Melanie McHenry Named ACC Player of the Week
November 26, 2018 | Women's Volleyball
Junior outside hitter leads Louisville offense in final week of ACC play
Louisville's Melanie McHenry and Duke's Andie Shelton have been named ACC Volleyball Co-Players of the Week, and NC State's Jade Parchment has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
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McHenry led Louisville to a sweep of Georgia Tech in the regular season finale. The junior outside hitter from Speedway, Indiana, racked up 20 kills on a .462 hitting percentage in the match. McHenry also added four digs, a block and averaged 6.66 kills per set in the match.
Shelton helped Duke to a pair of five-set wins to close out the regular season, earning victories against Notre Dame and Miami. The graduate setter/right side hitter from Stockton, California, had double-digit kills and hit above .370 in both matches while also contributed at least seven digs and five blocks in both as well. Shelton picked up her sixth triple-double of the season Friday against Miami with 17 kills, 27 assists and 11 digs to become the only player in NCAA DI with six triples-doubles this season.
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Parchment shined in NC State's matches against Syracuse and Florida State. The rookie outside hitter from Kensington, Maryland, recorded 19 kills in both matches, with a total hitting percentage of .277. Parchment averaged 5.43 kills per set and tallied 18 total digs on the weekend.
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McHenry led Louisville to a sweep of Georgia Tech in the regular season finale. The junior outside hitter from Speedway, Indiana, racked up 20 kills on a .462 hitting percentage in the match. McHenry also added four digs, a block and averaged 6.66 kills per set in the match.
Shelton helped Duke to a pair of five-set wins to close out the regular season, earning victories against Notre Dame and Miami. The graduate setter/right side hitter from Stockton, California, had double-digit kills and hit above .370 in both matches while also contributed at least seven digs and five blocks in both as well. Shelton picked up her sixth triple-double of the season Friday against Miami with 17 kills, 27 assists and 11 digs to become the only player in NCAA DI with six triples-doubles this season.
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Parchment shined in NC State's matches against Syracuse and Florida State. The rookie outside hitter from Kensington, Maryland, recorded 19 kills in both matches, with a total hitting percentage of .277. Parchment averaged 5.43 kills per set and tallied 18 total digs on the weekend.
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