GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T Kaili Doctor is starting to establish herself as one of the better rookies in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). Doctor added another weekly honor to her collection this season when the CAA named her the volleyball freshman of the week on Monday.
Doctor earned her second freshman of the week honor, capturing her first on September 25. To achieve her second honor, Doctor put together her third and fourth consecutive double-figure kill matches over the weekend against Hofstra. As a result, the Aggies went 1-1 against the Pride.
In A&T's 3-1 loss to the Pride on Saturday at Moore Gymnasium, Doctor posted 16 kills on 38 swing attempts to finish with a .237 hitting percentage. She followed that performance with a gutsy fifth-set showing against the Pride on Sunday.
After A&T took a 2-0 lead, Hofstra forced a fifth set and led 9-4 in the fifth. However, Doctor, with the help of teammate Naiya Sawtelle, rallied the Aggies to the 15-13 fifth-set win, giving the Aggies a vital 3-2 CAA win at Moore. Doctor totaled five kills in the set on eight swings and had only one attack error. She had 14 kills and a .286 hitting percentage for the match.
"Congratulations to Kaili for being named freshman of the week," said A&T head coach Hal Clifton. "She had an outstanding weekend on the pin. She is really starting to get in a rhythm and finding her confidence."
Over the weekend, Doctor totaled 30 kills, six digs, three blocks and a .260 hitting percentage. Doctor is second on the team in kills per set (2.92) and hitting percentage (.286). The Aggies have four weekly honors this season, with Sawtelle owning the other two. She earned player of the week on August 28 and September 25.
A&T will travel approximately 20 miles through the Piedmont to face Elon in a two-match series from Oct. 13-14 at the Schar Center. Both matches start at 2 p.m.
