2019 Volleyball Players of the Week

  • Amber Matalus, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., Middle Hitter
    November 04, 2019
    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).
  • Alexia Wolfe, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Outside Hitter
    October 28, 2019
    Wolfe, a senior from Midlothian, Va., was a consistent force on the front line both offensively and defensively as the Yellow Jackets went 2-1 against a trio of strong opponents. Wolfe racked up 30 kills at a .296 attack percentage and racked up 12 total blocks over the three matches. She opened with 10 kills and three blocks in a 3-1 victory at Bridgewater. That win helped Randolph-Macon solidify its position at the top of the ODAC table. Wolfe maintained her consistency as R-MC went 1-1 at the Wid Guisler Invitational hosted by Juniata College. Wolfe registered 11 kills at a .333 hitting clip and collected four total blocks on a 3-1 setback to Arcadia University. She again hit at a .333 as she smacked 10 winners and posted five more blocks in the Yellow Jackets 3-2 upset of 16th-ranked Juniata. For the season, Wolfe has collected 207 kills at a .255 hitting percentage. She has accounted for 54 total blocks and 237.5 points.
  • Tina Eucker, Guilford, Sr., Setter
    October 21, 2019
    Eucker, a senior from Lake Mary, Fla., put together a strong week in leading the Quakers to a trio of ODAC victories to keep Guilford in the top-four of the league table as the end of the regular season draws near. Eucker kept the offense churning with 127 assists over 13 sets for a 9.77 average and was not called for a single ball-handling error. She tacked on 41 digs at 3.15 per set and registered nine kills, three blocks, and a pair of service aces. Eucker opened with 38 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 victory at Randolph. She added four kills without an error as well as an assisted block. During that contest, she became Guilford's all-time leader in career assists, a total which now stands at 2,954 helpers. The Quakers then returned to Randolph on the weekend for their scheduled quad-match with Bridgewater, Eastern Mennonite, and the host WildCats. Eucker handed out 40 assists to go with 11 digs and a pair of kills as the Quakers turned out a 3-2 victory over Bridgewater. Guilford again used five sets to take down Eastern Mennonite in their remaining match of the weekend. Eucker registered 49 assists along with 15 digs, three kills, two aces, and two blocks. For the season, Eucker is fourth in the ODAC with 581 assists at 6.92 per set, which also ranks fourth in the league.
  • Grace Parker, Randolph-Macon, Fy., Outside Hitter
    October 14, 2019
    Parker, a first-year from Andover, N.J., put up a big week against solid competition in helping Randolph-Macon roll to a 4-1 week that included a top-of-the-table ODAC victory. Parker registered 57 kills, 50 digs, and 12 aces on the way to accounting for 70.5 points over 19 sets of action. She opened with 10 kills and 10 digs with three aces in a 3-1 win at Virginia Wesleyan. That improved the Yellow Jackets league mark to 7-0 and locked with Bridgewater atop the ODAC standings. Parker and R-MC then made the trip to Colorado College for tournament play. In a 3-0 victory over Johnson & Wales (Denver), Parker hammered 12 kills at a .474 attack percentage. She added seven digs and three aces to her line. She went for six kills and five digs in a 3-0 loss to nationally eighth-ranked Colorado College. On day two of the invitational, Parker opened with 14 kills, 12 digs, and three more aces in a 3-1 victory over DePauw. She hit .343 in the final match against Illinois College, collecting 15 kills, 16 digs, and a fourth match with three aces in the Yellow Jackets 3-2 triumph. For the season, Parker is eighth in the ODAC in aces (32) and points per set (3.3) and is ninth in kills (186), kills per set (2.74), and total points (227.5).
  • Sydney Koch, Randolph-Macon, So., Middle Blocker
    October 07, 2019
    Koch, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., moved to the top of the NCAA Division III charts in hitting percentage following an error-free attacking week in Randolph-Macon's two ODAC victories. Koch, who now leads the conference and country with a .463 hitting mark, collected nine kills at a .474-rate to go with four digs and four blocks in a 3-1 victory at Washington and Lee. She continued her strong season in a 3-0 victory at Hollins. She went for 11 kills and hit .579 for the match while adding an assist, a dig, and three more blocks to give her seven in seven sets played for the week. She finished the week with 25.0 total points at 3.6 per set patrolling the Yellow Jackets front line. For the season, Koch is seventh in the ODAC in block assists (44), total blocks (48), blocks per set (0.89). She has racked up 120 kills in 227 attacks with just 15 errors in 54 total sets played. She has hit better than .400 in 11-of-15 matches played including five of her past six outings.
