wj0
— Little Rock Volleyball (@LittleRockVB) September 10, 2018
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Becky Porter, Appalachian State (Sr., S, Charlotte, N.C.)
Appalachian State senior setter Becky Porter recorded 128 assists (10.67/set) for the Mountaineers at the North Carolina State/Campbell Invitational. Porter dished out a career-high 62 assists, to go along with six kills, nine digs and three blocks in a five-set loss to Utah Valley. She followed that up with a double-double of 38 assists and 11 digs in 3-1 victory over Wright State. Porter concluded the tournament with 28 assists and eight digs in a sweep of Campbell.
Make that back-to-back Sun Belt Setter of the Week honors for Becky Porter#appSOLID
➡️ https://t.co/WCeDrN1wIn pic.twitter.com/uI0Aa5dAbC
— App State Volleyball (@AppStateVB) September 10, 2018
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina (Fr., OH, Pecel, Hungary)
Coastal Carolina freshman outside hitter Anett Nemeth had a total of 42 kills in three matches at the Duke Invitational. Nemeth opened the weekend with a double-double (21 kills and 16 digs) and a .259 hitting percentage. She was responsible for almost six points per set in the loss to East Tennessee State. In the tournament finale against Cincinnati, Nemeth picked up 13 more kills in the five-set loss to the Bearcats.
Congratulations to Anett Nemeth as was named Freshman of the Week for the second time this season! #GoChants👌#RiseAbove #SunBeltVB pic.twitter.com/TMvvkdE7qQ
— CCU Volleyball (@CoastalVball) September 10, 2018
2018 Weekly Award Winners
Offensive Player
August 27: Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
September 3: Madison Hill, UTA
September 10: Amy Pflughaupt, Texas State
Defensive Player
August 27: Tatum Ticknor, Arkansas State
September 3: Madison Daigle, Texas State
September 10: Veronica Marin, Little Rock
Setter
August 27: Ellie Watkins, Arkansas State
September 3: Becky Porter, Appalachian State and Emily DeWalt, Texas State
September 10: Becky Porter, Appalachian State
Freshman
August 27: Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
September 3: Emily DeWalt, Texas State
September 10: Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
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