Evens Named ACC Defensive Player Of The Week

CHARLOTTE – Sophomore libero Maya Evens has been named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week following an impressive weekend.

The San Diego, California native finished the weekend with 45 digs (4.50 digs per set) and 16 assists. She posted her first career double-double in the win over Clemson, logging 20 digs and a career-high 11 assists to go along with a pair of service aces. Against Georgia Tech, Evens posted 25 digs, becoming the only ACC player with multiple games of at least 25 digs against a conference opponent (Georgia Tech, 10/30 & Duke, 10/18).

Evens continues to demonstrate her stance as the top libero in the conference, leading the league with 4.44 digs per set and 355 digs so far in her sophomore campaign.

The Irish head to Virginia this week, taking on Virginia Tech Friday night at 6:30 p.m. ET and Virginia on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.