NEW ORLEANS - Coastal Carolina juniors
Jalyn Stout and
Anna Rita were honored by the Sun Belt Conference for their performances in last week's three-match sweep of the Wolfpack Invitational.
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Stout was named Offensive Player of the Week, while Rita was voted Defensive Player of the Week. Stout has been named Player of the Week twice in the first three weeks of the season, while Rita received her first career weekly award.
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Stout posted a triple-double in all three matches and was named tournament MVP. She averaged 3.92 kills, 3.83 assists, and 3.50 digs per set, tallying 47 kills, 46 assists, and 42 digs with 10 blocks and a .300 hitting percentage. She accumulated a career-high 17 digs in the tournament opener against Cleveland State, while also matching her career-best for total blocks with seven.
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Rita recorded 25 total blocks and 24 kills in 12 sets and received all-tournament accolades. She recorded a season-high 10 blocks in the opener against Cleveland State. She fell one block shy of her first double-double at Coastal with 10 kills and nine blocks against NC State. Offensively, Rita hit .526 (10-0-19) against Utah Valley and .321 (24-6-56) for the tournament.
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The Chanticleers return to the court Thursday at the 305 Invitational in Miami against the host Hurricanes, then face FIU on Friday. Â
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