FAIRBANKS, Alaska – After an all-around attack the week of Sept. 23-29,
Cate Whiting has been named the AVCA Division II Player of the Week. This announcement comes a day after Whiting was named the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 30.
The AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) names a Division I, Division II and Division III player each week. Whiting is coming off of a strong week against in-state rival, Alaska Anchorage and previously undefeated conference foe, Montana State, Billings.
On Sept. 24, against UAA, Whiting put together a stat-line of 32 assists, nine digs, eight kills and four aces. The near triple-double led the Nanooks back from a 0-1 deficit and propelled them to three straight set wins and a 3-1 win over their rival. As for MSUB, Whiting helped bring the 'Nooks back from a 1-2 deficit to claim the five-set win over the Yellowjackets.
These two games combined led to a 77 assist, 11 kill, eight ace, 21 dig and five block week for the junior-setter out of Rapid City, South Dakota. This is the second time in Cate's career that she has been named the AVCA DII Player of the Week.
Entering the month of October, Whiting finds herself fifth in the GNAC with 9.33 assists per set. She also averages 1.02 kills, 0.37 aces, 2.77 digs and 0.65 blocks per set.
Head coach
Brian Scott had this to say following the announcement, "We are very excited for Cate and her teammates. It takes a lot of hard work on her part and those around her for any type of national recognition. It is very well deserved, Cate is pushed hard by her teammates on the court on a daily basis and she responds by giving her best every time she comes into the gym."
The Alaska Nanooks volleyball team is currently 7-5, 4-0 GNAC and will look to remain perfect in conference play as Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington come to Alaska on Oct. 3 and Oct. 5. The NNU game begins at 7 p.m. AKST and the CWU game will be a 2 p.m. AKST start.
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