SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman setter Jo Wilks has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.

Wilks tallied 28 assists in the Paladins sweep of Samford on Friday to clinch the SoCon Regular Season title. The junior added 41 assists in the team’s 3-0 win over Chattanooga on Saturday. Wilks averaged 11.5 assists per set over the weekend to help Furman finish the regular season with a 14-2 conference record.

Wilks earned first-team All-SoCon honors on Monday, after leading the conference in assists per set this season with 11.02, which ranks 36th nationally. The health science major holds a career 3.73 grade point average and was named Academic All-SoCon last season.

Also Nominated: Ashton Moore (The Citadel, Basketball), Meredith Hardy (ETSU, Volleyball), Lucy Mason (UNCG, Basketball), Eric Robertson (Chattanooga, Basketball)

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 3: Chesney White, UNCG, Soccer
Sept. 10: Teghan Henderson, Chattanooga, Cross Country
Sept. 17: Chris Copeland, VMI, Football
Sept. 24: Lauren Gainer, Chattanooga, Volleyball
Oct. 1: Jo Wilks, Furman, Volleyball
Oct. 8: Maggie Cropp, Mercer, Soccer
Oct. 16: Maddie Clark, Mercer, Soccer
Oct. 22: Daniel DeNijs, VMI, Cross Country
Oct. 29: Vanessa Aponte, The Citadel, Soccer
Nov. 5: Tripp Hurt, Furman, Cross Country
Nov. 12: Maggie Cropp, Mercer, Soccer
Nov. 19: Jo Wilks, Furman, Volleyball