Bellissimo Named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern volleyball outside hitter Moriah Bellissimo has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week, the league announced today.

Bellissimo, who was named the league's volleyball Offensive Player of the Week Monday, hit .380 and averaged 3.82 kills and 3.00 digs per set in a 3-0 week for the Eagles that clinched the SoCon South Division regular-season title. The senior collected 42 kills, 33 digs, five blocks and five service aces for the week. She posted 16 kills and 17 digs against Davidson, 11 kills and six digs against Furman and 15 kills and 10 digs against Wofford.

Bellissimo, a second-team All-SoCon selection, has 10 double-doubles this season, including two last week, and is averaging 2.87 kills and 3.01 digs a set. She was recently named Capital One Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and carries a 4.0 grade point average in exercise science.

Georgia Southern (24-6, 15-1), which has won 17 of its last 18 matches, earned the No.1 seed in the SoCon South Division and will play UNCG (13-15, 7-9), the fourth seed from the North Division, in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament Saturday, Nov. 17, at 12:30 p.m. The tournament is in Belk Arena on the campus of Davidson College.

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Category: Volleyball

Published on Sunday, 31 December 1899 19:00