Julie Ward of King and Carlee Allbaugh of Lees-McRae Named Weekly Award Winners for Women’s Volleyball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Julie Ward of King and Carlee Allbaugh of Lees-McRae have been selected as the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas women’s volleyball.
Ward was tabbed as the Player of the Week, while Allbaugh was named the Specialist of the Week.
A senior outside hitter from Berthoud, Colorado, Ward was huge last week in three wins for King. The 2021 Conference Carolinas Spring Women’s Volleyball Championship Most Valuable Player averaged 3.55 kills, 3.36 digs and 0.64 aces per set in the three matches. She had a double-double in all three victories. The 2019 Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year started last week by registering 16 kills, 15 digs and three service aces in a thrilling win over Lincoln Memorial. She followed that up with 12 kills, 10 digs and one ace in a win over Erskine before ending her week with 12 digs, 11 kills and three aces in a week-closing league win over Converse.
A sophomore setter from Tallahassee, Florida, Allbaugh averaged an impressive 34.0 assists, 21.7 digs and 1.3 service aces per match last week for Lees-McRae. The reigning Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year had a double-double in all three matches last week. In Lees-McRae’s home win over Converse on Wednesday, Sept. 22, Allbaugh dished out 44 assists to go along with 23 digs in a four-set victory. She also had 30 assists and 14 digs in a road match at Emmanuel before closing her week with 28 assists and a season-best 28 digs against Erskine. Allbaugh also had two aces in the four-set match with Erskine.
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Fall 2021 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Sept. 6, 2021)
Player of the Week: Brianna Warren, UNC Pembroke
Specialist of the Week: Kaylee Gillespie, Francis Marion
Week 2 (Sept. 13, 2021)
Player of the Week: Anixa Rosa-Martinez, Chowan
Specialist of the Week: Katie Pressley, UNC Pembroke
Week 3 (Sept. 20, 2021)
Player of the Week: Brianna Warren, UNC Pembroke
Specialist of the Week: Katie Pressley, UNC Pembroke
Week 4 (Sept. 27, 2021)
Player of the Week: Julie Ward, King
Specialist of the Week: Carlee Allbaugh, Lees-McRae