Sims Earns CVU National Player of the Week
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A day after being namedAtlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, sophomore middle blocker EmaniSims of the nationally-ranked University of Miami volleyball team has beennamed Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) National Player of the Week. Shebecomes the third Hurricane in program history to earn the honor.
Totaling27 kills and 23 total blocks in two matches, her weekend was highlighted by arecord-setting blocking performance at Clemson. The sophomore set a new schoolrecord with 16 total blocks in the match, eclipsing the mark set by Lici McGee (13)in 2009. Sims also put down 16 kills against the Tigers for her first careerdouble-double.
“Emanistepped it up this week on the road with great attacking and incredibleblocking,” head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said. “She really helped, alongwith our team’s great defense, to frustrate our opponents. She was also verydifficult to stop offensively.”
Thesophomore continued her impressive play on Sunday with 11 kills and seven totalblocks at Georgia Tech. Sims did not commit an error in 16 attempts for a .688 hittingpercentage. For the weekend, the middle blocker hit for a .460 clip.
Simsleads the ACC with 72 blocks (1.76/set) in conference matches, while totaling ateam-high 103 in 21 outings this season. In addition, she ranks 28thin the nation in overall blocks per set (1.39), as the Hurricanes are seventhout of 328 NCAA Division I programs with 3.08 blocks per set as a team.
Miami(18-3, 10-1) swept the road trip to Clemson and Georgia Tech for the first timein program history and currently sits atop the league standings. The Hurricanesstayed at No. 24 in the AVCA Poll released Monday, while moving up to No. 17 inthe NCAA RPI.
Simsjoins Katie Gallagher (2010) and Lane Carico (2009) as Miami winners of theCVU.com National Player of the Week.
Afterspending the last two weekends on the road, the Canes will return home to faceVirginia Tech and Virginia at the Knight Sports Complex, a venue UM has posteda 9-0 mark inside this season, on Friday and Sunday.
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