NEW ORLEANS – Arkansas State’s Kaitlin Whitlock, Georgia Southern’s Megan Vickery and South Alabama’s Kailey Keeble finished with season-best performances to earn the final Sun Belt Volleyball Players of the Week honors.
Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Kaitlin Whitlock, Arkansas State
(Fr., OH, San Antonio, Texas)
Red Wolves’ freshman outside hitter Kaitlin Whitlock Knocked down a league-best 44 kills (5.50 per set) to help Arkansas State to back-to-back wins. She recorded her 11th and 12th double-doubles of the year. Whitlock totaled a career-high 26 kills with 14 digs on Saturday after an 18 kill/13 dig performance on Friday and hit .313 in the series on 96 swings.
Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Megan Vickery, Georgia Southern
(Jr., MB, Anderson, S.C.)
Eagles’ junior middle blocker Megan Vickery recorded 23 total blocks in the two-game set at Troy. The Anderson, S.C. native, surpassed all but three team totals with her individual performance at the net. Vickery recorded a career-best 12 blocks on Thursday and followed that up with 11 on Friday - finishing the weekend with 2.3 per set. She led the league in blocks during the week by five.
Volleyball Setter of the Week
Kailey Keeble, South Alabama
(Sr., S, Maryville, Tenn.)
Jaguars’ senior setter Kailey Keeble totaled 11.6 assists per set in a pair of wins against JMU. On the opening night of the series, she contributed 12.3 assists per set, 14 digs, 5 blocks, and 1 ace. In the regular season finale, she contributed 56 assists with 20 digs and a service ace. These totals lifted Keeble to her third consecutive season with 1,000 or more assists to lift her over 3,000 in her career.
2023 Sun Belt Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – KJ Johnson, Texas State
Week 2 – Samantha Wunsch, Texas State
Week 3 – Sophie Davis, James Madison
Week 4 – Myah Conway, Old Dominion
Week 5 – Jasmine Rivest, Coastal Carolina
Week 6 – Tori Hester, Troy
Week 7 – Sophie Davis, James Madison
Week 8 – Julia Brooks, Troy
Week 9 – Jasmine Rivest, Coastal Carolina
Week 10 – Jasmine Rivest, Coastal Carolina
Week 11 – Samantha Wunsch, Texas State
Week 12 – Kaitlin Whitlock, Arkansas State
2023 Sun Belt Volleyball Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Niki Capizzi, South Alabama
Week 2 – Livy Kowalkowski, Georgia State
Week 3 – Ally Barnhart, Georgia Southern
Week 4 – Bailey Burgess, Old Dominion
Week 5 – Sophie Davis, James Madison
Week 6 – Jaydyn Clemmer, James Madison
Week 7 – Mio Yamamoto, Louisiana
Week 8 – Bailey Hanner, Texas State
Week 9 – Jade Defraeye, Texas State
Week 10 – Mio Yamamoto, Louisiana
Week 11 – Alyssa Ortega, Texas State
Week 12 – Megan Vickery, Georgia Southern
2023 Sun Belt Volleyball Setters of the Week
Week 1 – Kailey Keeble, South Alabama
Week 2 – Ryann Torres, Texas State
Week 3 – Rebecca Watkins, James Madison
Week 4 – Erin Madigan, Arkansas State
Week 5 – Teresa Atilano, Old Dominion
Week 6 – Janelle Stuempfig, Troy
Week 7 – Janelle Stuempfig, Troy
Week 8 – Janelle Stuempfig, Troy
Week 9 – Ryann Torres, Texas State
Week 10 – Siena DeCambra, Louisiana
Week 11 – Ryann Torres, Texas State
Week 12 – Kailey Keeble, South Alabama