RUMVB’s Gabriel Gutierrez & Dalton Fellows Receive AAC POTW Honors

RUMVB’s Gabriel Gutierrez & Dalton Fellows Receive AAC POTW Honors
March 18, 2024

WALESKA, Ga. - Gabriel Gutierrez of Reinhardt is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Volleyball Attacker of the Week, while Dalton Fellows 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 sixth edition of the awards for the 2024 season. The next set of awards will be announced on March 25.

AAC Attacker of the Week
Gabriel Gutierrez - Reinhardt - Freshman - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

  • Helped Reinhardt to a 3-0 record.
  • Averaged 4.18 kills per set and posted a .547 hitting percentage.
  • Posted a high of 23 kills in a 3-2 win over NCAA Division II Edward Waters (Fla.)
  • Had 46 kills, 13 digs, and 6 blocks.
  • This is his first weekly honor of the season.

AAC Defender of the Week
Dalton Fellows - Reinhardt - Graduate Student - Hopewell Valley, N.J.

  • Averaged 1.36 blocks per set in helping Reinhardt to a 3-0 record.
  • Posted 7 blocks against Bluefield.
  • Logged 6 blocks against St. Andrews.
  • Tallied 15 blocks and 1 dig.
  • Also had 11 kills.
  • This is his first weekly honor of the season.

AAC Setter of the Week
Dakota Hotaling - St. Andrews - Graduate Student - Center Moriches, N.Y.

  • Recorded 34 assists in Webber's 3-0 win over Truett McConnell
  • Averaged 11.33 assists per set.
  • Had 2 aces, 3 digs, 1 kill, and 1 block as well.
  • This is his third 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)
Week 3 - Rodolfo Biegelmeyer, Reinhardt (attacker); Daniel Beacham, Webber International (defender); Ayden Keeter, Webber International (setter)
Week 4 - David Barcan, Life (attacker); Jeremy Ferreira, Life (defender); Dakota Hotaling, St. Andrews (setter)
Week 5 - Hazem Abdelghafar, St. Andrews (attacker); Kenton Bedford, St. Andrews (defender); Dakota Hotaling, St. Andrews (setter)
Week 6 - Gabriel Gutierrez, Reinhardt (attacker); Dalton Fellows, Reinhardt (defender); Ayden Keeter, Webber International (setter)

https://www.aacsports.com/sports/mvball/2023-24/releases/20240318kopcc5