Amara Eziakonwa of Mount Olive and Kaylee Gillespie of Francis Marion Garner Season's First Weekly Awards
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Amara Eziakonwa of Mount Olive and Kaylee Gillespie of Francis Marion were selected as the first women’s volleyball weekly award winners of the 2022 campaign.
Eziakonwa was selected as the Player of the Week, while Gillespie earned Specialist of the Week accolades.
A senior middle blocker, Eziakonwa averaged 4.39 points per set and posted a .464 hitting percentage, as the Trojans registered a 2-2 record last week at the Queens Fall Classic in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tampa, Florida native also tallied 3.36 kills per set and totaled 12 blocks in 14 sets played. Eziakonwa recorded eight kills, four blocks, two service aces and two digs in a 3-0 loss versus Wingate on Friday. Later that day, she posted a season-high 16 kills on a .464 clip with four blocks and three service aces in a 3-1 win over Concord. The following day, Eziakonwa recorded 12 kills on a .667 hitting percentage in a 3-1 loss versus Nova Southeastern. She closed out the weekend with 11 kills on a .450 clip with three blocks in a sweep over West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday.
Gillespie, a native of Pickens, South Carolina, led Francis Marion to its first 3-0 since 1997 with three wins at the Erskine College Tournament. In three matches the junior setter averaged 10.55 assists and 2.00 digs per set with five service aces, two blocks and a pair of kills. Gillespie opened the weekend on Friday with 41 assists, eight digs, one kill and a block in a 3-1 win over Shorter. Later that day she added 50 assists, six digs, one kill and one service ace in a 3-1 win over West Georgia. She wrapped up the weekend with 25 assists, eight digs, four service aces and a block in a sweep of Coker on Saturday.
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2022 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Aug. 29, 2022)
Player of the Week: Amara Eziakonwa, Mount Olive
Specialist of the Week: Kaylee Gillespie, Francis Marion