Lainie Russell of Mid-Atlantic Christian had an outstanding performance for the Mustangs in last Saturday’s home tri-match and has earned the News South Athletic Conference’s first volleyball Player of the Week honor for 2023.
The sophomore setter from Currituck, North Carolina scored five aces and handed out 12 assists in three sets against Christendom. Against Lenoir, Russell had 11 assists in three sets.
Congrats to Lainie Russell, the NSAC Volleyball Player of the Week!
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.– Mid-Atlantic Christian earned its first victory of the season against Virginia Peninsula Community College at Chesson Gymnasium. The Lady Mustangs swept the Gators in three sets 25-14, 27-25, 25-23.
“The girls played great tonight and got the win!” said first-year Mustangs coach Jennifer Herman. “Overall, I am very proud of their defense and teamwork. We still have a lot to work on, but these ladies never fail to amaze me with their determination and heart.”
Congratulations to Christendom College, which swept Mid-Atlantic Christian in straight sets to win the inaugural New South Athletic Conference volleyball championship Saturday afternoon!
The Crusaders, ranked 12th in USCAA Division 2, played confidently and led on all but seven serves. MACU defeated Virginia Peninsula 3-0 in the semifinal to advance to the title game.
It’s all all the line today! Semifinal at 1:00 pm, championship to follow!
It’s the final week of volleyball play in the New South Conference, and the seedings are in place for Saturday’s championship tournament.
Play begins at 1:00 pm inside Christendom College’s Crusader Gym with Mid-Atlantic Christian facing off with Virginia Peninsula. Then at 3:00 pm. the winner advances to face top-seed and USCAA 12th-ranked Christendom for all the marbles.
There’s one conference regular season game still to be played with the VPCC Gators traveling to MACU on Thursday night, but the outcome of that game will not change the seedings.
2022 New South Volleyball Championship
Our NSAC Volleyball Player of the Week is outside hitter Nora Ross of Christendom College!
In last week’s action, Nora claimed nearly total 20 kills, and almost recorded a triple-triple between kills, aces, and digs. These achievements put the Tulsa, Oklahoma freshman near the top of the standings for overall kills for the USCAA.
Earning honorable mention this week is Mid-Atlantic Christian senior McKenna Griffin. McKenna has led the Mustangs in kills all season and this last week was no different against NC Wesleyan College with 6 kills and 2 blocks.
Congratulations to both of these outstanding student-athletes!
