Nayelis Cabello and Elena Scott Earn ACC Weekly Awards
September 02, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
Cabello is Freshman of the Week; Scott is Defensive Player of the Week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville senior libero Elena Scott was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week for matches played during the opening week of the regular season and the Cardinals' setter Nayelis Cabello was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Week.
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Scott was named the Defensive MVP of the AVCA First Serve Showcase on Tuesday after she totaled 22 digs and averaged 5.50 digs per set in Louisville's 3-1 win over No. 3 Wisconsin. The Louisville, Kentucky, native forced the Badgers to hit just .179 for the match, capped off by a .079 mark in the fourth set. On Sunday, the senior posted eight digs in a 3-0 sweep over No. 15 Tennessee. As a team, the Lady Vols hit just .151 with a .057 average in the final and third set.
Cabello helped set up the Louisville attack with 37 assists and 13 digs in the Cardinals' perfect 2-0 start to the regular season. In her first collegiate match last Tuesday, the Clermont, Florida, native totaled 20 assists in Louisville's 6-2 offense, as the Cards knocked off No. 3 Wisconsin. In Sunday's 3-0 sweep of No. 15 Tennessee, the freshman posted 17 assists and six digs to clinch Louisville's second ranked win of the week.
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The ACC posted 39 victories in the opening weekend, headlined by five ranked wins. Including Louisville's wins over No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 15 Tennessee, No. 4 Pitt blanked No. 10 Oregon 3-0 on Friday in Eugene and No. 5 Stanford fended off No. 18 Minnesota, 3-2, on Sunday. Also on Sunday, No. 20 Florida State topped No. 25 Georgia, 3-1.
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Scott was named the Defensive MVP of the AVCA First Serve Showcase on Tuesday after she totaled 22 digs and averaged 5.50 digs per set in Louisville's 3-1 win over No. 3 Wisconsin. The Louisville, Kentucky, native forced the Badgers to hit just .179 for the match, capped off by a .079 mark in the fourth set. On Sunday, the senior posted eight digs in a 3-0 sweep over No. 15 Tennessee. As a team, the Lady Vols hit just .151 with a .057 average in the final and third set.
Cabello helped set up the Louisville attack with 37 assists and 13 digs in the Cardinals' perfect 2-0 start to the regular season. In her first collegiate match last Tuesday, the Clermont, Florida, native totaled 20 assists in Louisville's 6-2 offense, as the Cards knocked off No. 3 Wisconsin. In Sunday's 3-0 sweep of No. 15 Tennessee, the freshman posted 17 assists and six digs to clinch Louisville's second ranked win of the week.
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The ACC posted 39 victories in the opening weekend, headlined by five ranked wins. Including Louisville's wins over No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 15 Tennessee, No. 4 Pitt blanked No. 10 Oregon 3-0 on Friday in Eugene and No. 5 Stanford fended off No. 18 Minnesota, 3-2, on Sunday. Also on Sunday, No. 20 Florida State topped No. 25 Georgia, 3-1.
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