Pfefferkorn Secures Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Honors

10/27/2026 11:00:00 AM | Volleyball

STATESBORO – Second year opposite hitter, Beka Pfefferkorn, secured her first Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honor on Tuesday, after helping guide the Eagles to a weekend sweep of James Madison at Hanner Fieldhouse.

The Cypress, Texas, native finished the weekend first in the Sun Belt Conference in kills per set, posting 4.86 in two matches. She collected the seventh-best hitting percentage in the league at .377 and was second in points at 36.0. For the weekend, Pfefferkorn secured 34 kills, including her second 20-plus kill match of the season on Saturday, where she recorded 21. She added one assist, one ace, nine digs, and two blocks, scoring 5.14 points per set.

Georgia Southern sits atop the East Division entering the weekend against Marshall, tied with Appalachian State. The Eagles and The Herd face off in Huntington, West Virginia on Thursday with first serve scheduled for 6 p.m.