A pair of Kentucky Wildcats have been honored by the Southeastern Conference after their outstanding play in an upset of No. 15 LSU and a sweep of Arkansas.
Senior Lauren Rapp was named SEC Player of the Week while sophomore Stephanie Klefot earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week.
Here is an excerpt from the SEC:
[B]SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK[/B]
[B]Lauren Rapp – Kentucky, RS, Sr., 6-3[/B]
With UK’s chances at post-season on the line, Rapp, a senior captain, put together a pair of solid outings in leading UK to a 3-0 sweep of Arkansas and a five-set upset of No.15 LSU on Sunday. Against LSU, Rapp struck for 17 kills and added 10 digs for her 12th career double-double and fifth of the season. She nearly notched a triple-double with a career-high six assists. In addition, she added four blocks to her stat line. In the win over Arkansas, Rapp led the team with 13 kills and a match-high five blocks. She also contributed seven digs and a pair of assists. For the week, Rapp averaged a team-high 3.75 digs per set on a team-best .388 hitting clip. She posted 1.12 blocks per frame, added an assist to the offensive numbers and defensively scooped up 2.12 digs per frame. Rapp moved into 10th all-time with 106 career aces at UK. She also moved into eighth all-time with 1,254 kills and ninth all-time with 2,996 career attempts.
[B]SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK[/B]
[B]Stephanie Klefot – Kentucky, L, So., 5-6[/B]
Klefot led UK’s back-row defensive effort in the upset victory over No. 15 LSU. The first-year starter at the position topped her career best of 28 digs set just a week ago in a five-set loss at Alabama, with 29 against the Tigers on Sunday. UK needed every one of her 5.8 digs per set in fending off the SEC West leaders, as she led four players in the back line with 10 or more digs on the night. With 38 digs this weekend in the two matches, Klefot now has 467 for the season which is the ninth most in a single-season in UK allure. For the weekend, Klefot endured 67 serves in her direction and she notched an impressive .955 reception percentage with just three errors committed on the weekend.
