Koon Named SSAC Volleyball Player of the Week
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Sydney Koon of Brenau (Ga.) has been selected as the SSAC Volleyball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. The senior outside hitter was chosen for her performance during the week of Sept. 22-28. As the conference selection, Koon will be automatically nominated for the NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week award.
Koon led Brenau to an undefeated week to move to 9-6 on the year and 5-2 in the SSAC. The Golden Tigers handled Tennessee Wesleyan in non-conference play (25-21, 25-11, 25-16) before closing out a 3-0 week with wins over conference foes Faulkner (Ala.) (25-20, 25-20, 25-17) and Belhaven (Miss.) (25-14, 25-17, 22-25, 14-25, 15-6). The Golden Tigers sit third in the SSAC volleyball standings behind No. 23-ranked Coastal Georgia (17-0, 9-0) and Mobile (13-2, 6-1), which received votes in the most recent coaches' poll.
Koon led the Brenau offensive attack, tallying double-digit kills in each of the Golden Tigers matches. The senior recorded 11 kills against Tennessee Wesleyan, 14 against Faulkner and fell just two short of her Brenau career-high with 19 in the five-set thriller against Belhaven. She also added 25 digs, seven assists and three blocks over the three-match span.
On the week, Koon compiled 44 kills on 86 attacks to average 4.00 kills per set and earn a .349 hitting percentage.
The outsider hitter currently leads the Golden Tigers and the SSAC in kills with 192—more than double the kill total of her nearest teammate, senior middle blocker Rachel Adam (94). Koon also leads the team in passing attempts (268) and ranks second in digs (162). On the conference level, Koon is among the top 15 in kills per set (2nd, 3.69), digs (10th, 162), digs per set (10th, 3.12) and hitting percentage (12th, .228). Nationally, she ranks 19th in kills per set (3.69).