SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced its weekly volleyball awards, and Wofford's Laney Klika was selected as the defensive player of the week. The selections are made by the league office.
 
Laney Klika picks up her sixth player of the week honor of the season – the most by a single player in program history. The selection marks the ninth by the team this year, which is also a new program record.
 
Klika, a senior libero out of Novelty, Ohio, led the conference and the nation with 7.00 digs per set in two matches last week. In a 3-0 sweep against The Citadel, Klika totaled 17 digs and a career-high four service aces. She followed that up with 25 digs and six assists in another straight-set sweep over the Bulldogs.
 
Klika currently ranks third in the nation with 469 digs this season. Her rate of 5.39 digs per set is fourth best in the country. She is second all-time in program history with 1,831 career digs (Jessica Graham, 1,921).
 
Wofford is 16-7 on the season with a SoCon-best 9-2 record in conference play. The team will take on Western Carolina on Tuesday, October 27, before returning home for a weekend series with Mercer. All matches can be streamed live on ESPN+.