RU’s Alex Sanchez Earns AAC Defender of the Week for 2nd Week in a Row!!!

February 19, 2024

WALESKA, Ga. - Thoralf Schmelzer of Webber International is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Volleyball Attacker of the Week, while Alex Sanchez of Reinhardt and Ayden Keeter of Webber International are the Defender and Setter of the Week, respectively.

The league announced the awards on Monday.

This is the second edition of the awards for the 2024 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Feb. 26.

AAC Attacker of the Week
Thoralf Schmelzer - Webber International - Sophomore - Frankfurt, Germany

Helped Webber to a 2-0 record.
Averaged 4.25 kills per set and posted a .441 hitting percentage.
Logged 18 kills in a 3-1 win over Life.
Served up 4 aces on the week.
Had 34 kills, 11 digs, and 6 blocks.
This is his second weekly honor of the season.

AAC Defender of the Week
Alex Sanchez - Reinhardt - Sophomore - Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Averaged 4.43 digs per set in helping Reinhardt to a 1-1 record.
Posted 19 digs in a 3-1 loss to Webber International.
Registered a perfect serve-receive percentage with no errors in 42 receptions on the week.
Also had 5 assists and 3 aces.
This is his second weekly honor of the season.

AAC Setter of the Week
Ayden Keeter - Webber International - Sophomore - Yorktown, Va.

Averaged 10.25 assists per game in helping Webber International to a 2-0 record on the week.
Posted 82 assists on the week.
Logged 45 assists in a 3-1 win over Life.
Had 11 digs, 2 kills, and 1 block on the week.
This is his first weekly honor of the season.

Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Thoralf Schmelzer, Webber International (attacker); Alex Sanchez, Reinhardt (defender); Carlos Pinto, Life (setter)
Week 2 - Thoralf Schmelzer, Webber International (attacker); Alex Sanchez, Reinhardt (defender); Ayden Keeter, Webber International (setter)

https://www.aacsports.com/sports/mvball/2023-24/releases/20240219ku1gt5