11/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Leah Hardeman of the Coastal Carolina volleyball team was named the Sun Belt Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday, for the final week of the regular season. It is her fourth Offensive POTW honor this season.
Hardeman averaged 4.17 kills per set with a .535 hitting percentage as she led Coastal's attack in a pair of straight-sets wins over Troy and South Alabama last week. She was additionally the team's leader in digs, averaging 5.17 per set.
The junior outside hitter put down nine kills at a .562 pace against Troy on Friday, and followed with 16 kills while hitting .519 in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. She also added a match-leading 20 digs in Sunday's match for her 12th double-double of the season.
Hardeman and the Chants enter this week's Sun Belt Conference tournament as the second seed, and face No. 7 Georgia Southern in Friday's 2:30 p.m. (CT) quarterfinal match. All matches for the tournament ââ'¬" which is set to take place at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, - will be streamed on ESPN3.
