SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference named the volleyball players of the week for the matches played the week of November 8-15. College of Charleston's Elyse Chubb was named Offensive Player of the Week, while Elon's Sarah Schermerhorn was selected as Defensive Player of the Week. The Freshman of the Week honors went to Kellie Orewiler of UNCG. The players of the week are voted on by the league office.
Chubb, a junior from Peachtree City, Ga., hit at or above .500 in both matches during the week in leading the College of Charleston to a 2-0 record and closing out the season with the regular season SoCon Championship. Against Wofford, the middle blocker recorded nine kills and just one error in 16 attempts to hit .500. In the season finale against the Paladins, Chubb tallied a team-high 13 kills and a .526 hitting efficiency to improve her hitting percentage on the season to .368.
Schermerhorn, a Colfax, N.C. native, helped lead Elon to a 2-0 record on the weekend to help the Phoenix claim their first ever Southern Conference North Division title. Against Appalachian State, the middle blocker had a match-high nine total blocks, a match-high 11 kill and a .429 attack percentage. The senior had a total of 12 total blocks in the two match sweeps on the weekend of Appalachian State and Western Carolina.
The SoCon's Freshman of the Week award went to UNCG's Kellie Orewiler. The Mansfield, Ohio native had 50 digs for UNCG in just three matches over the weekend. In a mid-week match against High Point, the freshman had 11 digs, but elevated her game in the two SoCon wins on the weekend. In the sweep of Western Carolina, the libero had a match-high 21 digs and followed it up with 18 digs in a four-set win over Appalachian State. She averaged 4.55 digs per set on the week, but 5.57 digs per set in the two conference matches. Orewiler also had four aces on the week. Orewiler was also named Freshman of the Week in the fourth week of the season.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week were Elon's Caroline Lemke, Furman's Chandler Ambrester, UNCG's Ariel Newman, Samford's Allie Bettinger, Chattanooga's Bailee Chastain and Western Carolina's Amanda Chaparro.
Nominated for Defensive Player of the Week were College of Charleston's Cole Dawley, Furman's Caroline Adams, UNCG's Olivia Humphries, Samford's Alexis Bauer, Chattanooga's Ellie Kuhn and Western Carolina's Morgan Cochran.
Nominated for Freshman of the Week were College of Charleston's Madelyn McGinnis, Furman's Sarah McCarthy, Chattanooga's Andrea Johnson and Western Carolina's Kelcie Randazzo.
2010 Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 - Whitney Russell, College of Charleston
Week 2 - Hillary Fountain, Samford
Week 3 - Courtney Barnes, Chattanooga
Week 4 - Kelly Kirby, Furman
Week 5 - Parker Small, Georgia Southern
Week 6 - Sarabeth Peele, Davidson
Week 7 - Sarabeth Peele, Davidson
Week 8 - Parker Small, Georgia Southern
Week 9 - Kate Van Dyke, Georgia Southern
Week 10 - Elizabeth Neisler, Samford
Week 11 - Cole Dawley, College of Charleston
Week 12 - Elyse Chubb, College of Charleston
2010 Volleyball Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 - Kayren Finney, UNCG
Week 2 - Alison Blasingame, Appalachian State
Week 3 - Paige Johnson, College of Charleston
Week 4 - Paula Passmore, Chattanooga
Week 5 - Ashley Roe, Georgia Southern
Week 6 - Kelly Kirby, Furman
Week 7 - Kayren Finney, UNCG
Week 8 - Sarah Havel, College of Charleston
Week 9 - Sarah Havel, College of Charleston
Week 10 - Paula Passmore, Chattanooga
Week 11 - Alexis Bauer, Samford
Week 12 - Sarah Schermerhorn, Elon
2010 Volleyball Freshmen of the Week
Week 1 - Katie Murphy, Samford
Week 2 - Sarah McCarthy, Furman
Week 3 - Erin Bucherl, The Citadel
Week 4 - Kellie Orewiler, UNCG
Week 5 - Jennifer Kuroski, Chattanooga
Week 6 - Cali Estes, Elon
Week 7 - Katie Murphy, Samford
Week 8 - Amanda Liguori, Wofford
Week 9 - Nicole Jeschelnik, Georgia Southern
Week 10 - Lauren LaRocque, Georgia Southern
Week 11 - Sarah McCarthy, Furman
Week 12 - Kellie Orewiler, UNCG