Wagner and Whaley Sweep SSC Volleyball Honors
October 5, 2015

Wagner and Whaley Sweep SSC Volleyball Honors

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Behind a perfect 2-0 week, the No. 2 University of Tampa volleyball team swept the weekly Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week awards as announced by the conference office, Monday.

Senior Jessica Wagner garnered SSC Offensive Player of the Week honors while fellow senior Berkley Whaley was named the SSC Defensive Player of the Week for their efforts with the Spartans for the period of spanning Sept. 28-Oct. 4.

The offensive honor is the first for Wagner in her career, as the middle blocker has earned four defensive Player of the Week honors in her four seasons with UT. Whaley also picks up a career first defensive award after 11 offensive awards across her career at Tampa.

Middle blocker Wagner earns her first SSC Offensive Player of the Week award after dominating her competition with a 29-kill attack at a blistering .525 attack percentage. The senior led the Spartans to its highest team attack percentage of the season (.357) against then-No. 17 Palm Beach Atlantic, a contest where the Cape Coral, Fla. native blasted a career-high 18 kills at a torrid .500 clip. Wagner leads the SSC in attack percentage with a .422 clip across 14 games for the Spartans.

Whaley anchored the Spartan back row, posting a pair of double-doubles for the No. 2 team. In a 3-0 win over Barry University, the St. Petersburg, Fla. native posted a team-high 13 digs while adding 11 kills on offense. Outside hitter continued her strong week with her second double-double effort, posting 20 kills and 16 digs against No. 17 PBA. For the week, Whaley notched a perfect 1.000 on serve receive.

Tampa is 11-3 on the season with a 4-0 mark in SSC action. The Spartans are in the midst of a 56 consecutive game win streak in conference play, dating back to the 2011 season. UT will put its pristine record to the test when they face No. 6 Florida Southern College on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Lakeland, Fla.

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