The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Dent Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
9/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 29, 2008
IRVING, Texas -- UAB senior volleyball player Casey Dent has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, as announced Monday by the league office.
Dent racked up 35 kills and a .453 hitting percentage over the weekend as she helped the Blazers to five-set wins over East Carolina and Marshall in conference play.
"We're all proud of Casey for her accomplishment," UAB head coach Kerry Messersmith said. "She had a really great weekend against two very good teams, and she is very deserving of this honor."
In Friday's 3-2 victory over East Carolina, Dent led all players in the match with a career-high 21 kills, while hitting at a .559 clip. Sunday, in a 3-2 win over Marshall, the senior continued her strong play with 14 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.
Dent has hit for a high percentage her entire career and ranks second all-time at UAB with a .331 career percentage. Her .398 percentage so far in 2008 ranks 19th nationally. Dent has not hit worse than .333 in any of her past 12 matches.
Dent also added five blocks and six assists in the two wins over the weekend.
UAB (11-3, 2-1 C-USA) returns to action Tuesday with a 6 p.m. CT non-conference match at Tennessee State in Nashville, Tenn. The Blazers then return home for a pair of league matches.
UAB hosts UTEP on Friday at 7 p.m. CT, and Tulane comes to town Sunday for a 2 p.m. CT match that will be televised by CBS College Sports.
