2018 Volleyball Players of the Week

  • Rachel Gaston, Bridgewater, Jr., Outside Hitter
    October 29, 2018
    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).
  • Allison Webb, Washington and Lee, Sr., Outside Hitter
    October 22, 2018
    Webb, a junior from Thousand Oaks, Calif., put together a strong week to lead Washington and Lee to a trio of conference victories. Webb hammered out 35 kills at a 3.89 per-set clip with a .449 hitting percentage. She added 11 digs, six aces, and six blocks to help her to 45.0 points responsible at 5.0 per set. Webb opened with six kills against zero errors for a .462 attack percentage in a 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite. She added five aces and a block-assist in that match. Webb followed with 15 kills against just one error for a .500 percentage in a 3-0 victory over Hollins. She tacked on five digs, an ace, and two solo blocks to account for 6.0 points per set. The Generals capped their week with a 3-0 victory over Virginia Wesleyan. Webb had 14 kills and hit .393 while adding in five digs and a trio of assisted blocks. For the season, Webb has racked up 208 kills at 2.60 per set. She ranks sixth in the league with a .285 attack percentage and is eighth with 44 assisted blocks.
  • Rachel Gaston, Bridgewater, Jr., Outside Hitter
    October 15, 2018
    Gaston, a junior from Mechanicsville, Va., was both prolific and efficient offensively and strong on and off the net defensively in a trio of Bridgewater wins last week including a pair of ODAC victories. Gaston registered 52 kills at 5.78 per set and via a .416 hitting percentage on the way to racking up 56.0 points responsible at 6.2 per set. She added 43 total digs (4.78/set) and five total blocks to her stat line. In a 3-0 win over Virginia Wesleyan, Gaston hammered 19 kills at a .405 clip to go with 15 digs, an ace, and a block. She followed up with 15 kills and 16 digs with two blocks in a 3-0 non-conference win over Southern Virginia. Gaston capped her week with 18 kills on a .484 hitting percentage to go with 12 digs and two blocks in a 3-0 victory over Shenandoah. For the season, Gaston leads the ODAC in points per set (4.8) and is second in kills (296), kills per set (4.29), and total points (329.0).
  • Linsey Bailey, Roanoke, Fr., Outside Hitter
    October 08, 2018
    Bailey, a freshman from Fincastle, Va., continues to produce for the Maroons as she picks up her third overall and second straight weekly award. Bailey helped Roanoke to a 2-1 week with three double-doubles including a pair of 20-20 matches resulting in 58 kills (4.83/set), 59 digs (4.92/set) and 61.0 points responsible (5.1/set). She also hit .307 over the three matches. Bailey opened with 21 kills, 23 digs, and two aces in a five-set loss to Washington and Lee. She went for 12 kills and 10 digs with an ace in a 3-0 triumph over Randolph. She then set new career-highs with 25 kills and 26 digs in a 3-1 victory over Southern Virginia. For the season, improved upon her ODAC leads in kills (269), kills per set (4.20), and points per set (4.6) while taking over the top spot in overall points (291.5).
  • Linsey Bailey, Roanoke, Fr., Outside Hitter
    October 01, 2018
    Bailey, a freshman from Fincastle, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after leading Roanoke to a trio of ODAC wins last week. Bailey registered no fewer than 16 kills in a match on the way to averaging 5.44 kills and 5.9 points per set while hitting .380 over the three contests. She opened with 16 kills and a .333 hitting percentage to go with 12 digs and two aces in a 3-0 victory over Guilford. She accounted for 18.0 points at a 6.0 per-set average in that match. Bailey collected 16 more kills while hitting .286 along with seven digs and a block 3-0 victory at Lynchburg. She capped her week with 17 winners against just one error in 29 attempts for a .552 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite at Lynchburg. She added 10 digs, an ace, and a block on the way to racking up 18.5 points for a 6.2 per-set average. For the season, Bailey leads the ODAC in kills (211) and kills per set (4.06) and ranks second in points (230.5), points per set (4.4), and total attacks (562).
