Atlanta, GA—Stillman outside hitter Jamila McKinnis has been selected as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week after being named to the All-Tournament Team at the Christian Brothers Invitational Tournament. Kentucky State’s Brittany Stewart was selected as the Setter of the Week while Paine outsider hitter/defensive specialist Janae’ Kearse was selected as Defender of the Week.
McKinnis, a junior from Mobile, AL, posted a .250 hitting percentage and 43 kills for the Lady Tigers in their four games during the tournament.
In two matches on Saturday, McKinnis put up some impressive numbers including a triple double (12 kills, 10 assist, and 12 digs) against Ouachita Baptist and a double-double (17 kills and 12 digs) against Illinois-Springfield.
Stewart, a junior from East St. Louis, IL, had 34 assists and a .312 set percentage in 109 sets. She also served at .952.
Her efforts helped lead the Thorobrettes to a 3-1 (25-20, 25-11, 22-25, 25-22) victory over the University of the Cumberlands.
Kearse, a junior from Orangeburg, SC, posted 36 digs and 14 kills in matches against Fort Valley State and Brewton Parker. She also had 3 assists, a block, and a service ace.
She helped lead Paine to a 3-0 win over Fort Valley State in the Paine College Invitational.
The SIAC weekly Volleyball honors will be announced by 5 p.m. each Tuesday throughout the season. For more information on SIAC volleyball visit http://www.thesiac.com/index.aspx?path=wvball&
