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

Lenoir-Rhyne right-side hitter Colette Romp was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Wingate libero Maggie Mullen was named the Defensive Player of the Week.

Lenoir-Rhyne's Romp and Wingate's Mullen Named South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Players of the Week #MakeSACYours #SACVB

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Romp, a senior from Simpsonville, South Carolina, led the Bears to a 2-1 record last week with wins over conference foes Catawba and Mars Hill. 

She was a force on offense, as she had a .321 hitting percentage with 44 kills, including a season-high 20 kills in the Bears' 3-1 win. 

Romp also added six blocks to her stat totals for the week, while averaging four kills per set and 4.3 points per set for the week.

Mullen, a senior from Harrisburg, North Carolina, led the Bulldogs to a perfect 2-0 record last week with wins over Coker and Emory & Henry. Wingate has won 17 consecutive matches and 29 straight sets. 

Mullen piled up 35 digs on defense for the Bulldogs, racking up 17 digs against Coker and 18 versus Emory & Henry. She also added eight assists in the two matches and finished the week with 5.83 digs per set.

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
Oct. 3 - Colette Romp, Lenoir-Rhyne

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
Oct. 3 - Maggie Mullen, Wingate