  • Amber Matalus, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., Middle Hitter
    September 24, 2018
    Matalus, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., put together a big week at the net to help Virginia Wesleyan to a pair of victories including the program's first-ever triumph over local rival and nationally 20th-ranked Christopher Newport University. In that match, Matalus registered 16 kills against just one error for a .500 attack percentage. She added four digs and two total blocks, including a block-assist on the match-clinching point with Doneisha Hall to secure the 3-2 victory. Matalus was productive and efficient for a second time in a 3-1 win over Shenandoah to move the Marlins to 2-0 in ODAC play. Matalus collected 17 kills against three errors for a .452 attack percentage. She chipped in a block to give her 17-plus points responsible in both matches. Matalus is currently #2 in Division III and tops in the conference in attack percentage (.388). She is ninth at 3.3 points per set and has registered 101 kills.
  • Emily Cheatwood, Shenandoah, Jr., Middle Hitter
    September 17, 2018
    Cheatwood, a junior from Manchester, Md., helped lead the Hornets to a 3-1 week that included a sweep of a quad-match over the weekend. SU's middle hitter was strong both offensively and defensively at the net, racking up 40 kills, 11.0 blocks, 47.5 points and hitting .319 over the four matches. In the Hornets 3-1 loss to Washington and Lee in their ODAC opener, Cheatwood registered 13 kills with 6.0 total blocks including two solo stuffs. Cheatwood continued with 27 kills, 5.0 blocks, and six digs in three 3-0 victories over Pitt-Greensburg, Marywood, and Wilson. She had 15 kills to go with three blocks (1 solo) and two digs while hitting .355 in the last match versus the Phoenix. For the season, Cheatwood is averaging 2.72 kills per set and ranks second in the ODAC in hitting (.284) and eighth in total kills (87). She is sixth with 20.0 total blocks.
  • Linsey Bailey, Roanoke, Fr., Outside Hitter
    September 10, 2018
    Bailey, a freshman from Fincastle, Va., put together a consistently strong week to help Roanoke to a 3-2 overall showing that included a 3-1 mark at the 2018 Maroons Classic. Bailey was named to the All-Tournament Team after collecting 56 kills and 38 digs over the four matches, accounting for the bulk of her 71-kill 49-dig week that resulted in her racking up 79.5 points over 19 sets played (4.2 per set). Bailey opened with 15 kills, 11 digs, and a pair of aces in a 3-1 setback to Meredith. After collecting nine kills, five digs, and an ace in a 3-0 win over Mary Baldwin to open the Classic, Bailey registered 14 kills, 16 digs, four aces, and a block in a 3-2 victory over Averett. Day two at the Classic saw Bailey notched 19 kills and eight digs in a 3-1 loss to Sewanee. She capped her week with 14 kills, nine digs, three assists, and an ace in a 3-0 triumph over Piedmont. Thru the first nine matches of the season, Bailey leads the ODAC in kills (127), kills per set (3.85), total points earned (140.5), and points earned per set (4.3).
  • Rachel Gaston, Bridgewater, Jr., Outside Hitter
    September 04, 2018
    Gaston, a junior from Mechanicsville, Va., posted personal career-high numbers four times during Bridgewater's 3-1 showing at the 2018 Route 42 Classic, which BC and Eastern Mennonite University joint-hosted over the weekend. Gaston smacked 64 total kills (4.27/set) to go along with 73 digs (4.87/set) and 10 aces on the way to accounting for 75.5 points (5.0/set) over the four matches. She opened with career highs of 24 kills and 28 digs with four aces in a 3-2 win over Marymount (Va.). Her production continued in a 3-2 win over Salem on day two as she matched her new career-best kills mark with 24 more winners to go along with 19 digs and a new personal match-high five aces. Gaston capped her weekend with a third double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs in a 3-0 setback to Catholic. She earned a spot on the Route 42 Classic All-Tournament Team for her efforts.