SEC Volleyball Week 3 Player of the Week:
Olivia Dailey • Kentucky Sophomore • 5-10 • Trussville, Ala.
Co-Offensive Player of the Week:
Kaz Brown • Kentucky Junior • MB • 6-4 • Waterloo, Iowa
Brown notched her first two double-digit kill efforts of the season in back-to-back efforts. She posted a season-best 13 on a .579 attacking clip in a sweep of Georgia to begin the week. She also added a team-best five blocks in the win. Against Mississippi State, Brown posted 12 kills on a .391 clip and added four more rejections. For the week, she led the squad with a .476 attacking clip and was second with 3.57 kills per frame.
Carly Kan • Missouri Senior • OH • 5-9 • Honolulu, Hawaii
Kan tallied 22 kills, with only one attack error, leading to a .447 hitting percentage in a pair of conference wins for the Tigers. Her .522 hitting percentage against Ole Miss marked a 2016 season high, and is fifth-highest single-match hitting mark in SEC play this year. On the week, Kan posted two double-doubles and averaged 3.67 kills per set, .4.00 digs per set and 4.25 points per set.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Caroline Knop • Florida Junior • L • 5-8 • Pasadena, Calif.
Knop averaged 6.00 digs per set through the first weekend of SEC play, which ranks second in the conference. Her 31 digs at Ole Miss were a career high and just two shy of a top-five ranking all-time in a single match in UF history. Knop’s 31 digs against the Rebels were also the most in a match this season among all players in the SEC. She turned around and again led the Gators in digs at Alabama (11) to post her seventh straight double-digit dig effort of the season (10th overall).
Setter of the Week:
Olivia Dailey • Kentucky Sophomore • 5-10 • Trussville, Ala.
Dailey had the best week of her young career in two wins over league foes. She posted two kills and 40 assists, while chipping in six digs in a win over Georgia. It marked the most assists in a three-set match this season for Dailey as she also led the team to a .268 attacking clip. She posted 47 helpers in the win over Mississippi State, the most for Dailey in a four-set match this season. She also posted a career-high four aces in the win over the Bulldogs. Dailey averaged 12.43 assists per set for the week, nearly two more than her season average.
Freshman of the Week:
Rachael Kramer • Florida Freshman • MB • 6-8 • Phoenix, Ariz.
As the Gators opened SEC play at 2-0, Kramer posted a career high 12 kills and 14.5 points at Ole Miss, then turned around and turned in a .727 hitting efficiency against Alabama, a new career best for her. As a freshman, she has skyrocketed to the top in hitting efficiency in the SEC overall on the season (.596) and now ranks third in blocks per set (1.34). Kramer also leads the SEC through the first weekend of conference play in hitting efficiency (.613).
Courtesy of The SEC Sports.
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