2000 Volleyball Players of the Week
November 13, 2000
Alexis Keeler, Wesleyan
(Junior, MH - Santa Monica, Calif.)
Keeler was named the Most Valuable Player in leading Wesleyan to
the ECAC Division III North Region Tournament title. She finished
with 55 kills (4.58 per game), 30 digs (2.5/game), 19 blocks, and
10 aces. She set school single-season records for aces (101) and
kills (530).
November 6, 2000
Meredith DeMeules, Amherst
(Junior, Setter - Los Angeles, Calif.)
DeMeules led Amherst to a three-match sweep of the NESCAC
tournament, its second consecutive conference title. She added 14
digs and helped Amherst earn its third consecutive bid to the NCAA
tournament.
October 30, 2000
Kate Hagstrom, Bates
(Senior, Setter - Portola, Calif.)
Hagstrom led Bates to the tournament title in the State of Maine
Tournament. Bates did not drop a game in the three matches.
Hagstrom played eight games and recorded 88 assists (11 per game),
16 kills (2 per game), 18 digs (2.25 per game), and six service
aces. She was also named the Player of the Year in Maine.
October 23, 2000
Liz Wanless, Bates
(Freshman, OH - Belleville, Ill.)
Wanless finished with 96 kills in 19 games, averaging 5.05 per
game. She hit .354 in five matches and added six aces and 39 digs
as Bates extended its winning streak over teams from Maine to 26
matches.
October 16, 2000
Leslie Edwards, Middlebury
(Senior, MH - Charlotte, N.C.)
Edwards averaged 4.2 kills per game as Middlebury won all four of
its matches in the NESCAC Quad, including five-game wins over
Amherst and Williams. She also averaged 2.1 digs and 1.0 blocks per
game as the Panthers earned the top seed for the NESCAC Volleyball
Championship.
October 9, 2000
Eliza Allen, Wesleyan
(Sophomore, MH - Durango, Colo.)
Allen finished with 70 kills in 17 games, averaging 4.12 per game
as Wesleyan won four of five matches. She hit .487 for the five
matches and added 19 blocks, averaging 1.1 per game.
October 2, 2000
Eliza Allen, Wesleyan
(Sophomore, MH - Durango, Colo.)
Allen recorded 46 kills in four matches, averaging 3.83 kills per
game while hitting .468. Last year's NESCAC Rookie of the Year
added 11 blocks as Wesleyan won all four matches.
September 25, 2000
Lauren Fennessey, Bates
(Junior, MH - Joplin, Mo.)
Fennessey led the Bobcats to a 6-0 week and was named to the
alltournament team as Bates won the MIT Invitational. She finished
with 70 digs in 22 games (3.18 digs per game) and 75 kills with a
team-high .352 hitting percentage. She averaged 3.4 kills per game
for the week.
September 18, 2000
Meredith DeMeules, Amherst
(Junior, Setter - Los Angeles, Calif.)
DeMeules averaged 9.06 assists and 3.24 digs per game in 17 games
as Amherst won all five of its matches to open the season. She
added 13 service aces and 23 kills. She recorded at least 23
assists in each match, including 51 assists against Bates. Amherst
won all four of its conference matches at the NESCAC Quad.
September 11, 2000
Alexis Keeler, Wesleyan
(Junior, MH - Santa Monica, Calif.)
Keeler earned Most Valuable Player honors as Wesleyan won all five
of its matches to capture the Johnson & Wales Tournament title.
She finished the five matches (18 games) with 59 kills, 51 digs, 10
service aces, 11 blocks, and a .341 hitting percentage.
