Parker, a senior from Andover, N.J., picks up her first weekly award of the season after leading Randolph-Macon to a 4-0 week including a 3-0 showing at the Stevens Invitational. Parker hammered 57 kills at 4.38 per set and added 10 aces, 36 digs, and five blocks on the way to racking up 70.0 points at 5.4 gained per set. She opened the week with 11 kills, seven digs, three aces, and two blocks towards 15 points in a 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite in the two squads' ODAC opener. In tournament play at Stevens Institute of Technology, Parker helped R-MC top the hosts, 3-0, with 15 kills at a .375 attack percentage and 15 digs with an ace and a block. In the first of two matches on day two, Parker hit .357 on the way to 12 kills with five digs and an ace in a 3-0 win over William Paterson. She accounted for 13 points against the Pioneers, but nearly doubled that in the final match of the tournament as she registered 19 kills with nine digs, five aces, and two blocks towards 25 points. Through nine total matches played, Parker leads the ODAC in kills per set (4.29) and points per set (5.0). She is second in points earned (154.5) and third in kills (133).
ERIN GRAY | AVERETT
Jr. | L | Virginia Beach, Va.
- 67 digs (4.47/set) with 12 assists and 6 aces in a 2-2 week; surpassed 1,000 career digs with 17 pick-ups in a 3-2 loss at Greensboro
LISA O'GRADY | BRIDGEWATER
Sr. | OPP | Yorktown, Va.
- 46 kills (2.88/set) at a .367 attack pct. with 9 digs and 6 blocks towards 49.0 points (3.1/set) in a 2-2 week; weekly-high 14 kills at a .400 clip in a 3-1 loss to Marymount
MEGAN MILLER | EASTERN MENNONITE
Jr. | S | Millersburg, Ohio
- 75 assists (8.33/set)with 12 digs, 6 blocks, and 5 aces in a 2-1 week; 28 assists each in 3-0 wins over Lancaster Bible and Mary Baldwin
TAYLOR JOYNER | FERRUM
So. | OH | Ashburn, Va.
- 52 kills (3.47/set) at a .288 attack pct. with 52 digs (3.47/set), 7 aces, and 6 blocks towards 62.0 points (4.1/set) in a 2-2 week; 20 kills at a .356 clip with 11 digs in a 3-1 win over Carolina University
PAIGE MCDONALD | GUILFORD
Jr. | OH | Fletcher, N.C.
- 16 kills in a 3-1 loss to Lynchburg and 15 kills in a 3-2 loss to Meredith
ABBI LEEPER | LYNCHBURG
Sr. | OH | Midlothian, Va.
- 57 kills (3.80/set) in a 1-3 week; career-high 22 kills at a .328 attack pct. in a 3-1 loss to William Peace
BROOKLYN FINNERTY | RANDOLPH
Fy. | MH | Lynchburg, Va.
- 25 kills (2.78/set) at a .392 attack pct. with 9 blocks towards 32.0 points (3.6/set) in a 2-1 week; 12 kills at a .579 clip with 3 blocks in a 3-0 win over Regent
PEYTON KIRCHNER | ROANOKE
So. | MH | Williamsport, Md.
- 10 kills at a .333 attack pct. with 2 blocks in a 3-0 loss at Washington and Lee; 15 kills at a .423 clip with 2 blocks in a 3-0 loss at Bridgewater
ABBEY CLAYTON | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
Fy. | OH | North Chesterfield, Va.
- 42 kills (3.82/set) with 32 digs (2.91/set), 4 aces, and 2 blocks in a 2-1 week; season-high 17 kills with 11 digs in a 3-1 loss to Salisbury
SYDNEY HEIFNER | WASHINGTON AND LEE
Jr. | OH | Nashville, Tenn.
- 13 kills at a .310 attack pct. with 11 digs, an ace, and a block in a 3-0 win over Roanoke; 18 kills with 22 digs in a 3-2 loss at Christopher Newport