FSC's Higginbotham and Rollins' Corder Garner Volleyball Honors

Florida Southern's Danielle Higginbotham and Rollins' Phoebe Corder have been named Sunshine State Conference Volleyball Players of the Week for the period ending September 7.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK --  Florida Southern senior middle hitter Danielle Higginbotham (Tallahassee, Fla.) led the No. 10 Moccasins to a 3-1 record at the Premier Classic in Denver, averaging 3.4 kills per game while hitting at a solid .309 percentage.  Higginbotham tallied double-figure kills in every match, including 16 in a win over No. 21 Cal State-Chico and 14 in a victory against No. 15 Augustana.  In the win against Auggie, she hit at a sizzling .417 clip.  Higginbotham’s efforts earned her a spot on the event’s all-tournament team.  For the week, she also averaged 0.5 blocks, 0.3 aces, and 0.4 digs per game.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK -- Rollins freshman libero Phoebe Corder (Buda, Texas) was a defensive nightmare for the Tars’ opponents, helping guide her squad to a 4-0 weekly mark.  Corder averaged 6.9 digs per game, tallying at least 20 kills in three matches.  In a three-game win over NY Tech, she posted 19 kills.  She then had 28 in a four-game win versus Flagler and 27 in a three-game sweep against previously-unbeaten Webber.  Corder concluded the week with a 22-dig effort in a four-game win over UNC Pembroke.  Her efforts helped limit Rollins’ opponents to a paltry .068 hitting percentage.

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