Rachel Gaston, Bridgewater, Jr., Outside Hitter

Rachel Gaston, Bridgewater, Jr., Outside Hitter

Gaston, a junior from Mechanicsville, Va., picks up her third weekly award of the season after leading Bridgewater to a 3-1 week that included a pair of conference victories to help the Eagles lock up the third seed in the upcoming ODAC tournament. Gaston hammered 53 kills for the week at 4.08 per set and added 50 digs at 3.85 per set. She finished with seven total blocks and three aces to help account for 59.5 points at a 4.6 per set average. Gaston opened with 18 kills at a .516 hitting percentage to go with eight digs, four blocks, and two aces in a 3-0 win at Emory & Henry. She followed with 11 kills, 14 digs, two blocks, and an ace in a 3-0 victory over Eastern Mennonite. Gaston posted nine kills and nine digs in a 3-1 non-conference setback to St. Mary's (Md.), but helped the Eagles right the ship with 15 kills, 19 digs, and a block in a 3-0 non-conference victory over Lebanon Valley. Gaston finished the regular season #1 in the conference in total kills (392), attacks (1097), and points earned (437.5). She is second in kills per set (4.22) and points per set (4.7), sixth in digs per set (4.16), and seventh in total digs (387).

VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

SAM McCAULEY | Sr. | Setter | Emory & Henry College
- team went 2-1; 44 assists in a 3-1 win over N.C. Wesleyan; finished career with 2,507 assists
Kills: 14 | Kills/Set: 1.40 | Attack Pct: ..286 | Assists: 95 | Assists/Set: 9.5 | Points: 18.0
Digs: 21 | Digs/Set: 2.10 | Blocks (S/A): 2 (0/2) | Aces: 3 | Points/Set: 1.8

CHRISTIAN RITTER | Jr. | OH | Guilford College
- team went 1-1; 10 kills and .455 hitting % in a 3-0 win over SU
Kills: 17 | Kills/Set: 2.83 | Attack Pct: .192 | Assists: 0 | Points: 21.0
Digs: 28 | Digs/Set: 4.67 | Blocks (S/A): 1 (0/1) | Aces: 3 | Points/Set: 3.5

SYDNEY FRINK | Jr. | Outside Hitter | University of Lynchburg
- team went 2-1; 14 kills at .323 hitting % in a 3-0 win at GC; double-doubles vs. Randolph and SVU
Kills: 35 | Kills/Set: 2.92 | Attack Pct: .216 | Assists: 2 | Points: 43.0
Digs: 35 | Digs/Set: 2.92 | Blocks (S/A): 7 (1/6) | Aces: 4 | Points/Set: 3.6

AUTUMN TROXELL | Sr. | Outside Hitter | Randolph College
- team went 1-2; 18 kills and 19 digs in a 3-2 loss to W&L
Kills: 48 | Kills/Set: 4.00 | Attack Pct: .248 | Assists: 2 | Points: 55.0
Digs: 33 | Digs/Set: 2.75 | Blocks (S/A): 5 (3/2) | Aces: 3 | Points/Set: 4.6

LINSEY BAILEY | Fr. | Outside Hitter | Roanoke College
- team went 1-1; 18 kills in 3-0 at Mary Baldwin and 21 kills in 3-1 loss at Methodist
Kills: 39 | Kills/Set: 5.57 | Attack Pct: .345 | Assists: 2 | Points: 43.5
Digs: 21 | Digs/Set: 3.00 | Blocks (S/A): 1 (0/1) | Aces: 4 | Points/Set: 6.2