CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt's Torrey Stafford was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week, while Miami's Janice Leao earned Defensive Player of the Week laurels and the Panthers' Rachel Fairbanks garnered back-to-back Setter of the Week honors.
Stafford recorded two career highs in then-No. 7 Pitt's 3-2 reverse sweep of then-No. 4 Louisville with 21 kills and 11 digs, registering her second career double-double - both of which have come against top-25 teams. The freshman hit at a .439 clip while adding three blocks and two assists. The Torrance, California, native averaged 4.50 points per set, 4.20 kills per set and 2.20 digs per set as the first to sweep the Offensive Player and Freshman weekly awards since Clemson's Camryn Hannah on March 10, 2021.
Leao recorded five blocks, including one solo, to average 2.00 blocks per set in Miami's second sweep of No. 9 Georgia Tech this season. The New Bedford, Massachusetts, native came up big for the Hurricanes with the set-winning block in second stanza that gave Miami a two-set lead over the Yellow Jackets. Leao also tallied seven kills in 12 attempts to hit .500 in the match.
Fairbanks earned her fourth weekly accolade of the season as Pitt took down Louisville, averaging 11.6 assists per set in the Panthers' reverse sweep of the Cardinals. The junior recorded a career-high 58 assists and 19 digs for the 21st double-double of her career. It was the first 50-assist match of her career and the first for the Panthers since 2019. The Tustin, California, native led the team in digs with 19, the second-most in the match. Fairbanks added a pair of blocks and two kills, along with an ace.
Four teams are ranked in the final AVCA/TARAFLEX DI Top 25 poll, with Pitt jumping four spots to No. 3, followed by No. 7 Louisville, No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 23 Florida State.
2023 ACC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 28 - Anna DeBeer, Louisville
Sept. 4 - Kerry Keefe, Duke
Sept. 11 - Anna DeBeer, Louisville
Sept. 18 - Angela Grieve, Miami
Sept. 25 - Tamara Otene, Georgia Tech
Oct. 2 - Audrey Koenig, Florida State | Madison Williams, NC State
Oct. 9 - Audrey Koenig, Florida State
Oct. 16 - Cara Cresse, Louisville
Oct. 23 - Bianca Bertolino, Georgia Tech
Oct. 30 - Amanda Rice, NC State
Nov. 6 - Gracie Johnson, Duke | Grace Lopez, Miami
Nov. 13 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Nov. 20 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt
2023 ACC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 28 - Emma Farrell, Wake Forest
Sept. 4 - Paola Pimentel, Georgia Tech
Sept. 11 - Elena Scott, Louisville | Emma Monks, Pitt
Sept. 18 - Anna Murphy, Boston College
Sept. 25 - Kiari Robey, Florida State | Elena Scott, Louisville
Oct. 2 - Cianna Tejada, Miami
Oct. 9 - Emma Farrell, Wake Forest
Oct. 16 - Jada Allen, NC State
Oct. 23 - Paola Pimentel, Georgia Tech
Oct. 30 - Elena Scott, Louisville
Nov. 6 - Kiari Robey, Florida State
Nov. 13 - Cara Cresse, Louisville
Nov. 20 - Janice Leao, Miami
2023 ACC Volleyball Setter of the Week
Aug. 28 - Emma Worthington, Duke
Sept. 4 - Savannah Vach, Miami
Sept. 11 - Elle Glock, Louisville
Sept. 18 - Savannah Vach, Miami
Sept. 25 - Savannah Vach, Miami
Oct. 2 - Savannah Vach, Miami
Oct. 9 - Elle Glock, Louisville | Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Oct. 16 - Elle Glock, Louisville
Oct. 23 - Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Oct. 30 - Elle Glock, Louisville
Nov. 6 - Emma Worthington, Duke
Nov. 13 - Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
Nov. 20 - Rachel Fairbanks, Pitt
2023 ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week
Aug. 28 - Kennedy Wagner, Clemson
Sept. 4 - Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech | Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Sept. 11 - Larissa Mendes, Georgia Tech | Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Sept. 18 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt
Sept. 25 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt
Oct. 2 - Heloise Soares, Georgia Tech
Oct. 9 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Oct. 16 - Grace Lopez, Miami
Oct. 23 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Oct. 30 - Olivia Babcock, Pitt
Nov. 6 - Heloise Soares, Georgia Tech
Nov. 13 - Grace Lopez, Miami
Nov. 20 - Torrey Stafford, Pitt