Sophomore setter Lauren Greenspoon of the streaking University of Tennessee at Chattanooga volleyball team was named Southern Conference offensive player of the week. She totaled 172 assists in four wins as the Mocs improved to 11-2 for the program’s best season start since 1986. She had 50 assists with 11 digs in a victory over the host team at Virginia Tech’s Hokie Invitational. “Lauren has been exceptional all season,” coach Travis Filar said in a UTC release. “Our passers know she will get to every second ball, and our attackers know they will get a hittable ball in a great location. That’s a huge confidence factor for our team.” UTC hosts UNC Greensboro and Western Carolina in SoCon matches Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m.
* Covenant College sophomore outside hitter Ginny Moore was the USA South volleyball player of the week after averaging 4.5 kills and 3.1 digs per set in a 2-1 week for the Lady Scots. She had 23 kills, 14 digs and two aces in the loss, 3-2 at Maryville, and she had 14 kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 defeat of Huntingdon. She played only two sets in a 3-0 win over LaGrange and had eight kills, six digs and three aces.
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* Kevin Rodden of Cleveland won the $2,500 first prize in the Super Pro class with a perfect final run Saturday night at the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip. After his supercharged dragster broke down, he drove his 1977 Vega to victory with a 6.00-second run on a 6.00 dial. Steve Dowdy was second with a 4.78-second burst on a 4.77 dial in his Chevy dragster. Matt Caheely won the 550 class with Tracy Cochran second, and Randy Womack was first with Jerry Bryant second in the 600 class. Strip Hall of Famer L.C. Bigham won the Foot Brake class with Stan Curvin second, and Bella Boatman won in Junior Dragster with Miles Walters second.
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