  • Linsey Bailey, Roanoke, So., Outside
    September 30, 2019
    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).
  • Brynne Gould, Washington and Lee, Jr., Outside Hitter
    September 23, 2019
    Gould, a junior from Boone, N.C., picks up her second weekly award of the season after helping the Generals go 3-0 with two non-conference victories and one ODAC win to improve to 12-2 on the season. Gould racked up 53 kills at 5.30 per set and hit .358 with 32 digs and four blocks. She accounted for 56.5 points at an ODAC weekly-best 5.7 points per set. Gould opened with 19 kills against just one error for a .529 attack percentage in a 3-0 win over Shenandoah. She added 13 digs to her line in that match. Gould then registered 14 kills with seven digs, two blocks, and an ace in a 3-0 win over Mt. Aloysius. In the Generals' second contest of the tri-match, Gould hammered out 20 kills with 12 digs and two blocks in a 3-1 victory over William Peace. For the season, Gould leads the ODAC in kills (232), kills per set (4.30), points (247.5), and points per set (4.6). Her .270 attack percentage is rank ninth in the conference.
  • Rachel Gaston, Bridgewater, Sr., Outside Hitter
    September 16, 2019
    Gaston, a senior from Mechanicsville, Va., led Bridgewater to a 4-0 week that improved the Eagles' season record to 11-0 thru the first three weeks of the schedule. Gaston, the reigning ODAC Player of the Year, averaged 4.00 kills per set and hit .269 with 36 digs at a 3.60 per-set clip. She also accounted for 43.0 total points at 4.3 per set. Gaston opened with nine kills and nine digs in a 3-0 win at Shenandoah. After hammering out four kills wth two assists in a set of work towards a 3-0 win over Mary Baldwin, Gaston registered the first of her two double-doubles on the week with 15 kills, 15 digs, and two blocks in a 3-0 victory over Hollins. She hit .394 in that match. She capped her week with 12 kills at a .300 attack percentage to go with 12 digs in a 3-0 victory over Greensboro. For the season, Gaston is third in the ODAC in kills (126) and kills per set (4.06), second in points per set (4.5), and fourth in total points (141.0).
  • Courtney Berry, Washington and Lee, Jr., Middle Blocker
    September 09, 2019
    Berry, a junior from Charlottesville, Va., earned a spot on the W&L Invitational All-Tournament Team after helping the Generals to a 2-1 showing over the weekend. Berry collected 48 kills over three matches and hit at a .488 clip while accounting for 55.0 total points at a 3.7 point-per-set mark. She opened with 15 kills and hit .393 with six total blocks and two digs in a 3-2 win over Gettysburg College. She followed up with 18 kills against just one error for a .739 attack percentage in a 3-2 win over Meredith. She registered three total blocks and a trio of digs. Berry capped her week with 15 kills while hitting .387 to go with four blocks and five dings in a 3-2 setback to Southern Virginia. For the season, Berry leads the ODAC with a .416 attack to percentage and 27 total blocks. Her 80 kills stand fifth in the early season.
  • Brynne Gould, Washington and Lee, Jr., Outside Hitter
    September 03, 2019
    Gould, a junior from Boone, N.C., helped the Generals opened the season with four wins at the Bicentennial Invitational hosted by Maryville College (Tenn.) over the week. Gould hammered out 60 total kills to go along with 46 digs and six blocks from her outside position. She registered four double-doubles (kills and digs) beginning with 17 kills at a .245 clip to go with 13 digs and three blocks in a 3-2 victory over Hanover College. Gould notched just one fewer winner in a 3-1 triumph over Huntingdon College as she went for 16 kills and 11 digs to close day one. She opened day two with 10 digs and 13 kills powered by a .407 attack percentage in a 3-0 win over Centre College. Gould capped her performance with 14 kills at a .250 rate with 12 digs and two blocks in a 3-1 win over the host Scots. She accounted for 65.0 total points over the four matches.