CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Duke's Gracie Johnson and Miami's Grace Lopez shared Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Florida State's Kiari Robey was named Defensive Player of the Week. The Blue Devils' Emma Worthington earned her second Setter of the Week award and Georgia Tech's Heloise Soares collected her second Freshman of the Week nod.
Johnson helped Duke to an undefeated weekend with wins over Wake Forest, 3-1, and Virginia Tech, 3-0. The graduate student became the 13th player in Duke history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs after tallying 32 kills and just five errors to hit .500 for the weekend. On Friday against the Demon Deacons, she hit .471 with 20 kills and 14 digs to mark her 26th career double-double. Johnson then hit .550 against the Hokies with 12 kills and only one error. She totaled 21 digs, six aces, four blocks and three assists over the weekend.
Lopez recorded 43 kills, 15 digs, eight blocks and two aces to total 49.5 points for the Hurricanes in their weekend split. The freshman averaged 5.38 kills per set over the weekend after posting a double-double in a 3-1 win over Virginia with 19 kills and 10 digs, to go along with a career-high five blocks. In a four-set loss to No. 6 Pitt, the Aguada, Puerto Rico, native posted a career-high 24 kills, along with five digs and three blocks. Lopez is currently second in the league in kills per set at 3.88.
Robey led Florida State to an undefeated weekend, taking down No. 6 Pitt in five sets on Friday, followed by a 3-1 win over Virginia on Sunday. The Atlanta, Georgia, native averaged 2.22 blocks per set over the weekend, totaling 12 against the Panthers, along with six kills, three digs, two aces and an assist in the Seminoles' highest-ranked home win in program history. She added eight more blocks in FSU's four-set victory over Virginia and tacked on an additional six kills. Robey helped the Noles limit both their opponents to just a .183 hitting percentage last week.
Worthington totaled 79 assists to average 11.29 per set in Duke's 2-0 weekend that saw head coach Jolene Nagel pick up her 700th career win. The Omaha, Nebraska, native dished out 46 assists in the Blue Devils' 3-1 win over Wake Forest, and added 33 in Duke's sweep of Virginia Tech. The graduate student added 14 digs, three aces and a kill over the weekend to help Duke extend its winning streak to five consecutive wins.
Soares led the No. 10 Georgia Tech offense with 38 assists for one of the most successful weekends in program history as the Yellow Jackets defeated No. 3 Louisville in four sets - the highest-ranked home win in program history and the second-highest ranked win ever achieved by a Georgia Tech team. For the week, she tallied 19 assists in her two matches, recording 10 digs to average 1.43 per set across her seven sets of play. The Joinville, Brazil, native's four digs in the Sunday sweep over Notre Dame contributed to Tech's dominant defensive display, holding the Irish to just .020 hitting, the lowest opponent attacking percentage of the season.
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
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
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
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