North Greenville’s Pierce Named Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week
High Point, N.C.> North Greenville’s Kaitlyn Pierce has
been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas
women’s volleyball Player of the Week during week number ten
in the 2011 season. Pierce, a senior middle hitter from Winston
Salem, NC, led the Lady Crusader volleyball team to a perfect 2-0
record last week including a 3-2 upset of powerhouse Erskine
College. In the first game of the week against Erskine, Pierce
recorded 16 total kills and 5 total blocks with a .342 hitting
percentage. In North Greenville's final game of the season, Pierce
led the team with 11 kills and an outstanding .400 kill percentage
as well as 7 total blocks. North Greenville is now 16-18 overall
and 6-12 in Conference Carolinas play.