A native of Pickens, South Carolina, Gillespie recorded 41 assists, five digs, four blocks and a kill in a sweep of Chowan in the Patriots’ regular-season finale on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The 5-foot-9 junior setter directed the FMU offense to a .379 attack percentage, which is the highest single-match figure in 11 seasons for the Patriots. Gillespie finished the regular-season third in Conference Carolinas in total assists (1,001) and assists per set (9.72).
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
Week 11 (Nov. 7, 2022)
Player of the Week: Abigail Durham, North Greenville
Specialist of the Week: Kaylee Gillespie, Francis Marion