FOREST, Va. – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released its slate of weekly Women's Volleyball awards on Monday, and libero Emerson Moats was named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week.

The junior from Clear Spring, Maryland had a monster match against the University of Lynchburg on Saturday, picking up a career-high 33 digs, averaging 8.25 D/S, the most in the ODAC for the week. 33 digs was also the most in the ODAC in a four-set match and the fourth most digs total in a single match in the ODAC this season. For the week, she averaged 19 digs/match and 5.42 D/S. She also added eight service aces during the week. 

For the season, Moats has 346 digs, which is third in the ODAC, and is averaging 4.55 D/S, which is fourth. She also sits third in the ODAC in service aces with 51 and fourth in service aces/set, with 0.67, which is also top-50 nationally. 

This is Moats' first ODAC DPOW honor, and the first for the Royals since Mara Woolford was named the ODAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct., 21, 2024. 

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