Posted: Oct 20, 2014
MAGGIE
EMODI OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior
outside hitter from Omaha, Neb., has been named SCAC Volleyball
Offensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday,
October 13th through Sunday, October 19th.
Emodi led the Tigers in a competitive weekend at the UWEC Invitational, finishing 1-3 overall, but two of the three losses went to five sets.
Emodi was the only Trinity player named to the All-Tournament Team for the weekend, leading the Tigers in kills with a total of 78 in the four matches. She averaged 4.59 kills/set for the weekend, as well as posting 49 digs, four aces, and nine blocks. In the opening match against hosting UW-Eau Claire, Emodi hammered out 26 kills to tie for the ninth-highest total in school history for a single match. She also had a double-double in three of the four matches, highlighted by 22 kills and 13 digs in Saturday's 3-1 win over Minnesota-Morris.
For the season, Emodi leads Trinity with 354 kills (3.61/set) on the year, adding 25 aces (third on the team) overall. She is also second on the team with 355 digs (3.62/set) and 60 blocks (0.61/set).
Emodi led the Tigers in a competitive weekend at the UWEC Invitational, finishing 1-3 overall, but two of the three losses went to five sets.
Emodi was the only Trinity player named to the All-Tournament Team for the weekend, leading the Tigers in kills with a total of 78 in the four matches. She averaged 4.59 kills/set for the weekend, as well as posting 49 digs, four aces, and nine blocks. In the opening match against hosting UW-Eau Claire, Emodi hammered out 26 kills to tie for the ninth-highest total in school history for a single match. She also had a double-double in three of the four matches, highlighted by 22 kills and 13 digs in Saturday's 3-1 win over Minnesota-Morris.
For the season, Emodi leads Trinity with 354 kills (3.61/set) on the year, adding 25 aces (third on the team) overall. She is also second on the team with 355 digs (3.62/set) and 60 blocks (0.61/set).
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman outside hitter Madi McVay of Austin College had an outstanding game for the 'Roos in their only match of the week, totaling 11 kills against just two errors in a 3-1 win over Arlington Baptist. McVay also boasted a .375 hitting percentage and had two service aces, and also averaged 3.25 digs per set. Sophomore outside hitter Abbe Holze of Colorado College led the team with 14 kills in a sweep over Johnson & Wales, the team's only match of the week. Centenary and Dallas did not nominate anyone. Schreiner, Southwestern, and Texas Lutheran did not play.
SCAC Volleyball Offensive Players-of-the-Week | |
Week 1 | Courtney Birkett, Colorado College |
Week 2 | Abbe Holtze, Colorado College |
Week 3 | Layne Hubbard, Trinity University |
Week 4 | Abbe Holtze, Colorado College |
Week 5 | Kaitlyn Foster, Southwestern University |
Week 6 | Rebecca Watson, Colorado College |
Week 7 | Maggie Emodi, Trinity University |
Week 8 | Maggie Emodi, Trinity University |
Week 9 |