NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 7, 2018—Bethune-Cookman sophomore Jordan Jefferson was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. Howard’s Kailyn Williams was named Rookie of the Week, while Bethune-Cookman junior Shayla Eugene earned Defensive Specialist of the Week honors and Howard senior Tamia Dockery was named Setter of the Week.
 
Jefferson (5-8, So., OH, San Antonio, Texas) averaged five digs and three kills per set this past weekend, and her 17-kill, 21-dig effort on Saturday against Florida A&M helped the Lady Wildcats notch their first conference win of the season. Jefferson also had a pair of service aces in that match, and she followed that performance with a defensive gem on Sunday, racking up 14 digs in a non-conference match against FIU.
 
Williams (5-8, Fr., OH, Arlington, Texas) came up big in Sunday’s three-set win over Northern Division preseason favorite Maryland Eastern Shore, racking up 13 kills and hitting .226. She hit .375 on Friday in a straight-set win over Delaware State, tallying four kills, and for the weekend she averaged 4.25 kills per set and hit .256 over the course of four total sets played.
 
Eugene (5-4, Jr., DS, Fort Worth, Texas) averaged nearly five and a half digs per set this past weekend, and she had 25 digs in Friday’s four-set win over Florida A&M. She followed that up with another double-digit dig performance on Sunday, recording 13 in a non-conference match against FIU.
 
Dockery (5-8, Sr., S, Richmond, Texas) averaged 11.67 assists per set in helping the Bison improve to 4-0 in MEAC play with wins over Delaware State and Northern Division preseason favorite Maryland Eastern Shore. She had 37 assists to go along with four kills in the sweep of Delaware State, before turning in a 33-assist, eight-dig, one-ace effort on Sunday against Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
Other Top Performers
J’Nai Higgins (B-CU) had 38 assists and 18 digs against Florida A&M.
 
Skyla Whitaker (B-CU) had 12 digs and seven kills against Florida A&M.
 
Miajavon Coleman (CSU) racked up 20 kills in a five-set non-conference win over Rider.
 
Marlena Guice (CSU) had double-digit digs in matches against Morgan State (10) and Rider (11).
 
Brianna Lang (CSU) had 41 assists and 12 digs against Rider.
 
Valentina Carrasco (FAMU) had 28 digs in a loss at Bethune-Cookman.
 
Radka Dimitrova (FAMU) racked up 18 kills and 17 digs at Bethune-Cookman.
 
Ilayda Nurkan (FAMU) had 36 assists at Bethune-Cookman.
 
Fola Wilson (HOW) racked up 17 digs against Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
Lucia Babic (MDES) hit .567 against Norfolk State, recording 18 kills in the straight-set win.
 
Kalysia Bates (MSU) had 12 kills, five digs and four aces in a sweep of rival Coppin State.
 
Jasmin Hubbard (MSU) had 13 digs against Coppin State.
 
Zoe McBride (MSU) racked up 10 digs and six kills against Coppin State.
 
Roi Wallace (MSU) had 35 assists against Coppin State.
 
Edie Brewer (NCAT) had 30 assists against Savannah State.
 
Andrea Laboy-Rivera (NCAT) averaged 3.4 digs per set in wins over South Carolina State and Savannah State.
 
Leila Haynesworth (NCAT) had 12 kills on .474 hitting in a straight-set win over South Carolina State.
 
Macenzie Richards (NCAT) had nine kills against Savannah State.
 
Bojana Bolozan (NSU) had 16 kills on .737 hitting in a straight-set win over Delaware State.
 
Makenzy Johnson (NSU) averaged nearly five assists a set in matches against Delaware State and Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
Tyran Chenault (SSU) had 15 kills against Georgia Southern and hit .397 in three matches.