Elon senior Sydney Busa totaled 37 kills and 24 digs over her final two home matches of her career.
Volleyball Weekly Honors - Nov. 6
Tim McDonnell
Weekly Volleyball Report - November 6 (pdf)
RICHMOND, Va. – The Week 11 volleyball honors were headlined by Elon senior
Sydney Busa (Offensive Player of the Week), College of Charleston senior
Krissy Mummey (Defensive Player of the Week) and Phoenix freshman
Kodi Garcia (Rookie of the Week), anounced by the conference on Monday. Mummey picked up her fourth weekly award of the season - first defensive - and Garcia grabbed her CAA-best third weekly rookie nod.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Sydney Busa • Elon
Senior | Outside Hitter | Leesburg, Va.
Busa contributed 37 kills over two key wins for Elon this weekend and picks up the second Offensive Player of the Week award for the Phoenix in 2017 and first since Sept. 11. With postseason aspirations on the line for her final two home matches of her career, Busa averaged 4.62 kills per set as the Phoenix defeated Hofstra in five sets on Friday and capped the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Northeastern on Sunday. Busa had 21 kills and a .452 attack percentage in the sweep of the Huskies, and for the weekend also added 24 digs (3.00 per set), four blocks and two service aces. She continues to lead the CAA in total kills (469) and kills per set (4.30) while the Phoenix moved to 5-9 in league play, which sits in sixth place with two matches remaining in the regular season.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Krissy Mummey • College of Charleston
Senior | Middle Blocker | Hudson, Ohio
One week after earning her third Offensive Player of the Week nod of the season, Mummey won her first Defensive honor of the season after helping the Cougars (13-1 in CAA) clinch the regular season conference title and top seed for the upcoming conference championship tournament. The senior middle blocker collected 15 total blocks in a pair of road wins over Towson, 3-1, and Delaware, 3-0, which upped CofC’s winning streak to 12 straight and improved the team’s overall record to 24-4. She had seven blocks versus the Tigers and eight against the Blue Hens for a 2.14 per set average. To go with her block totals, Mummey chipped in 28 kills along with a .478 hitting percentage. Charleston officially earned hosting rights for the 2018 CAA Championship thanks to its regular season title.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Kodi Garcia • Elon
Freshman | Setter | Tomball, Texas
Garcia wins her CAA-leading third weekly rookie award of the season after averaging 10.12 assists per set over Elon’s aforementioned critical 2-0 weekend. The freshman collected 42 assists on Friday versus Hofstra and followed with 39 against the Huskies on Sunday, upping her season total to 1,160 assists - good for sixth all-time in EU single-season history. She also had 19 digs (2.38 per set) and recorded her 10th double-double of the season in the win over the Pride.
TWEETS OF THE WEEK: