Monday, October 03, 2005

Macon, Ga. – With Belmont tied for first place in the Atlantic Sun, Jaye Schuler's (Lexington, Ill./Education) performance led the Bruins to a 3-0 (2-0 A-Sun) week. For her efforts, she was named A-Sun Volleyball Player of the Week today by the conference office.

The sophomore averaged 1.67 blocks per game, including 7.0 against UT-Martin. She contributed on the offensive end as well, recording 21 kills in conference play over the weekend, and hit .419 for the week. Schuler's .667 hitting percentage against Mercer (11 kills) set a new career high. The Bruins posted 3-0 victories in all three matches.

The Atlantic Sun Conference announces the Player of the Week every Monday during the 2005 volleyball campaign.

The 11-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Florida Atlantic, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson.

Other Top Performers

Tabitha Turner, CAM (Jr - OH/MH - Greensboro, N.C. - Communications) -- Turner tallied 28 kills (on .407 hitting) and 13 blocks in two matches over the past week to lead the Fighting Camels to a 1-1 mark for the week.

Kelly Paiva, FAU (Sr. - OH - Minas Gerais, Brazil - Criminal Justice) -- Paiva finished the week averaging 5.16 kills/game and was named to the All-Tournament Team by guiding the team to a 3-2 record for the week. She posted double-doubles in every match and finished with 30 kills against Northern Colorado.

Jennifer Emerson, ETSU (Jr. - S - Santa Clara, Calif. - Biology) --Emerson recorded a team-high 52 assists in the two-win week. She tallied two kills, 18 assists, and six digs against King, along with a career-high four aces totaled 34 assists and eight digs against GWU.

Jackie Viren, MER (Sr. - OH - Prior Lake, Minn. - Engineering) -- Violette led Mercer with 1.29 blocks per game last week. The highlight of he week was an 11-kill, nine block match against Tennessee Chattanooga on Saturday, September 17. The Bears came back from a 2-0 deficit for a 3-2 win to snap a ten match losing-streak.

Lindsey Rutherford, LIP (Sr. - OH -- Exercise Science) -- Rutherford recorded a season high 18 kills on .429 hitting against Lamar and recorded 12 digs. She posted 16 kills against Ole Miss.