A senior setter from Pickens, South Carolina, Kaylee Gillespie of Francis Marion averaged 12.70 assists and 2.10 digs per set in three conference wins last week for the Patriots. She also had five services and a block to go along with five kills.
Gillespie started last week by collecting a career-best 59 assists in a four-set road win at Chowan. She picked up a double-double in the match by adding 11 digs to her impressive stat sheet in the match. Gillespie finished with 27 assists and four digs in a conference home sweep of Belmont Abbey before ending her efforts last week with 41 assists and six digs in a three-set home win over Converse.
Gillespie starts the upcoming week with 2,970 career assists. She is currently second in Conference Carolinas with 10.15 assists per set. She is also currently in the top-15 in digs per set at 3.42. This is her second Conference Carolinas weekly award of the 2023 season.
2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards
Week 5 (Oct. 2, 2023)
Player of the Week: Vanja Przulj, UNC Pembroke
Specialist of the Week: Kaylee Gillespie, Francis Marion