CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES SOCCER & VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Mount Olive's White Named Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for Second Time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 01, 2011
High Point, N.C.> Mount Olive College's Carly White has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's volleyball Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2011 season. This is second time this year she has won the award, taking the honor also in week six. White averaged 4.58 kills and 1.00 blocks per set to go with a .413 hitting percentage in three matches last week to help Mount Olive clinch a spot in the Conference Carolinas Tournament. She had 18 kills and .484 hitting percentage in the Trojans' three-set win over King. White, who had nine of her kills in a dramatic 26-24 second-set win, recorded kills on set point in the first two sets and finished with a kill on match point. White followed with 22 kills, 7 blocks and a .528 hitting percentage in Mount Olive's come-from-behind five-set win over North Greenville. She had 5 kills and no errors in 5 attempts in the deciding fifth set. White started the week with 15 kills in a four-set match at East Division leader Queen and has reached double figures in kills in each of her last 13 matches, averaging 4.78 kills per set with a .422 hitting percentage.Mount Olive is now 15-13 overall and 8-8 in Conference Carolinas play.
Queens' Netto Earns Men's Soccer Player of the Week Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November01, 2011
High Point, N.C.> Queens' Felipe Netto has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's soccer Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2011 season. Freshman Felipe Netto helped the Royals clinch the eight seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament with a three-point performance at Pfeiffer. The native from Salvador, Brazil scored one goal while assisting on two other to help Queens University of Charlotte defeat the Falcons 4-1. Netto took two shots in Queens' overtime loss to King College earlier in the week. Queens is now 6-9 overall and 4-7 in league play.
Pfeiffer's Alyssa Wombwell Named Women's Soccer Player of the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November01, 2011
High Point, N.C.> Pfeiffer University's Alyssa Wombwell has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's soccer Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2011 season. The senior from Grand Blanc, MI put together a solid final week of the regular season with a goal and three assists in a 1-1 week for Lady Falcon soccer. Playing in her final two collegiate home games, Wombwell started the week with a goal and two assists against North Greenville in a 6-0 clean sheet; she scored the third goal before assisting on goals four and five. On Saturday's Senior Day vs. Queens University of Charlotte, Wombwell contributed to the only goal for Pfeiffer with a spot on pass from midfield to a streaking Rachael Shapelow downfield through the Royals defense to score the equalizer. In the week, Wombwell notched another goal and five more points adding to her own school records broken in the last two weeks. Wombwell leads the team in all three offensive categories. Pfeiffer is now 9-9-1 overall and 7-4-1 in Conference Carolinas play.