NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana swept the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference weekly volleyball awards Monday. The Gold Nuggets' recipients for Sept. 3-9 are:
• Eva Le Guillou, Setter of the Week for the third time in as many weeks this season and the sixth time in her career.
• Kayla Black, Attacker of the Week for the second time in 2018 and the fifth time overall.
• Beatrice Formilan, Defender of the Week for the first time in her career.
XULA will play Loyola at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Convocation Center. Both teams are 8-4. It'll be the first of three XULA home matches in seven days against city rivals.
Since the GCAC's volleyball award format changed in 2015, XULA has produced 10 weekly sweeps — eight during Pat Kendrick's tenure as head coach.
Le Guillou, a sophomore from Velizy-Villacoublay, France, produced 134 assists, eight kills, four blocks, two aces and 33 digs in four matches at the University of Mobile Invitational. Le Guillou produced assist-dig double-doubles against Mobile and in a victory against William Carey. She entered the tournament with a career hitting percentage of minus-.032 but hit .304 in 23 attacks.
Le Guillou twice reached 40 assists and has done it in five matches this season. In 2017, when she was voted GCAC Setter of the Year, she never had a match with 40 assists.
Black, a sophomore from Spring, Texas, and a graduate of Houston's St. Pius X High School, produced 62 kills, seven blocks, three aces and 43 digs. She had kill-dig double-doubles in three matches and concluded the tournament with 18 kills — her second-most ever in a match — against William Carey. She tied her career highs with four blocks against Mobile and 17 digs in a victory against Life.
Formilan, a freshman from Santorso, Italy, was a record-setter. She became the first-ever XULA player to reach 20 digs in three consecutive matches. Formilan accomplished that in the first three matches, including a career-high-tying 25 digs in four sets against St. Thomas (Texas). Her tournament totals included 83 digs and two aces.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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