Emily Juhl Named AAC Player of the Week
November 18, 2013 | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 18, 2013
The Louisville Cardinals extended their conference-best record to a perfect 15-0 over the weekend, clinching the American Athletic Conference regular season women's volleyball championship with wins over UCF and USF. In addition to earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Cardinals were recognized with both weekly award winners. Senior Emily Juhl was named American Athletic Conference Player of the week and Maya McClendon earned Freshman of the Week honors.
Juhl led the Cardinals to a 2-0 weekend by leading the Cardinals in hitting in both matches, a pair of 3-0 sweeps. She had six kills in the final set of the match against USF, including the match point that clinched the regular season conference title for the Cardinals. Juhl had 27 kills on the weekend in just six sets, with zero hitting errors for a .509 hitting percentage. She also added five digs, three total blocks and two aces.
McClendon earned Freshman of the Week Honors for a league-best sixth time as she was key in two wins for the Cardinals. McClendon got her 11th double-double this week with 11 kills and 17 digs in a three-set win over USF to clinch the regular season title. She averaged 3.0 kills per set along with 5.17 digs per set over two games, totaling 18 kills and 31 digs. In conference play, she leads all freshmen with 3.33 kills per set and has also averaged 3.73 digs per set.
