William Ragland (North Chesterfield, Va./Thomas Dale) was simply incredible in EMU’s 3-0 week, and today the men’s volleyball player was named the Continental Volleyball Conference Player of the Week.
Over the Royals’ three wins last weekend, Ragland averaged 3.82 kills with a .578 attack percentage on 64 swings. He had double digit kills and hit at least .500 in all three of the matches, highlighted by 16 kills and a .714 hitting mark in the win over Rutgers-Newark. Ragland added four aces in that contest, putting him second in the CVC with 23 aces on the year.
Playing both middle and outside, the junior had 14 kills in a CVC win over Cairn and 12 against Bard. Ragland added 12 digs and four blocks over the weekend.
This is the second CVC Player of the Week award for the Royals, with freshman Josh Elmore (Chester, Va./Matoaca) winning it in late January.
At 12-4 overall and 5-0 in the conference, Eastern Mennonite has already equaled the program’s most CVC wins in the six years of the league’s history.
The Royals play at Arcadia on Friday, before a big tri-match on Saturday in Arlington, Va. EMU plays Marymount at noon that day and the No. 15 Saints are tied for second in the CVC at 5-1.