ATLANTA, Ga. - Carolne McKey was named Southern Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week for her outstanding performance this past week against conference opponents Birmingham-Southern, Hendrix, and Rhodes and non-conference oppoenent Maryville.

McKey, a sophomore outside hitter out of Baton Rouge was terrific defensively for Millsaps as she picked up double-digit digs in all four of her matches this week. She had 14 against BSC, 11 against Hendrix, 10 against Rhodes, and a career-high 21 against Maryville. She also had six blocks throughout the week and led the Majors to a 2-1 record in SAA play to win Defensive Player of the Week.

She also played well offensively for Millsaps, as she had kills of nine against BSC, 12 against Hendrix, 15 against Rhodes, and a career-high 20 against Maryville in 152 attacks (.368 hitting percentage) to lead the Majors.

McKey is the second straight Majors to receive the award as senior Kasey Laird received the inagrual award last week for her great performance. 

Millsaps and McKey are back in action this weekend as they have SAA home matches on Friday against Sewanee at 6 p.m. and on Saturday against Centre at 2:30 p.m.