SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Davidson's Sarabeth Peele, a junior outside hitter for the Wildcats' volleyball team has been honored as the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for October 28, as announced by the league office Wednesday.
The San Antonio, Texas, native is majoring in classics and has a 3.8 GPA.
Peele tallied 44 kills in 10 sets for a 4.40 average in Davidson's two conference victories last week. She also posted 23 digs, three blocks and one service ace.
In the Wildcats' 3-2 win against Western Carolina, Peele recorded a double-double with 20 kills and 15 digs along with four assists, two blocks and an ace. Against Appalachian State, she recorded 24 kills, eight digs, one block and one ace. Davidson rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Mountaineers 3-2.
Peele currently leads the Southern Conference with 391 kills and averages 4.03 per set.
Other nominees included Appalachian State women's soccer player Katy Dodd, Elon football player A. J. Harris and Samford women's soccer player Natalie Fleming.
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Week 1: Katy Dodd, Women's Soccer, Appalachian State
Week 2: Dustin Taliaferro, Football, Samford
Week 3: Clint Irwin, Men's Soccer, Elon
Week 4: Caitlin Williams, Women's Soccer, Western Carolina
Week 5: Joey Thompson, Men's Cross Country, UNC Greensboro
Week 6: Tatum Jestila, Volleyball, The Citadel
Week 7: Sarah Schermerhorn, Volleyball, Elon
Week 8: Sarabeth Peele, Volleyball, Davidson