PRICE, THORNE EARN KJCCC VOLLEYBALL HONORS

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Two Hutchinson Community College volleyball players earned Jayhawk Conference weekly honors on Wednesday after the Blue Dragons' lone match last week.

Sophomore Chloe Price was named the Jayhawk Conference's Setter of the Week and sophomore Jenna Thorne was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week. Hutchinson won its only match of the week last week, a sweep of Dodge City at the Sports Arena.

Price, a sophomore from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, had 33 assists and connected for kills on 53.2 percent of her sets in Hutchinson's 3-0 sweep of Dodge City. Price accounted for 33 assists, two kills on four attacks, two digs and two total blocks, including one solo stuff.

Price is currently third in the KJCCC in set assists per set at 8.85 and is second in the league in 0.5 service aces per set.

Thorne, a sophomore outside hitter from Karatane, New Zealand, had a big match, including a strong defensive effort in a sweep of Dodge City. Thorne posted her eighth double-double of the season against the Conquistadors. Defensively, Thorne had 16 digs, four block assists and was a perfect 10 of 10 in service receptions.

Offensively, Thorne had 14 kills with one error on 19 attacks for a career-high .694 hitting percentage.

Thorne is the second Blue Dragon to earn conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. Shelby Reeder was the league's Week 2 winner.