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Gonzales Named SEC Defensive Player Of The Week
September 18, 2023 | Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi State volleyball's Zoe Gonzales earned an SEC weekly honor following the Bulldogs' sweep of the Maroon & White Invite over the weekend.
Gonzales earned the SEC Defensive Player of the Week award, announced Monday by the conference office. This marks her first weekly honor of her career.
"We are really proud of Zoe for her efforts this past weekend," head coach Julie Darty Dennis said. "Zoe is a great player, she loves to block and she put on quite a show this past weekend. We are happy Zoe is here for her final season and really looking forward to seeing what she does as we head into conference play. Congrats to Zoe! Hail State!"
In Mississippi State's return to the Newell-Grissom Building, Gonzales had a dominant showing for the Bulldogs in the opening match of the weekend versus Lipscomb, the graduate middle blocker collected a season-high 10 blocks in the three-set match.
She recorded another five blocks in the four-setter against Abilene Christian in the closing match of the Maroon & White Invite. Gonzales finished the tournament with 15 blocks, averaging out to 2.14 blocks per set. For her efforts over the weekend, she also earned a spot on the Maroon & White Invite All-Tournament Team.
With Gonzales help this past weekend, State sits at No. 5 in the SEC standings for blocks. The Bulldogs have averaged 2.47 blocks per set for the season.
The Bulldogs return to competition this week on both Wednesday and Sunday to open conference play at Texas A&M (9/20) and will then return home for its SEC home opener versus Alabama (09/24).
For more information on the Bulldog volleyball program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateVB" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Gonzales earned the SEC Defensive Player of the Week award, announced Monday by the conference office. This marks her first weekly honor of her career.
"We are really proud of Zoe for her efforts this past weekend," head coach Julie Darty Dennis said. "Zoe is a great player, she loves to block and she put on quite a show this past weekend. We are happy Zoe is here for her final season and really looking forward to seeing what she does as we head into conference play. Congrats to Zoe! Hail State!"
In Mississippi State's return to the Newell-Grissom Building, Gonzales had a dominant showing for the Bulldogs in the opening match of the weekend versus Lipscomb, the graduate middle blocker collected a season-high 10 blocks in the three-set match.
She recorded another five blocks in the four-setter against Abilene Christian in the closing match of the Maroon & White Invite. Gonzales finished the tournament with 15 blocks, averaging out to 2.14 blocks per set. For her efforts over the weekend, she also earned a spot on the Maroon & White Invite All-Tournament Team.
With Gonzales help this past weekend, State sits at No. 5 in the SEC standings for blocks. The Bulldogs have averaged 2.47 blocks per set for the season.
The Bulldogs return to competition this week on both Wednesday and Sunday to open conference play at Texas A&M (9/20) and will then return home for its SEC home opener versus Alabama (09/24).
For more information on the Bulldog volleyball program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateVB" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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