A senior outside hitter from Goode, Virginia, Hailee Blankenship of King averaged an impressive 5.69 points, 5.13 kills and 4.13 digs per set in two matches last week. She finished her eight sets on the week hitting .294.
Blankenship had a double-double in both matches last week for King. She first recorded 18 kills and 18 digs in a three-set conference win over Belmont Abbey. She also had three service aces in a match in which she hit .444. She followed up her efforts against Belmont Abbey by collecting 23 kills and 15 digs in a five-set league match with Converse.
Blankenship currently leads Conference Carolinas in aces at 0.61 per set. She is fourth in the conference in kills per set at 3.48. Blankenship has 10 double-doubles on the season.
2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards
Week 8 (Oct. 23, 2023)
Player of the Week: Hailee Blankenship, King
Specialist of the Week: Kaylee Gillespie, Francis Marion