Date Posted: 10/16/2006

Macon, Ga. – Leading Lipscomb to an undefeated week, Lindsey Rutherford was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week by the conference office. In 11 games, Rutherford collected 46 kills (on .305 hitting), 56 digs, 10 aces, 10 assists and nine blocks. She picks up her second weekly award of the season.

The senior opposite hitter had double-doubles in every match as Lipscomb defeated Chattanooga, Campbell, and Gardner-Webb. Her highlight of the week was capturing career highs in kills (23) and digs (27) against Campbell. In the four game victory over Chattanooga, Rutherford had 10 kills and 11 digs. Against Gardner-Webb, she tallied 13 kills and 18 digs in the 3-0 sweep.

The Hendersonville, Tenn. native averaged 4.18 kills per game for the week and is majoring in Exercise Science.

The Lady Bisons are currently 4-1 in league play, staying in contention for the A-Sun regualr season title. They will face Tennessee State on Tuesday, Kennesaw State on Friday and ETSU on Saturday.

The 10-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., includes Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson, with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate to compete in 2007.

Other Top Performers

Jaye Schuler, BEL (Jr. - MH - Lexington, Ill. - Physical Education) -- Schuler helped the Bruins to a 2-1 record last week. They fell to Memphis, one of the top teams in C-USA, on Tuesday, but came back and swept conference rivals Gardner-Webb and Campbell in home weekend matches.

Femi Alabi, CAM (So. - OH - Jos, Nigeria - Business Admin.) -- Alabi posted a career-high 21 kills in the Camels victory over North Carolina Central, hitting .500 committed just three errors in 36 attack attempts. She blasted 19 kills in CU's match at Lipscomb posting a .419 attack percentage convereting 19 of her 31 attempts into kills.

Callie Kiselich, ETSU (Jr. - MB - Colorado Springs, Colo. - Education) -- Kiselich hit .489 for the week, averaging nearly four kills per game in the Lady Bucs two victories, extending their winning streak to nine.

Drennan Dexheimer, MER (Jr. - OH - Hoover, Ala. - Business Management) -- Dexheimer recorded the teams only double-double in the match against Charlotte. She leads the team with .49 service aces per game. Recorded match-high eight digs against Savannah State.

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