Matalus, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., helped lead Virginia Wesleyan to four non-conference victories last week in prelude to the Marlins entering the ODAC Tournament as the #2 seed. Matalus, a middle hitter, registered 47 kills at 3.13 per set over the four matches, adding in 12 total blocks and attacking at a .379 clip. She opened with 11 kills and a .450 attack percentage to go with two assists and a block in a 3-0 victory over N.C. Wesleyan. She then had eight kills against just one error with four blocks in a 3-0 triumph over Averett. Play continued at Christopher Newport University as Matalus helped lead VWU to a 3-1 win over Salisbury and a 3-2 victory over the host Captains. She had 10 kills with four aces, five digs, and two blocks against the Sea Gulls, and then smacked 18 winners at a .500 clip with six digs and five blocks against CNU. For the season, Matalus is fourth in the ODAC in attack percentage (.328) and total points (394.0), fifth in kills (310), seventh in total blocks (84) and points per set (3.6), and eighth in kills per set (2.82).

GRACE HAYES | BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE
Fy. | Setter | Boone, N.C.
 - 102 assists over 3 matches; 41 assists and 9 digs in a 3-2 loss to Marymount (Va.); 33 assists and 9 digs with 2 aces in a 3-1 win over Mt. Aloysius

HANNAH JOHNSON | EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY
So. | Outside | Staunton, Va.
 - 21 kills and 19 digs with 2 blocks in a 3-1 win over Mt. Aloysius; 15 kills and 11 digs in a 3-1 loss to Marymount (Va.); at 13-13, EMU earns first .500 season since 2001

TINA EUCKER | GUILFORD COLLEGE
Sr. | Setter | Lake Mary, Fla.
 - 30 assists each in road wins over Methodist (3-1) and Shenandoah (3-0); 12 digs at MU

TYLER SESKER | HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
So. | Right Side | Upper Malboro, Md.
 - 10 kills with two blocks in a 3-2 loss to Elizabeth City; 9 kills in a 3-0 win at Regent

SYDNEY FRINK | UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG
Sr. | Outside | Chester, Va.
 - 17 kills, 5 digs, and 3 aces in a 3-0 win over Virginia State

BAILEY JONES | RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
Sr. | Right Side | Suffolk, Va.
 - 36 kills and 11 blocks with 7 digs in a 2-2 showing for R-MC; 17 digs with a block in a 3-1 setback against regionally 2nd-ranked Berry; 8 kills and 6 blocks in a 3-2 win over Great Lakes region-ranked Wittenberg

LINSEY BAILEY | ROANOKE COLLEGE
So. | Outside | Fincastle, Va.
 - 45 kills and 24 digs in a 2-1 showing for Roanoke; 21 kills at a .425 clip and 7 digs in a 3-0 win over Hollins; 17 kills and 9 digs in a 3-2 win over Southern Virginia

CAROLINE GARD | WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Fy. | Libero | Naperville, Ill.
 - 90 digs in four matches; season-best 38 pickups - 3rd-best in W&L history - in a 3-2 setback to Birmingham-Southern; 20 digs in a 3-0 loss to regionally-ranked Berry; leads the ODAC with 551 digs