Women's Volleyball

Conference Carolinas Tuesday Weekly Award Winners

  • Player of the Week
    Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke

    Vanja Przulj of UNC Pembroke closed out the first weekend of the regular-season averaging 4.57 points, 3.5 kills, 2.14 digs and 1.0 ace per set in a week in which UNC Pembroke went 3-1 at the Cedarville Invitational. 

    The senior outside hitter from Belgrade, Serbia started the season with a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs in a four-set victory over Glenville State. She had double-digit kills in all four matches. Przulj is in the top three in Conference Carolinas in points, kills and aces per set after the first weekend of play. 

    Specialist of the Week 
    Madison Goins, Lees-McRae

    Madison Goins of Lees-McRae led all of Conference Carolinas during the opening weekend with 11.73 assists per set. She was the only player from Conference Carolinas to average double-digit assists during the first weekend. Lees-McRae finished 2-2 as a team at the Cavalier Classic in Wise, Virginia. 

    The senior defensive specialist/setter from Lowgap, North Carolina dished out 60 assists in Lees-McRae’s opener against Concord before adding another 51 assists later that day in a five-set match. She also had double-digit digs in both matches to collect two double-doubles on the first day of the regular-season for Lees-McRae. She also had 40 assists against Davis & Elkins and 25 against Johnson C. Smith in two victories on Sept. 1 for Lees-McRae. 

    2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards
     
    Week 1 (Sept. 5, 2023)

    Player of the Week: Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke
    Specialist of the Week: Madison Goins, Lees-McRae

    Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

  • Runner of the Week
    Lauren Beatty, Converse

    A sophomore from Winchester, Virginia, Lauren Beatty of Converse posted an impressive 5K time of 18:29.4 at the season-opening Eye Opener at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 

    The personal-record time allowed her to be the top NCAA Division II finisher at the 38th annual event. Converse also collected the best Division II team finish at the event. 

    2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Cross Country Weekly Awards

    Week 1 (Sept. 5, 2023)
     
    Runner of the Week: Lauren Beatty, Converse

    Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.

  • Runner of the Week
    Ronan O’Neill, Southern Wesleyan

    Ronan O’Neill of Southern Wesleyan narrowly missed on claiming the individual title at the YHC Cross Country in Young Harris, Georgia. 

    The best NCAA Division II finisher at the event, the sophomore from Pendleton, South Carolina posted a 6K time of 18:34.4. The time was just four seconds behind first-place finisher Adam Hessler (18:30.3) of Division I UNC Asheville. As a team, Southern Wesleyan finished fourth at the season-opening event. 

    2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Weekly Awards

    Week 1 (Sept. 5, 2023)
     
    Runner of the Week: Ronan O’Neill, Southern Wesleyan