10/29/2018 2:26:00 PM | Volleyball
The Big South conference announced today that Radford women's volleyball middle hitter Lilijana Henderson (Wellington Florida/Wellington) was named Freshman of the Week and classmate Grace Green (Oak Lawn, Illinois/Marist) took home Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Henderson has filled in nicely of late for the injured Amaya Rousseau and was rewarded with the Big South Freshman of the Week award. The freshman recorded 21 kills and committed just two errors in 49 attempts last week for a terrific .388 hitting mark. The Wellington, Florida native recorded a career-high 11 kills and added three blocks at Campbell. She also blasted a pair of kills in a key 9-0 run in the third set against the Camels.
The Wellington graduate followed that up with 10 kills and hit .529 versus Hampton. She pounded four kills during a decisive 12-1 spurt in the opening set against Hampton and also staked the Highlanders to a 27-26 lead with a kill in the second set.
Henderson is now averaging 2.00 kills per set and is enjoying a .273 hitting mark.
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Green, Radford's rookie libero, tracked a combined 5.57 digs per set in the two wins last week and earned the Big South Defensive Player of the Week award. The Oak Lawn, Illinois native recorded 18 digs and a service ace against Campbell and followed that up with 21 digs and a pair of aces at Hampton. The total against Hampton were the most by a Highlander in a three-set match this season.
The Marist graduate is sixth in the Big South in digs per set (4.27) and she is third on the team with 22 aces.
Henderson has filled in nicely of late for the injured Amaya Rousseau and was rewarded with the Big South Freshman of the Week award. The freshman recorded 21 kills and committed just two errors in 49 attempts last week for a terrific .388 hitting mark. The Wellington, Florida native recorded a career-high 11 kills and added three blocks at Campbell. She also blasted a pair of kills in a key 9-0 run in the third set against the Camels.
The Wellington graduate followed that up with 10 kills and hit .529 versus Hampton. She pounded four kills during a decisive 12-1 spurt in the opening set against Hampton and also staked the Highlanders to a 27-26 lead with a kill in the second set.
Henderson is now averaging 2.00 kills per set and is enjoying a .273 hitting mark.
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Green, Radford's rookie libero, tracked a combined 5.57 digs per set in the two wins last week and earned the Big South Defensive Player of the Week award. The Oak Lawn, Illinois native recorded 18 digs and a service ace against Campbell and followed that up with 21 digs and a pair of aces at Hampton. The total against Hampton were the most by a Highlander in a three-set match this season.
The Marist graduate is sixth in the Big South in digs per set (4.27) and she is third on the team with 22 aces.
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