Echebelem earns XU's 4th GCAC player award this year

Chinedu Echebelem

NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Chinedu Echebelem is the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week in women's volleyball for Oct. 14-20.

The Gold Nuggets have won this award four times this season. This is the second time that Echebelem has been honored; the other was in the opening week of 2012.

Echebelem, a 5-foot-6 outside hitter from Dallas and a graduate of Duncanville High School, hit .325 with 29 kills, 33 digs and three aces produced a pair of kill-dig double-doubles during the Gold Nuggets' 3-0 week. She had 11 kills, 12 digs, an ace and two blocks to help Xavier defeat Mobile and break a school record for consecutive victories. Echebelem had eight kills, eight digs and hit .400 against Avila and 10 kills, 13 digs and two aces to help Xavier complete a three-match season sweep of city rival Loyola.

Echebelem has 219 kills, 34 aces, 234 digs and 23 blocks in 25 matches this season.

Xavier (18-7, 7-0) will play GCAC opponent Tougaloo (2-13, 2-6) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Convocation Center. The Gold Nuggets have won 29 consecutive GCAC regular-season matches.

By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA