PrepDig VISAA D3 Player of the Week ending October 17

Ray Vance

October 23, 2020 @ 11:15 AM

<img class="size-medium wp-image-110805 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/09/visaa-logo-300x197.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="197" />PrepDig Virginia awards weekly awards for five categories each week: Player of the Week, Setter of the Week, Attacker of the Week, Defender of the Week and Team of the Week. The Player of the Week (POTW) is for the player who was the best two way player during that week’s games. The week consists of all matches from Sunday to Saturday. The Setter, Attacker and Defender of the Week are the top players in those categories but a player can only win one award each week. The Team of the Week is the top team for that period. A certificate for the award will be sent to each school for the recipients. We will also have monthly awards, All Division Awards, and All State Awards as well. Award priority is given for teams who submit scores and statistics but not exclusively using that criteria. <img class="alignleft" src="https://dw3jhbqsbya58.cloudfront.net/fit-in/1024x1024/school-mascot/e/3/8/e38c02f3-cff8-47d5-88b3-a03b85e67b41.gif?version=635790273600000000" alt="school mascot" width="250" height="250" />This week featured two great matches that went the distance. The first match featured Hampton Christian School winning a hard fought contest with Gateway Christian 17-15 in the fifth set. Gateway prevailed in the first two sets before the Warriors battled back taking the third and fourth set. The fifth set was extremely close throughout with the warriors closing the final set with the final two points to take the match. In the other match, two undefeated powerhouses squared off with TEACH taking on the reigning state champion Cavaliers of Stonebridge. This match did not disappoint. Top players had exceptional performances making for a highly competitive and exciting match. Stonebridge came out on top in the first two sets with 25-20 and 25-22 victories. TEACH regroups and battled back and took sets three and four by the scores of identical 25-22 and 25-20 scores, leading to the final and deciding set. Stonebridge came out and had a strong run to pull away in the 5th set to win 15-8 to remain unbeaten. The Cavaliers improve to 5-0 and TEACH drops their first match to fall to 5-1 on the season. The Fabulous Freshman Outside Hitter Amelia Matson is the PrepDig Player of the Game with 24 kills, 4 aces and 15 digs in the winning effort. Leanna Caldwell was equally dominant with a 30 kill/30 dig performance with 32 kills and digs and is our TEACH Player of the Match. Hope Parrish is our Defender of the Week with a well rounded effort despite a 0-2 week for the Denbigh Baptist Minutemen. The 5’8 Sophomore Outside Hitter was a bright sport with 39 kills, 6 aces and a whopping 36 digs for a 30/30 week. Makayla Daniels is our Setter of the Week comes from the TEACH Beach Breakers who put up massive numbers in our match of the week. The 5’3 Junior setter put up a stellar 45 assists for team and added 24 digs in the losing effort. Leanna Caldwell is the PrepDig Virginia Attacker of the Week. The 5’5 Senior Outside Hitter blasted 32 kills on 73 swings against the top team in VISAA D3 and carried the offensive load for the team through 5 sets. She had our first 30/30 performance in a single match as well adding in 32 digs and 3 aces. <img class=" wp-image-112990 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/10/stonebridge-cavaliers-300x284.gif" alt="" width="181" height="171" />[player_tooltip player_id="111506" first="Drew" last="Williams"] is a 5’6 powerhouse for Stonebridge and earns our Player of the Week honors for the week ending October 17. The First Team All State Selection continues her strong prep career for the undefeated Cavaliers. The 5’6 Outside Hitter had a great passing week and was a dominant attacker and defender. Drew put down 33 kills, 32 digs, and a hitting percentage of .405. She also had a .917 reception percentage.