WePlayed Sports Volleyball Players of the Week Announced for Week Five

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Volleyball Players of the Week for matches played during week five of the 2024 season. Wingate's Emily Johnson was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Catawba's Riley Hill brought home Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Johnson, a junior from Fort Collins, Colo., led the Bulldogs to a pair of huge wins, hitting .321 with 26 kills, 11 digs, 10 blocks and two aces. Johnson had 12 kills, six blocks and five digs in the big 3-1 victory at LR, handing the Bears their first loss of the season. Johnson hit .379 with 14 kills as Wingate won a five-set thriller against Flagler in a rematch of the 2022 regional title match in Cuddy Arena, adding six digs, four blocks and two aces.

Hill, a sophomore from Salisbury, N.C., collected a season-high 34 digs in the Catawba Indians' comeback victory over Coker on Friday night, finishing the week with 50 digs for a 6.25 per-set average. The sophomore also led Catawba in the service category as well with five aces, producing a team high in both matches.

2024 SAC Volleyball Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week

Sep. 9 – Maya Van Heyst, Wingate
Sep. 16 – Kayli Cleaver, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sep. 23 – Mia McMillen, Limestone
Sep. 30 – Blair Cherry, Carson-Newman
Oct. 7 – Emily Johnson, Wingate

Defensive Player of the Week

Sep. 9 – Averie Dale, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sep. 16 – Maddie Hoffman, Wingate
Sep. 23 – Averie Dale, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sep. 30 – Emily Johnson, Wingate
Oct. 7 – Riley Hill, Catawba

WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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