SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Andrea Aceveda has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Feb. 3-9. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
This week’s SoCon Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week Aceveda led the Furman Paladins in two conference matches at The Citadel with a total of 44 digs and 5.50 digs per set. On Feb. 7, the libero tallied a match-high 20 digs in the series opener with a service ace in Furman’s 3-0 win. The next day, she recorded a season-high 24 digs as the Paladins held on for a five-set win against the Bulldogs.
 
The Brentwood, Tennessee, sophomore holds a 3.84 grade point average and has an undeclared major.
 
The Paladins (2-2, 2-2- SoCon) are off this weekend before playing at Chattanooga (4-2, 2-2) on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22. 
 
Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga (ETSU women’s tennis), Natalie Armstrong (Samford women’s basketball) and Weston Wichman (Chattanooga wrestling).
 
SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Jan. 6   Ross Cummings, Mercer, Men’s Basketball 
Jan. 13 Will Formato, App State, Wrestling
Jan. 20 Michael McAleavey, The Citadel, Wrestling
Jan. 27 Abbey Cornelius, Chattanooga, Women’s Basketball
Feb. 3  Amy Kohan, UAB, Rifle 
Feb. 10 Andrea Aceveda, Furman, Volleyball