Gandolph's Wizardry Produces Player of the Week Award
11/4/2002 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
| | Gandolph leads the Wolverines in kills (316), digs (269) and double-doubles (13). |
She led all attackers with 17 kills against the Spartans and 22 kills against the Nittany Lions. Her 22 kills against PSU were one less than her career high and marked the fifth time this season she has recorded 20 or more kills in a match. She also posted her 13th double-double of the season by adding 16 digs against Penn State. Gandolph tallied four block assists at Michigan State, one less than her career high for block assists and total blocks in a match.
For the week, Gandolph averaged 4.33 kills per game, increasing her season kills per game to 3.95. She also averaged 2.56 digs per game and 0.78 blocks per game while adding three assists in the pair of matches. Her weekend totals helped her break the 650-kill mark (656), the 550-dig mark (566) and the 100-block mark (100) for her career.
The selections of Moore and Gandolph for Big Ten Player of the Week mark the first time two Michigan volleyball players have earned the conference honor in the same season. Prior to this year, seven Wolverines had combined to win the award eight times, with Linnea Mendoza (1994-97) as the only Michigan player to earn the award more than once in her career (Dec. 2, 1996 and Oct. 7, 1997).
The Wolverines moved into a tie with No. 13 Wisconsin and Penn State for second place in the Big Ten standings. Michigan visits Ohio State at 7 p.m. Friday (Nov. 8) in Columbus, Ohio, and finishes the weekend with a match against Indiana at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 9) in Bloomington, Ind.
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