The South Atlantic Conference announced its Volleyball Players of the Week for matches played during the fifth week of the 2022 season. 

Carson-Newman outside hitter Julia Wheeler was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Wingate outside hitter Molly Lambillotte was named the Defensive Player of the Week.

Wheeler, a senior from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, earned her third Offensive Player of the Week accolade of the season by leading the Eagles to a 2-0 record last week. 

She recorded a pair of double-doubles with 14 kills, two service aces, 15 digs, and a block versus Newberry. She then had 14 kills, 14 digs, and two blocks against Anderson. 

For the week, she averaged 5.3 points per set and 4.83 digs per set and had a .316 hitting percentage.

Lambillotte, a graduate student from Geneva, Illinois, led the No. 24 Bulldogs to a 3-0 record last week with wins over Lenoir-Rhyne, Mars Hill and Tusculum. 

She had 10 kills, 14 digs, and four blocks versus Lenoir-Rhyne and she had eight kills, 11 digs, and two blocks against Mars Hill. She closed out the week with 11 kills, eight digs, and two blocks versus Tusculum. 

For the week, she had 29 kills, 33 digs, and eight blocks.

2022 SAC Volleyball Players Of The Week

Offensive Player Of The Week

Aug. 29 - Julia Wheeler, Carson-Newman
Sept. 5 - Julia Wheeler, Carson-Newman
Sept. 12 - Shannon Kasprak, Wingate
Sept. 19 - Emmaleigh Allen, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sept. 26 - Julia Wheeler, Carson-Newman

Defensive Player Of The Week

Aug. 29 - Jaelyn Grimm, Anderson
Sept. 5 - Maggie Mullen, Wingate
Sept. 12 - Emily Johnson, Wingate
Sept. 19 - Nikkayla Stewart, Mars Hill
Sept. 26 - Molly Lambillotte, Wingate