Point Park's Taylor receives RSC Volleyball Attacker of the Week award
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Point Park (Pa.) University senior Ashley Taylor led the Pioneers' attack this past weekend and earned River States Conference Volleyball Attacker of the Week for Aug. 27-Sept. 2.
A native of Pittsburgh, the right-side hitter put up 61 kills and hit .395 in four matches at the Emileigh Cooper Memorial Tournament hosted by Rio Grande (Ohio). Taylor averaged 3.81 kills per set and also totaled 12 digs, five aces and 10 blocks on the weekend.
Taylor had a high of 24 kills to go along with six digs and four blocks in a five-set win over Shawnee State. She also had 15 kills in a sweep of Bluefield (Va.). The other two matches included 11 kills each versus Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) and Rio Grande.
Point Park (4-4) visits Mercyhurst (Pa.) for its next match on Sept. 4.