GREENVILLE, S.C. - The NCCAA has announced Jaymes Gilbert of the Malone University volleyball team as the Offensive Athlete of the Week presented by Athletic Solutions. It is her first career NCCAA Athlete of the Week award and she becomes the first NCCAA Athlete of the Week since Anna Mallette in the 2021 season.
 
The senior middle hitter from Wooster, Ohio helped lead the Pioneers to a 2-1 weekend at the Hall of Fame City Challenge. Malone dropped their first match of the year 3-0 to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, but rebounded for a five-set victory over the University of Charleston and a sweep of Roberts Wesleyan University to close the event.
 
Gilbert led the team with 39.0 points (3.5 points per set) and 32 kills (2.91 kills per set) and had a .407 hitting percentage in 11 sets. She also tallied 14 digs and 13 blocks (one solo), an average of 1.18 blocks per set. In the young season thus far, Gilbert is ranked fourth in blocks per set, sixth in hitting percentage and ninth in points per set in the NCCAA.
 
Up next, Malone competes in the Gannon Invitational on September 4-5. The Pioneers begin the weekend with matches against the host Golden Knights at 12:15 P.M. and Clarion University at 4:45 P.M.