Kirchner Named ODAC Athlete of the Week

Kirchner Named ODAC Athlete of the Week

FOREST, Va. – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced their weekly awards with Roanoke College's Peyton Kirchner was named the ODAC Volleyball Player of the Week after a stellar weekend at the 2022 Maroon Classic.

She helped the Maroons to a 4-0 record to win the nine-team event as the only undefeated team. For her efforts, she was named the tournament's MVP. Kirchner finished the weekend with 52 kills, a .423 attack percentage, eight blocks, and five aces.

She opened the weekend with a 23 kill, .475 attack percentage, and two-block performance in the Maroons' 3-2 win over Salem (NC) and followed up with 12 kills and two more blocks against Methodist.

On Day 2 of the tournament, she started off with seven kills and four blocks against N.C. Wesleyan in a 3-0 sweep of the Battling Bishops before ending the weekend with 10 kills and two aces performance in the win over Mary Baldwin 3-1.

On the season Kirchner has 103 kills, a .377 attack percentage, and 20 total blocks. She ranks second in the ODAC in attack percentage while third in kills and sixth in kills per set (3.22).