UF VB | Two Gators Earn SEC Weekly Honors

Monserez tabbed as Overall Player of the Week and Setter of the Week; Beason named Freshman of the Week

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After aiding Florida to a perfect 3-0 record this past week, two Gators earned SEC Weekly honors, as the conference announced Monday.

Marlie Monserez was tabbed as SEC Setter of the Week, as well as SEC Overall player of the Week, while Merritt Beason earned Freshman of the Week honors.

This is the third Setter of the Week honor and second Overall Player of the Week accolade for Monserez during the 2021 campaign. Beason earned the first SEC honor of her career with the announcement.

Over the course of the three matches, Monserez averaged 12.67 assists per set, 2.11 digs per set and led the team to a .380 clip in the three sweeps.

Against Georgia, the Windermere, Fla. native dished out 40 assists in three sets, leading the team to a .346 clip against the Dawgs. During the match, she became just the seventh Gator to record 3,000 assists in a career.

In the first match against Ole Miss, the senior averaged 14.00 assists per set in the sweep, all while leading the team to a stellar .444 hitting percentage. She also posted 10 digs in the match for her fifth double-double of the season.

In the final match against Ole Miss, Monserez tallied 32 assists, four digs and two kills. She captained the team to a .349 clip in the sweep.

Beason registered 2.89 kills per set, 2.00 digs per set, 1.11 blocks per set and 3.83 points per set over the course of the three matches this past week.

The freshman recorded eight kills on 15 swings for a .400 clip against Georgia, adding six digs, three blocks and a career-high two aces in the sweep.

In the first match against Ole Miss, Beason was errorless, notching nine kills with a career-high .692 clip. She also registered seven digs, one block and an assist in the victory.

In the final match of the week, the Gardendale, Ala. native tied her career-high in blocks with six. She added nine kills, a .333 clip, five digs and one ace.

Monserez, Beason and the rest of the Gators are back in action on Saturday, for the start of a two-match series against LSU in Baton Rouge, La.

Player of the Week: Marlie Monserez, Florida
Offensive Player of the Week: Ava Bell, Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Week: Tatum Shipes, Auburn
Setter of the Week: Marlie Monserez, Florida
Freshman of the Week: Merritt Beason, Florida

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