JONESBORO, Ark. (11/14/23) – Following a sensational final weekend of the regular season, Arkansas State's Kaitlin Whitlock earned the Sun Belt Conference's final volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
Whitlock compiled 44 kills in the Red Wolves' two wins over Marshall, averaging 5.50 kills per set across eight frames. The freshman outside hitter registered a blistering .313 clip on 96 swings.
The San Antonio, Texas, native also recorded her team-leading 11th and 12th double doubles on the year against the Thundering Herd. Whitlock tallied 18 kills (.350) and 13 digs in Friday's sweep before knocking down 26 kills (.286) with 14 digs in Saturday's regular-season finale.
She is A-State's second weekly award winner of the season after Erin Madigan was named the league's Setter of the Week on Sept. 19. She is the program's first Offensive Player of the Week since Macey Putt (Sept. 14, 2021) and the school's first freshman to receive the honor since Carlisa May (Sept. 15, 2015).
Whitlock leads the team in kills (281), kills per set (2.93), attacks (857), points (305.5) and points per set (3.18), while ranking second on the squad in digs (278) and digs per set (2.90).
NEXT UP
Whitlock and the Red Wolves, seeded sixth in the West Division, begin Sun Belt Conference Tournament play at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, facing the East Division's No. 7 seed Georgia State. All tournament matches will be held at the Foley Events Center in Foley, Ala., and will broadcasted live on ESPN+.
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