CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt’s Olivia Babcock was selected the Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Louisville’s Cara Cresse was named Defensive Player of the Week. The Panthers’ Rachel Fairbanks earned her third Setter of the Week honor while Miami’s Grace Lopez was named Freshman of the Week for the second time.
Babcock recorded a match-high 15 kills without an error to hit a career-high .652 in No. 7 Pitt’s sweep of No. 8 Georgia Tech. The Los Angeles, California, native averaged 6.33 points per set, 5.00 kills per set, 1.33 blocks per set, 1.00 digs per set and 0.67 aces per set while adding four blocks, three digs and two aces to her stat line.
Cresse tallied three blocks, two solos, against Duke on Friday and eight blocks against North Carolina on Sunday, as Louisville posted back-to-back sweeps. The junior averaged 1.83 blocks per set and accounted for 3.92 points per set. The 6-6 Fort Wayne, Indiana, native added 17 kills to hit .667 against the Tar Heels and .538 against the Blue Devils with just two errors. She leads the ACC and is No. 2 in the nation with her overall hitting percentage of .453.
Fairbanks totaled a match-high 33 assists in Pitt’s sweep over Georgia Tech to average 11.00 per set and guided the Panthers to a .440 team hitting percentage. The junior from Tustin, California, added eight digs, two kills and a block against the Yellow Jackets.
Lopez had a historic game against Florida State in the Canes’ solo match this weekend, tallying a career-high 27 kills, the ninth most all-time in Miami history for most kills in a match and third all-time in most kills in a four-set match. The Aguada, Puerto Rico, native also claimed a career-high 15 digs for a double-double and 27.0 points. Lopez now leads the ACC in kills per set (4.02) and is second in points per set (4.49). She also ties for most kills in a match this season, despite Sunday’s match only needing four sets.
2023 ACC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 28 – Anna DeBeer, Louisville
Sept. 4 – Kerry Keefe, Duke
Sept. 11 – Anna DeBeer, Louisville
Sept. 18 – Angela Grieve, Miami
Sept. 25 – Tamara Otene, Georgia Tech
Oct. 2 – Audrey Koenig, Florida State | Madison Williams, NC State
Oct. 9 – Audrey Koenig, Florida State
Oct. 16 – Cara Cresse, Louisville
Oct. 23 – Bianca Bertolino,…
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