University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Kendall Arnold earned athlete of the week honors after recording 207 assists and tallying three double-doubles as the Patriots went 5-0.  The sophomore averaged 10 assists per set and finished with 30 assists, five digs, and a pair of kills in the sweep over Tennessee Wesleyan.  Arnold opened the Patriots Invite with 28 assists and eight digs in the sweep over Ohio Christian.  The Lebanon, TN native set a new career-high for assists in each of the final three matches of the Cumberlands Invite.  Against Bluefield she dished out 46 assists, which was a career-high for a four-set match, to go along with 15 digs.  Arnold bested that mark the following day as she made 47 assists and a career-high 19 digs.  She capped of the week with a career-high 56 assists and 10 digs in UC’s five set win over Bluefield.  On the week she averaged 10.78 assists per set.