By: Michael MacEachern
Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
AUGUSTA, Ga. | Georgia College & State University's
Avery Huyck has been named the Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Player of the Week.
Huyck, a sophomore outside hitter from Canton, Georgia, led the Bobcats to two PBC wins - both against Augusta University - last week.
Huyck, who was also named the Zaxbys Player of the Week, had 29 kills with only six errors in 74 swings for a .324 hitting percentage against Augusta to go along with two assists, four aces, 30 digs and five total blocks as GCSU erased a 14-match losing streak to the Jaguars. For the week, Huyck had 45 kills, with 11 errors in 118 swings for a .288 hitting percentage to go along with six assists, four aces, 49 digs and seven total blocks.
GCSU returns to action Tuesday (Oct. 13) when the Bobcats step out of league play to face North Greenville University in a 6 p.m. match inside the Centennial Center.
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