Marshall University Athletics
Volleyball's Sullivan, Fleming Earn C-USA Accolades
9/2/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 2, 2008
IRVING, Texas - Marshall University's Emily Sullivan (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Elizabeth Fleming (South Bend, Ind.) garnered Conference USA Player of the Week awards for their performances this past weekend, as announced by the conference office, Tuesday.
"It's great for Emily to get this recognition so quickly," head coach Mitch Jacobs said. "She had a great weekend offensively, and we hope she continues with that success."
Sullivan picked up her first-ever Offensive Player of the Week honor after finishing with 45 total kills, averaging 4.09 per set during the weekend. She produced a career-high 20 kills in the team's five-set win over Wright State Saturday and was the match-leader in both of Marshall's wins (Tennessee Tech and Wright State). The junior hit at a .412 clip against Cincinnati, and registered a .312 hitting percentage against Tennessee Tech.
For Fleming, who handed out 120 assists in Marshall's 2-1 opening weekend, and registered 10.91 assists per set, this was her fifth-career Setter of the Week award. Fleming had 12 kills and 28 digs, and picked up a double-double (51 assists, 16 digs) in the Herd's victory over Wright State. Fleming's 39 assists against Tennessee Tech and 51 against Wright State, were both match-highs. In the victory over Wright State, she hit at a staggering .533 clip (8 K, 0 E, 15 TA) and added three assisted blocks.
"Liz did a nice job running the offense this weekend," Jacobs added. "There are definitely some things we can improve upon but this is a nice place to start."
