GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt outside hitter Courtney Buzzerio is the Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, and North Carolina setter Anita Babic and Wake Forest outside hitter Paige Crawford have earned Co-Freshman of the Week honors.
Buzzerio hit an impressive .407 with 4.67 kills per set, .83 aces per set and 1.33 blocks per set in No. 8 Pitt’s 2-0 weekend over Miami and Florida State. In the 3-0 sweep of Miami, the Chino Hills, California, native tallied 12 kills at a .370 clip with two aces to set a career record of hitting over .300 with 10+ kills for the fifth straight match. Buzzerio made it six straight matches in Pitt’s 3-0 sweep over Florida State on Sunday with 16 kills and a .444 hitting percentage. She added three aces against the Seminoles to accompany her career high 5.33 kills per set, on her way to recording not only her 200th career block, but also setting a career high for blocks in a single season (54.0).
Crawford earned her second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor after leading the Deacs in kills in both of their matches against Notre Dame and Louisville, hitting .324 on the weekend. Her 16 kills against No. 2 Louisville were the most allowed by the Cards in the league this season and fourth-most overall. The Wimberley, Texas, native added an ace and also recorded a double-double against the Irish with 13 kills and 10 digs.
Babic amassed 76 total assists on the weekend for the Tar Heels, averaging 9.50 per set with 36 against Boston College and 40 against Syracuse. The Phoenix, Arizona, native added 12 digs, five kills and three aces for North Carolina. She recorded her third double-double of the season with 40 assists and 10 digs against the Orange – her third in the Tar Heels’ last four matches.
2022 ACC Volleyball Player of the Week
Aug. 29 – Julia Bergmann, Georgia Tech
Sept. 5 – Julia Bergmann, Georgia Tech
Sept. 12 – Katrina Jensen, Boston College & Gracie Johnson, Duke
Sept. 19 – Claire Chaussee, Louisville & Courtney Buzzerio, Pitt
Sept. 26 – Serena Gray, Pitt
Oct. 3 – Polina Shemanova, Syracuse
Oct. 10 – Valeria Vazquez Gomez, Pitt
Oct. 17 – Courtney Buzzerio, Pitt
2022 ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week
Aug. 29 – Audrey Rothman, Florida State
Sept. 5 – Ava Brizard, NC State
Sept. 12 – Jacyn…
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