Lane Carico Named ACC Volleyball Player of the Week
Oct. 5, 2009
Greensboro, N.C. – University of Miami sophomore Lane Carico has been named this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Player of the Week (Oct. 5-11) announced Monday afternoon from the ACC office in Greensboro, N.C. In two matches, Carico totaled 66 kills for a 6.60 kills per set average, a .303 hitting percentage, 33 digs for a 3.30 digs per set average, one service ace, and two total blocks.
Carico, a sophomore outside hitter from Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS), shattered two school records in two matches for the Hurricanes over the weekend. She eclipsed the UM school record for kills in a match with 36 coming against Clemson on Friday, Oct. 2. Carico bested the old mark of 31 previously set by Karla Johnson (vs. Wake Forest – 10/22/05). She also set a new record at UM for points in a match, posting 37.5 against Clemson, adding a service ace and a block assists to go along with her 36 kills.
Carico would also break the school record for attacks in a match with 83 against the Clemson Tigers.
Two days later, Carico set yet another school record in becoming the first player in UM history to register back-to-back 30-kill performances, picking up an even 30 in a 3-2 victory over Georgia Tech (previously unbeaten in the ACC). She is just the second player in UM history, joining Karla Johnson, to post two (2) 30-kill matches in the same season, as Johnson eclipsed the 30-kill plateau twice in 2005.
Her hitting percentage in the matches against Clemson and Georgia Tech stood out as well, as she topped a .300-clip in both matches. She put up a .301 (36k-11e-83ta) performance against Clemson, only to register a .306 hitting percentage (30k-8e-72ta) in the win over Georgia Tech.
Defensively, Carico picked up 17 digs and 16 digs in the two matches, respectively, running her current double-double streak to five matches. She has a total of seven on the year, and a career total of 23. She also has seven career matches with at least 20 kills.
Carico, the 2008 ACC and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) East Region Freshman of the Year, leads the conference in both kills (243) and kills per set (4.19). Her 36 kills against Clemson and 30 against Georgia Tech are the top-two performances in the ACC this season, and her 83 attacks against Clemson and 72 against Georgia Tech are also the two best marks in the league.
The Hurricanes will be back in action Thursday, Oct. 8 when they travel to Wake Forest for a 7 p.m. contest in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The ACC Volleyball Player of the Week will be announced by 5:00 p.m. each Monday during the season. More ACC volleyball information can be accessed at http://www.theacc.com/sports/w-volley/acc-w-volley-body.html.
