Bryan's Kean Named Volleyball Player Of The Week Again

  • Monday, September 16, 2019

Surpassing the career milestone of 1,000 digs and recording 75 digs this week alone, Rheagan Kean (JR/Chattanooga, Tenn.) was awarded Appalachian Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week for the third week in a row.

The Lions experienced two wins and one loss for the week with a 3-0 sweep over Brenau University (Ga.), a come-from-behind victory in a five-set match over Truett McConnell University (Ga.), and a 1-3 loss to Montreat College (N.C.). Kean registered 75 digs in 12 sets for an average of 6.25 digs per set, tallied 7 assists, and served up 1 ace.

Her weekly high came against Truett when she collected 37 digs in the five-set thriller. After 13 matches this season, Kean increased her dig count to 288 with a 6.0 digs per set average. She currently leads the conference in both total digs and digs per set. Bryan improved to 9-4 overall and 4-1 in AAC play.

Previous Player of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Cheetara Bing, Reinhardt (Attacker); Mar Vives, Reinhardt (Defender); Abby Maxwell, Truett McConnell (Setter)
Week 2 - Courtney Pressley, Reinhardt (Attacker); Rheagan Kean, Bryan (Defender); Kellee Geren, Milligan (Setter)
Week 3 - Shelby Glawson, Reinhardt (Attacker); Rheagan Kean, Bryan (Defender); Kellee Geren, Milligan (Setter)
Week 4 - Julie Dockery, Milligan (Attacker); Rheagan Kean, Bryan (Defender); Kellee Geren, Milligan (Setter)

Up next for Bryan volleyball is a visit to Union College in Barbourville, Ky. where the Lions and Bulldogs are set to tip-off at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Union currently owns an overall record of 6-10 while remaining perfect in the conference at 4-0.

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