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SARAH VON LIENEN
THREE-PEATS AS GSC WEST DIVISION
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNER
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas –
Arkansas Tech junior middle blocker Sarah Von Lienen
(Lakeland, Tenn.) was been named the Gulf South
Conference West Division Volleyball Player of the Week
for the third consecutive week on Tuesday by the league
office in Birmingham, Ala.
 The
Player of the Week honor is the 11th in her Tech career
and the sixth time this season Von Lienen has earned
Player of the Week accolades from the league. This
season, she has been named the Offensive Player of the
Week five times, including the past three weeks, while
being named the Defensive Player of the Week once.
Von Lienen, who was named the Preseason
All-GSC West Division selection and was an Honorable
Mention AVCA All-South Region honoree last season, earns
this week’s offensive honor after helping guide the
Golden Suns to a 3-1 record on the week and a 1-1 record
in GSC West Division play. On the week, Von Lienen had a
30 kills on 57 attempts with a .439 hitting percentage
in limited action.
On the season, Von Lienen has played in 99 of
Tech’s 112 sets and leads the team in blocks (91), solo
blocks (23), kills (338) and attack percentage (.337).
In addition to that she is averaging 3.41 kills per set
and has had only 96 attack errors on 718 attack
attempts.
Along with Von Lienen, the league named
Arkansas-Monticello senior outside hitter Sara Kindred
as the West Division’s Defensive Player of the Week. In
the East Division, West Florida senior middle blocker
Patricia Gandolfo and Valdosta State junior outside
hitter Irene Hannan were named the Offensive and
Defensive Players of the Week respectively.
Von Lienen and her Golden Sun teammates return
to action on Tuesday, Oct. 27 when they travel to Bacone
College for a 7 p.m. match. The Golden Suns will then
return home to host Christian Brothers in a 7 p.m. match
on Thursday in Tucker Coliseum. The match will be the
final home contest of the season for the Golden Suns and
it will be “Trick or Treat” Night.
GSC
Weekly Volleyball release
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