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Emma Raleigh Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week

Volleyball 10/16/2019 10:30:00 AM

PEORIA, Ill. -- Junior libero/defensive specialist Emma Raleigh (Cullowhee, N.C./Smoky Mountain) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week announced Wednesday after a record-setting performance last week.

Raleigh, who was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week Monday, helped anchor a Bradley defense which averaged 26.62 digs per set in two road matches, by averaging an impressive 8.75 digs per set. She tied for match-high honors with 22 digs in addition to tallying eight assists and two aces in Friday's four-set match at then league-leading Northern Iowa to start the road swing. Raleigh tallied a MVC match record 48 digs in Saturday's four-set victory at Drake to break the previous record of 46 digs by Missouri State's Cara Hackmann vs. Evansville on Oct. 10, 2009, helping Bradley to highest team dig total (126) in the country this season. Raleigh's 48 digs were the most at the NCAA Division I level since 2016 and highest dig total in the country in a four-set match since 2008. A biomedical science major, Raleigh owns a 3.24 cumulative grade point average.

Each week, a Bradley student-athlete is selected as the COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week. The individual chosen must be at least a sophomore in class standing and boast a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average, while displaying a level of athletic excellence.

Raleigh and the Bradley Volleyball team open a two-match home stand Friday with a 6 p.m. match against Valparaiso at Renaissance Coliseum.

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Players Mentioned

#34 Emma Raleigh: DS/L; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#34 Emma Raleigh
: 5' 8"; Junior
: DS/L

Emma Raleigh Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week

Players Mentioned

#34 Emma Raleigh

Players Mentioned

#34 Emma Raleigh