A 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Rome, Georgia, Roberts hit .511 in three conference sweeps for the Lions as she tallied 27 kills, 18 blocks, four digs and two service aces to help lead Emmanuel to the West division title. She opened the week with 10 kills, a .692 attack percentage and six blocks in a sweep of Southern Wesleyan on Tuesday, Oct. 25. On Friday, she hit .476 with 11 kills, two aces, three digs and eight blocks in a sweep of Chowan before adding six kills, one dig and four blocks in a sweep of Barton on Saturday, Oct. 29. Roberts currently leads Conference Carolinas with a .413 attack percentage and 1.24 blocks per set. She is tied for ninth in NCAA Division II in blocks per set and her 120 total blocks and .413 hitting percentage rank seventh best in the country.
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
Week 10 (Oct. 31, 2022)
Player of the Week: Taylor Roberts, Emmanuel
Specialist of the Week: Morgan Gibbs, UNC Pembroke