COLBY, Kan. – Unbeaten weeks for the Hutchinson and Dodge City Community College volleyball teams saw strong weekly performances from the Week 10 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Division 1 Volleyball Players of the Week, Julia Macedo, Chelsea Durbridge, and Clara Oliveira.
Julia Macedo (Hutchinson) – KJCCC D1 Volleyball Player of the Week
Freshman outside hitter Julia Macedo had a big week, including a career high for kills and her first two double doubles of the season to lead the Blue Dragon Volleyball team to a pair of KJCCC road victories over Butler and Pratt. For the week, Macedo hit .303 and averaged 3.44 kills per set. Her first career double-double was 13 kills and a career-high 16 digs in a five-set thriller over Butler. Macedo followed that with a career-best 18 kills on .412 hitting and 12 digs against Pratt. Macedo also averaged 0.89 blocks per set and 3.11 digs per set last week.
Chelsea Durbridge (Dodge City) – KJCCC D1 Volleyball Setter of the Week
Dodge City stretched their win streak to 10 with another 2-0 week of action, giving the program its longest win streak since 2010. Chelsea Durbridge continues to help orchestrate the Conquistadors offense with another solid week at setter, putting up 58 total assists across two matches. Durbridge started the week with 23 assists, two kills, and three digs in a win over Seward County before putting up 35 assists, four digs, three blocks, and one kill in a home sweep against Cloud County.
Clara Oliveira (Hutchinson) – KJCCC D1 Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Blue Dragon sophomore libero Clara Oliveira became the fifth Blue Dragon in team history to surpass 1,000 career digs with 40 combined digs in victories over Butler and Pratt last week. Oliveira had 17 digs against Butler and 23 digs against Pratt to push her over the career 1,000-dig mark. Oliveira averaged 4.44 digs per set in two key wins for Hutchinson that helped clinch a first-round home Region 6 Tournament match next week.
Other Offensive Players Nominated:
Kiera Loe – Barton
Harlee Randall – Butler
Marta Cherubini – Colby
Kayla Cantrill – Dodge City
Deniz Ucar – Seward County
Other Setters Nominated:
Mileah Neal – Barton
Priscilla Salas Moreno – Colby
Other Defensive Players Nominated:
Jaden Katsis – Barton
Anita Ferri – Colby
Sunni Skipps – Dodge City
