A 6-foot middle blocker from Tampa, Florida, Eziakonwa averaged 3.72 points per set behind 38 kills on a .349 hitting percentage with 14 service aces and 24 blocks, as the Trojans registered a perfect 4-0 mark in conference play last week. On Monday, Oct. 17, she posted a career-high six aces and 11 blocks, while adding seven kills in a 3-2 win at Belmont Abbey. Eziakonwa collected eight kills and three blocks in a 3-2 comeback win over Francis Marion on Wednesday, Oct. 19. She delivered 10 kills on a .333 hitting percentage on Friday, Oct. 21, with four service aces and two blocks in a 3-0 sweep at Southern Wesleyan and closed out the week with 13 kills on a .423 clip with four service aces and eight blocks in a reverse sweep over North Greenville, 3-2, on Saturday, Oct. 22.
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
Week 2 (Sept. 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke
Specialist of the Week:
Katie Pressley, UNC Pembroke
Week 3 (Sept. 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jasmine Finkley, Converse
Specialist of the Week: Katie Harless, King
Week 4 (Sept. 19, 2022)
Player of the Week: Hailee Blankenship, King
Specialist of the Week:
Katie Harless, King
Week 5 (Sept. 26, 2022)
Player of the Week: Katie Kemp, Francis Marion
Specialist of the Week:
Ashlyn Conner, North Greenville
Week 6 (Oct. 3, 2022)
Player of the Week:
Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke
Specialist of the Week: Ashlyn Conner, North Greenville
Week 7 (Oct. 10, 2022)
Player of the Week: Brianna Warren, UNC Pembroke
Specialist of the Week:
Gabrielle McGlamery, Emmanuel
Week 8 (Oct. 17, 2022)
Player of the Week:
Sydney Stigler, Lees-McRae
Specialist of the Week: Gabrielle McGlamery, Emmanuel
Week 9 (Oct. 24, 2022)
Player of the Week: Amara Eziakonwa, Mount Olive
Specialist of the Week: Gabrielle McGlamery, Emmanuel