SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina freshman libero
Destinee Dorsey and senior setter
Hannah Price were honored Tuesday as the Southern Conference's Defensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively as the league announced its weekly honors.
Dorsey's award is her third of the season as she becomes only the second Catamount to win three or more defensive player of the week honors in a single season, joining former Libero of the Year
Meagan Sanchez (2016-19). In three matches last week, Dorsey tallied 71 digs for an average of 7.89 digs per set. She had a career-best 29 digs in a 3-0 sweep of UNCG on Sunday and followed that performance with 25 digs in Monday's win. The Mobile, Ala. native opened the week with 17 digs in a home three-set sweep of Wofford. On the season, Dorsey leads the SoCon with a 5.21 dig per set average to rank among the top 35 nationally, pacing the league with 328 total digs.
Price collected her second weekly award of the season and third of her career. The Piney Flats, Tenn., native opened the week with 33 assists in the final home match of her career against Wofford and then dished out 35 assists in both matches at UNCG. She averaged 11.44 assists per set and totaled 103 assists. Price narrowly missed two double-doubles as she tallied eight digs both against Wofford and in Monday's regular-season finale at UNCG. Price finished the regular season ranked sixth in the SoCon with an 8.33 assist per set average.
WCU earned the No. 3 seed in the Southern Conference Championship and will face No. 2 seed Mercer in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 pm CT in Birmingham, Ala. The winner of that match will face the winner of the No. 1 Samford/No. 4 Wofford semifinal in the championship match at 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT on Saturday. All matches will be streamed on ESPN+ (
paid subscription required).
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