Bowling Green, KY – Two Patriots players earned Mid-South Player of the week honors this week. Juliet Banks took home Defender of the week honors for the second week in a row, while Kendall Arnold took home Setter of the week honors for the second time this year, announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.

For the week, Arnold tallied 81 assists at 10.1 assists per set with notching a double-double. Then Banks came away with 58 digs at 7.3 digs per set in two games.

Setter of the Week

Arnold started her week off with a double-double against Cumberland, as she tallied 39 assists with 14 digs. In that match she also added a kill, an ace, and a block. She followed that performance with a 42-assist game against Tennessee Southern. In that three-set match, Arnold added four digs and a kill.

For the season, Arnold leads the team's passing game as she has 688 assists, and she averages 8.94 assists per set. She also has 22 kills and 21 aces. Defensively, she has 185 digs to go along with 14 blocks.

Defender of the Week.

This week Banks started her week off with a 35-dig performance against Cumberland. In that match she also added two assists, a kill, and an ace. She followed that match with a 23-dig game in a three setter against UT Southern.

For the season, Banks leads the team and the Mid-South in digs with 429 while averaging 5.36 digs per set. She also has 43 assists to go along with her 26 aces.

Cumberlands will now hit the road and head up to Pikeville for a match on October 11th at 7 pm. Then they will return home next Saturday for a senior night game against Shawnee State at 1:30 pm.
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