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Volleyball: Wisnoskie Receives Sun Belt Freshman of the Week Honor
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball freshman outside hitter Hali Wisnoskie claimed Sun Belt Conference Freshman Player of the Week honors for the third time in the 2017 season after the league chose her as the recipient for matches played Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Wisnoskie, the first Ragin’ Cajun to win SBC Freshman of the Week since the award was instituted in 2013, previously received the honor in consecutive weeks in September (Sept. 11, Sept. 18). The Ragin’ Cajuns rookie now leads all Sun Belt freshmen in number of times being honored as freshman of the week, breaking a tie with Appalachian State’s Kara Spicer and Arkansas State’s Timber Terrell. Wisnoskie hit .281 and averaged 3.67 kills per set in the Ragin’ Cajuns sweep of the South Alabama-Troy trip last week. She reached double digits in kills for the fourth straight match and equaled her Sun Belt-play high total with 17 kills on a .317 hitting percentage in the win at South Alabama. She was a consistent offensive threat against the Jaguars, tallying at least four kills in each set. Wisnoskie helped the Ragin’ Cajuns grab the early lead on Saturday at Troy, posting five kills on just 11 swings in the first-set victory. Her performance at South Alabama marked the 11th time this season she’s hit .250 or higher in a double-digit kills outing. Her weekend kills total upped her season total to 285 which is the second-most recorded by a Ragin’ Cajun freshman in the rally scoring era and has her on pace to become only the second to reach 300 (last occurred in 2007) in the era. The Ragin’ Cajuns (19-9, 12-2 Sun Belt) close out the regular season this weekend in Texas with Sun Belt rematches against Texas State and UTA. Louisiana will be in San Marcos on Friday for a 5:30 p.m. match with the Bobcats, then in Arlington on Sunday to face the Mavericks in a 1 p.m. matinee. The following week the squad travels to Jonesboro, Ark., for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at First National Bank Arena on the Arkansas State campus. The Ragin’ Cajuns seeding for the event will be determined following the conclusion of this weekend’s action. For more information on Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball, as well as all of Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics, visit RaginCajuns.com. Fans can also follow along with the team on Facebook (/ULVolleyball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsVB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsVB). 2017 RAGIN’ CAJUNS VOLLEYBALL SUN BELT WEEKLY HONORS Sept. 4 – Jessica Bartczyszyn (Setter of the Week) Sept. 11 – Hali Wisnoskie (Freshman of the Week) Sept. 18 – Sydney Davis (Defensive Player of the Week) Sept. 18 – Hali Wisnoskie (Freshman of the Week) Sept. 25 – Jessica Bartczyszyn (Setter of the Week) Oct. 2 – Sydney Davis (Defensive Player of the Week) Oct. 30 – Sydney Davis (Defensive Player of the Week) Nov. 6 – Hali Wisnoskie (Freshman of the Week) RAGIN’ CAJUNS VOLLEYBALL ALL-TIME SUN BELT WEEKLY HONORS Oct. 31, 1994 Nia Kiggundu Sept. 18, 1995 Nia Kiggundu Oct. 9, 1995 Nia Kiggundu Sept. 9, 1996 Nia Kiggundu Oct. 18, 1999 Priscilla Lima Nov. 13, 2000 Amy Kraljev Sept. 10, 2001 Clarice Laires Sept. 24, 2001 Clarice Laires (Defensive) Oct. 15, 2001 Janaina Gomes (Defensive) Sept. 2, 2002 Clarice Laires (Defensive) Sept. 23, 2002 Priscilla Lima (Defensive) Oct. 14, 2002 Priscilla Lima (Defensive) Nov. 4, 2002 Clarice Laires Nov. 11, 2002 Clarice Laires (Defensive) Nov. 3, 2003 Elina Salomaki Nov. 3, 2003 Hollie Girouard (Defensive) Sept. 24, 2007 Erika Castro (Defensive) Aug. 31, 2009 Lindsay Brown (Defensive) Sept. 20, 2010 Lindsay Brown (Defensive) Sept. 27, 2010 Lindsay Brown (Defensive) Lesley Mirarchi Oct. 21, 2013 Caitlyn Auxilien (Defensive) Nov. 4, 2013 Andrea Hole (Setter) Sept. 29, 2014 Andrea Hole (Setter) Oct. 13, 2014 Andrea Hole (Setter) Oct. 24, 2016 Nia Antoine Sept. 4, 2017 Jessica Bartczyszyn (Setter) Sept. 11, 2017 Hali Wisnoskie (Freshman) Sept. 18, 2017 Sydney Davis (Defensive) Sept. 18, 2017 Hali Wisnoskie (Freshman) Sept. 25, 2017 Jessica Bartczyszyn (Setter) Oct. 2, 2017 Sydney Davis (Defensive) Oct. 30, 2017 Sydney Davis (Defensive) Nov. 6, 2017 Hali Wisnoskie (Freshman)
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