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East Carolina's Finister, Wichita State's Stout Take Home Final Volleyball Weekly Honors

11.24.23

IRVING, Texas The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s final weekly volleyball awards for the week ending Wednesday, November 22.
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Morgan Stout, R-Jr., MB, Wichita State
Morgan Stout helped the Shockers end the season with a win and finish in second place in The American. The middle blocker had 13 kills and hit .524 in a sweep of UAB. She added three blocks on the defensive side.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Alyssa Finister, So., MB, East Carolina
Finister helped the Pirates earn their first 20-win season since 2017 and the fifth in program history, finishing with a career-high eight blocks and four digs in a 3-1 win over UTSA.
 
Weekly Honor Roll
 
Arianna Beckham, So., OH/RS, Florida Atlantic
Beckham finished with 10 kills while hitting .280, while adding eight digs and two blocks in a win over Tulane.
 
Victoria Hensley, So., S, Florida Atlantic
Hensely paced the Owls with 37 assists, while having a match-high 15 digs in the Owls’ sweep of Tulane.
 
Jamison Wheeler, Jr., OH, SMU
Wheeler led the Mustangs to a pair of wins, including finishing the season with a conference sweep of Temple with 14 kills and nine digs.
 
Avery Kalsu, Sr., S, Tulsa
Kalsu paced the Golden Hurricane with 38 assists, while adding five kills in the four-set win over Charlotte.
 
Marta Pecalli, Jr., L, Tulsa
Pecalli tallied 21 digs and held a perfect reception percentage on 17 attempts as the Golden Hurricane ended the season with a 3-1 win over Charlotte.