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Shepard, Hampson Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Arica Shepard (Emporia
State) and Kate Hampson (Washburn) have been named MIAA Volleyball
Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 3-7 as selected
by a conference SID panel. It is the sixth hitter of the week award
this season for Shepard and the fourth specialist of the week honor
for Hampson.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL HITTER OF THE WEEK
Arica Shepard, OH, Emporia State
Shepard averaged 4.71 kills per set while hitting .375.
The senior from Rossville, Kan., averaged 5.00 digs per set along
with 0.57 blocks per set as she averaged 5.00 points per set.
Against No. 22 Pittsburg State, Shepard had 15 kills and tied a
career high with a team-high 24 digs. She had four kills in the
first set, including the first two of the set. Against Missouri
Southern, Shepard had 18 kills to go along with 11 digs for her
ninth straight double-double. She hit .517 for the match while
adding two block assists. She had seven kills during the first set
and had four kills in the second set. Shepard added seven more
kills in the final set, including the final one to close out ESU's
3-0 sweep. She has nine straight double-doubles. Shepard moved into
the ESU career top five in digs. She moved into fourth place in the
MIAA in career kills, passing Missouri Southern's Stephanie
Gockley. Shepard is the first player to climb that high in the
all-time MIAA standings since 1997. She is already the ESU career
record holder in kills, double-figure kill matches and 20+ kill
matches.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
Kate Hampson, S, Washburn
Hampson averaged 13.40 assists and 3.5 digs per set
during a 3-0 week for the Lady Blues. Hampson's 134 assists on the
week moved her into 3rd place on the MIAA career assist list with
5,722, just 32 shy of second place all-time. The senior from Fort
Collins, Colo., recorded double-doubles in two of the three games,
giving her 14 for the season and 52 for her career. Hampson had 39
assists and 10 digs in Washburn's sweep of SBU and a 53 assist/18
dig performance in the Lady Blues' 3-1 win over No. 22 Pittsburg
State. She also hit .304 with 10 kills on the week.
