SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU women's basketball player Kendall Folley has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Oct. 31-Nov. 7.  The selection is made by the conference office.

Folley logged 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting in the Bucs season opener against Kentucky. The Lebanon, Ohio, product went 4-for-4 at the free throw line and contributed five rebounds, five assists and two steals in her 32 minutes of playing time. The junior guard was 8-of-10 from the field in the second half, scoring 18 points in the final 20 minutes. Folley was 5-for-5 in the fourth quarter, pouring in 12 of ETSU's 16 fourth quarter points en route to leading all players in scoring.

The Bucs led the Wildcats for three quarters before a rally put Kentucky ahead and the Wildcats would eventually win the game 74-66.  Folley is a psychology major with a 3.78 GPA.

Also nominated: Ken Standley (Mercer Football), Millie Loehr (Wofford Volleyball)

2023 Southern Conference Student Athletes of the Week
Sept. 6             Paige Gallentine, Chattanooga Volleyball
Sept. 13           Nate Brackett, ETSU Football
Sept. 20           Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga Cross Country
Sept. 27           Mary Raymond, Samford Women's Soccer
Oct. 4               Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga Cross Country
Oct. 11             Mats Ege, ETSU Men's Golf
Oct. 17             Tarik Pannholzer, ETSU Men's Soccer
Oct. 26             Emma Arnold, ETSU Women's Soccer
Nov. 1              Abigail Robertson, Furman Cross Country
Nov. 8              Kendall Folley, ETSU Women's basketball