Volleyball Sun Conference Communications

Sun Conference Volleyball Players of the Week Announced – Week Nine

MIAMI, Fla. (November 2, 2020) – Abbie Seward (Keiser), Victoria Fernandez (St. Thomas), and Lily Witkoski (Ave Maria) have been named the Sun Conference Volleyball Players of the Week for the week ending Nov. 1.
 
Seward (Attacker of the Week), Fernandez (Defender of the Week), and Witkoski (Setter of the Week) were recognized for their accomplishments on the court.
 

8924Sun Conference Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Abbie Seward – Keiser – SR – OH – Bloomington, Illinois
Seward had match-high kill totals in all three outings for Keiser on the week. Her 43 kills came with along with just four errors, as she posted an efficient .453 attack percentage. Seward had her fifth double-double of the season against Life, helping the Seahawks to their best start in program history. In the Sun Conference matchup with Coastal Georgia, Seward notched 14 kills to just one error to lift KU to victory on Senior Day.
 
This is Seward’s fourth TSC weekly award of the season and the 14th of her career.

 
 

9192Sun Conference Volleyball Defender of the Week
Victoria Fernandez – St. Thomas – FR – L – Orlando, Florida
Victoria Fernandez, a freshman libero from Orlando, totaled 30-digs on the week, while adding a service ace.
 
This is Fernandez’s first TSC weekly award of the season and the first of her career.





 

9068Sun Conference Volleyball Setter of the Week
Lily Witkoski – Ave Maria – SO – S – Rochester, New York
Ave Maria's attack was guided by Witkoski yet again, as the sophomore logged a double-double with 47 assists and ten digs in a four-set victory over St. Thomas. The setter also added five kills and three total blocks in a complete effort.
 
This Witkoski’s fourth TSC weekly award of the season and the fourth of her career.




 

 
Sun Conference Volleyball Players of the Week
Attacker
Week 9 – Abbie Seward – OH – Keiser (Nov. 2)
Week 8 – Giovana Larregui Lopez – OH – Coastal Georgia (Oct. 26)
Week 7 – Giovana Larregui Lopez – OH – Coastal Georgia (Oct. 19)
Week 6 – Giovana Larregui Lopez – OH – Coastal Georgia (Oct. 12)
Week 5 – Abbie Seward – OH – Keiser (Oct. 5)
Week 4 – Arianna Bolinger – OH – St. Thomas (Sept. 28)
Week 3 – Giovana Larregui Lopez – OH – Coastal Georgia (Sept. 21)
Week 2 – Abbie Seward – OH – Keiser (Sept. 14)
Week 1 – Arianna Bolinger – OH – St. Thomas (Sept. 7)
 
Defender
Week 9 – Victoria Fernandez – L – St. Thomas (Nov. 2)
Week 8 – Emily Boehlein – RS – Southeastern (Oct. 26)
Week 7 – Abbie Seward – OH – Keiser (Oct. 19)
Week 6 – Victoria Schein – L/DS – Ave Maria (Oct. 12)
Week 5 – Victoria Schein – L/DS – Ave Maria (Oct. 5)
Week 4 – Kiersten Tisdale – L/DS – Webber International (Sept. 28)
Week 3 – Kiersten Tisdale – L/DS – Webber International (Sept. 21)
Week 2 – Fabianne Besosa – L – Southeastern (Sept. 14)
Week 1 – Giovana Larregui Lopez – OH – Coastal Georgia (Sept. 7)
 
Setter
Week 9 – Lily Witkoski – S – Ave Maria (Nov. 2)
Week 8 – Lily Witkoski – S – Ave Maria (Oct. 26)
Week 7 – Brooklyn VandeHei – S – Keiser (Oct. 19) 
Week 6 – Lily Witkoski – S – Ave Maria (Oct. 12)
Week 5 – Lily Witkoski – S – Ave Maria (Oct. 5)
Week 4 – Kyleigh Beecham – S – St. Thomas (Sept. 28)
Week 3 – Katie Grose – S – Ave Maria (Sept. 21)
Week 2 – Katie Grose – S – Ave Maria (Sept. 14)
Week 1 – Kyleigh Beecham – S – St. Thomas (Sept. 7)


ABOUT THE SUN CONFERENCE
Now entering its 31st year, The Sun Conference, a 501c3 organization, continues to be one of the most successful intercollegiate athletic conferences in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Under the guidance of Commissioner Dustin Wilke, the league sponsors championships in 18 NAIA sports: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field and Women’s Volleyball.  Corporate sponsorship of the Conference has increased ten-fold; but most importantly, every Sun Conference member institution earned the NAIA’s prestigious 5-Star Champions of Character Award in each of the last five years. Learn more @ thesunconference.com   
 
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