Mindy Altice USA South Player of the Week

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October 23, 2007


Altice Named USA South Volleyball Player of the Week

FERRUM, Va. -- Senior OH Mindy Altice (Wirtz, Va./Franklin County) has earned her second Volleyball Player of the Week honor from the USA South Athletic Conference for her play in four matches last week.  Altice also earned the award Sept. 3rd after the opening week on the season.

Altice helped the Panthers to a 3-1 record last week. In 12 games, she posted 64 kills, a .467 hitting percentage, 35 digs, four blocks, three service aces and two assists.  In a 3-0 loss to Lynchburg College Oct. 15, Altice had a team-high nine kills with three blocks, two digs and one service.

In a 3-0 win over USA South rival Averett University Oct. 17, Altice tallied a double-double with a match-high 25 kills and 15 digs.  Altice also added one assist as Ferrum ended a 12-year, 30-match losing streak to Averett.

In a 3-0 win over USA South foe Peace College Oct. 20, Altice had a match-high 17 kills with eight digs, two service aces, one assist and one block.  And finally, in a 3-0 win over USA South opponent Meredith College Oct. 20, Altice accumulated her second double-double of the week with 13 kills and a match-high 10 digs.

Also nominated for Volleyball Player of the Week was Kehsia Judd of  Greensboro College, Kasey Carpenter of Averett, Allie Wolfe of Christopher Newport University, and Sara Yeatman of Methodist University.

Ferrum (15-14, 9-6 USA South) returns to action tonight at Mary Baldwin College.  The USA South match-up is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Staunton, Virginia.

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