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A&M?s Aiple Repeats as SEC Freshman Volleyball Player of the Week

For the second consecutive week, Texas A&M setter Stephanie Aiple has been named the SEC Freshman Player of the Week for volleyball, the Southeastern Conference announced today.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – For the second consecutive week, Texas A&M setter Stephanie Aiple has been named the SEC Freshman Player of the Week for volleyball, the Southeastern Conference announced today.

Aiple was named to the all-tournament team at the USC Classic last week after leading Texas A&M to back-to-back victories over No. 6 USC and No. 13 San Diego and a 2-0 tournament record.

The 6-1 Round Rock, Texas, native averaged 11.00 assists per set and directed a balanced A&M offense that hit a combined .312 over the two-day tournament while holding opponents to a combined .219 hitting efficiency.

In the Aggies' tournament opener, Aiple dished out a career-high 56 assists as A&M hit .319 and defeated No. 6 USC, 3-2 (25-23, 15-25, 25-27, 25-13, 16-14). It marked A&M's highest ranked win against a host team since 1999, when the Aggies won at No. 3 Hawaii in the NCAA regional semifinal. It also was the Aggies' first-ever win against the Women of Troy in nine meetings, and A&M became only the second non-Pacific 12 Conference team to ever defeat USC at Galen Center.

Against No. 13 San Diego, Aiple posted 43 assists as A&M hit .303 and defeated the Toreros, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 25-17). With the win, A&M extended its win streak to five matches and improved to 7-1 overall.

Aiple herself had back-to-back career highs in kills while hitting a combined .476. She posted four kills and hit .429 against USC and then doubled her kills with eight in four sets while hitting .500 against San Diego. She also set a career high with nine points against the Toreros.

A&M returns home to Reed Arena for a two-match series against No. 7 Florida State on Sept. 19-20. The Aggies and Seminoles first face off Friday at 6 p.m. at Reed Arena. There will be several promotional events, including “Social Media Night” and “Fish Camp Night.”

A&M and Florida State will also meet Saturday at 11 a.m. at Reed. There will be a Girl Scout event in the volleyball practice gym prior to the match. In addition, BINGO cards will be given out, and winning cards can be taken to the 12th Man table to redeem for prizes. Also there will be a post-match autograph session with the Aggie volleyball team.

 

Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook and on Twitter by following @AggieVolleyball.