GRACE MITCHENER | WASHINGTON AND LEE | OH
Mitchener, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., collects her second ODAC weekly honor in as many weeks after helping nationally ninth-ranked Washington and Lee remain unbeaten at 8-0 with three victories at the W&L Invitational over the weekend. Mitchener averaged 5.05 points and 4.30 kills per set and hit .314 with five aces, 34 digs, and four total blocks. Equally as impressive were her overall efficiency numbers as she made just six attacking errors in 117 swings, went 31-of-33 (.939) on serve receive, had no service errors, and was whistled for only one blocking error. In a 3-0 win over the University of Mary Washington on Sunday, Mitchener hammered 15 kills at a .324 clip with seven digs and a block-assist. In the first of two matches on Sunday, Mitchener recorded 12 kills and hit .333 with 11 digs, a block-assist, and an ace in a 3-0 win over St. Mary's (Md.). Washington and Lee's final match was against Southern Virginia University, which is receiving votes towards the latest AVCA top-25 poll. In the Generals 3-1 win, Mitchener smacked 16 kills while hitting .298 with 16 digs, four aces, two assists, and two total blocks. For the season, Mitchener leads the ODAC in kills per set (4.55) and is second in total kills (100) and hitting percentage (.346) on the third-most attacks (246) in the league. Her kills-per-set average ranks 11th in Division III.