Bailey, a sophomore from Fincastle, Va., was explosive on offense and sound on defense in the Maroons 2-1 week against ODAC competition. Bailey hammered 61 kills at a 6.10 per-set clip, adding in 45 digs at 4.50 per set. She collected 64.5 total points and 6.5 per set. She opened her week with 18 kills to go with eight digs and three blocks in a 3-0 win over Emory & Henry. Bailey turned up her production with 26 kills and 20 digs in a 3-1 loss to Lynchburg. The 26 kills mark the most in a match of any length in the ODAC this season. It is her third 20-plus kill match of the year and her first 20/20 outing thru 16 matches. Bailey capped her week with 17 kills, 17 digs, and two aces in a 3-0 triumph over Eastern Mennonite. For the season, Bailey now leads the ODAC in kills per set (4.27), points (289.0), and points per set (4.8). She is second in total kills (256).
RACHEL GASTON | BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE
Sr. | Outside | Mechanicsville, Va.
- 32 kills in a 3-0 week including 14 kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 win over Washington and Lee, the program's 1st win over W&L since 2013
HANNAH JOHNSON | EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY
So. | Outside | Staunton, Va.
- 24 kills and 35 digs combined against Lynchburg (L, 3-0) and Roanoke (L, 3-0)
CAM BLANKENSHIP | GUILFORD COLLEGE
Fy. | Outside | Fieldale, Va.
- 16 kills and 16 digs with 2 blocks in a 3-2 win over Washington and Lee, the Quakers first win over the Generals since 1997
HANNAH ARTHUR | HOLLINS UNIVERSTIY
So. | Right Side | Springfield, Va.
- 14 kills and five blocks in a 3-0 win over Shenandoah
SYDNEY FRINK | UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG
Sr. | Outside | Chester, Va.
- 51 kills and 30 digs over three matches including 20 kills and 11 digs versus Eastern Mennonite (W, 3-0); 18 kills and 12 digs with three blocks at Roanoke (W, 3-1)
MACKENZIE AMBROSE | RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Jr. | Outside | Floyd, Va.
- 42 kills and 39 digs in the WildCats 2-1 week including 17 kills with 14 digs at Ferrum (W, 3-1)
SYDNEY KOCH | RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
So. | Middle | Raleigh, N.C.
- hit .563 with 31 kills and 6 blocks in R-MC's 3-0 week; career-high 15 kills at a .737 attack pct. versus Emory & Henry (W, 3-0)
AMBER MATALUS | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Sr. | Middle | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- combinded for 30 kills, 17 digs, and 12 blocks in VWU's 2-1 week; 16 kills, 8 digs, and 6 blocks in a 3-2 setback at Southern Virginia