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Clerkley Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt
11/14/2023 4:00:00 PM | Volleyball
First postseason honor for graduate student
Championship Fund
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NEW ORLEANS – Graduate student volleyball student-athlete Essence Clerkley was named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
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Clerkley had quite the final season of her career for The Herd. The native of Palestine, Texas, accumulated 282.5 points on 221 kills while being in on 87 blocks, 18 solo and 69 block assists. The graduate student's .286 hitting percentage ranked 10th in the Sun Belt.
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Clerkley had nine matches of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 17 against Furman on September 8th.
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Marshall is back in action for a second-round match against Southern Miss on Thursday in 2023 Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST.
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To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall volleyball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall volleyball team.
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For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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NEW ORLEANS – Graduate student volleyball student-athlete Essence Clerkley was named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
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Clerkley had quite the final season of her career for The Herd. The native of Palestine, Texas, accumulated 282.5 points on 221 kills while being in on 87 blocks, 18 solo and 69 block assists. The graduate student's .286 hitting percentage ranked 10th in the Sun Belt.
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Clerkley had nine matches of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 17 against Furman on September 8th.
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Marshall is back in action for a second-round match against Southern Miss on Thursday in 2023 Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST.
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To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall volleyball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall volleyball team.
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For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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