Jackson Carroll and AJ Drooker of King Claim Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Jackson Carroll and AJ Drooker of King were selected as the Conference Carolinas weekly award winners for men’s volleyball for the week ending Jan. 22.
Carroll was selected as the Player of the Week, while Drooker earned Specialist of the Week accolades.
A 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Carroll started two of the three matches on the week for the Tornado and averaged 3.44 kills and 1.67 digs per set to go with two assists, three service aces, 15 digs and five blocks. He opened the week with 15 kills, 11 digs, four blocks, two assists and one ace in a 3-1 win over Quincy on Thursday, Jan. 19. The senior added four kills, three digs, one block and one ace in a 3-1 loss to Limestone on Friday, Jan. 20 and finished the week with 12 kills (.318 attack percentage), one dig and one ace in a 3-0 loss to University of Charleston on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Drooker, a 6-foot-3 setter for the Tornado, averaged 8.83 assists per set over three starts in the 1-2 week. The Chesterfield, Virginia native opened the week with a career-high 43 assists, six digs, three kills, one block and one ace in the win over Quincy on Thursday. The junior dished out 30 assists with 14 digs, two aces, two blocks and a kill in the loss to Limestone on Friday before dolling out 23 assists with three digs, two blocks and an ace in the loss to University of Charleston on Saturday.
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2023 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Jan. 9, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jayden Young, Emmanuel
Specialist of the Week: Henrik Westhoff, Emmanuel
Week 2 (Jan. 16, 2023)
Player of the Week: Edgerrin Austin, Erskine
Specialist of the Week: Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive
Week 3 (Jan. 23, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jackson Carroll, King
Specialist of the Week: AJ Drooker, King