BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A day after LSU volleyball’s historic sweep over No. 6 Florida, setter Sam Dabbs picked up SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors Monday as announced by the league office. This is Dabbs’ first career SEC weekly award.
“Sam was extremely good all weekend and we worked hard during the last two weeks to get her to make good choices,” head coach Fran Flory said. “She was outstanding and the key to our success last weekend.”
Dabbs distributed a season-best 13.83 assists per set as LSU cranked a .308 team hitting percentage over the weekend highlighted by a .333 clip against No. 6 Florida. She dished out 49 assists against the Gators and set a new benchmark for SEC setters on the season in a three-set match.
Dabbs fueled LSU’s middle attack of Brittnee Cooper, Michele Williams and Lauren DeGirolamo to 38 kills on a scorching .567 hitting percentage against Florida. She also turned in a solid performance against South Carolina and dished out 34 assists to go along with 12 digs and nine kills to fall one spike shy of her second career triple-double.
The San Antonio native also posted 3.33 digs per set and currently paces the SEC with 11.70 helpers per set in league matches.
LSU squares off against Arkansas Friday at 7 p.m. inside the Maravich Center. The Tigers will wear pink uniforms as part of their “Dig Pink” match to benefit the Sideout Foundation.
Live video and stats are available in the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net and fans also can follow in-match updates of the four-time defending SEC Western champions via www.twitter.com/lsuvolleyball.