LSU football senior defensive tackle Drake Nevis and volleyball sophomore outside hitter Madie Jones each received
Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors for their performances this past weekend.
Nevis was a major force Saturday in the Tigers’ 33-29 win against Florida. The senior tallied 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in the win, bringing his season totals up to 10.5 tackles for loss and five sacks.
The LSU defense is leading the SEC in total defense and sacks and is third in the SEC in scoring defense. Nevis is tied for second in the SEC with five sacks this season.
Nevis’ disruptive play was good enough to get him named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week — the third time he has received the award this season.
Jones received Offensive Player of the Week honors after her contributions to the Tigers’ 16-1 start — their best start since 1991.
The volleyball team knocked off both Kentucky and No. 22 Tennessee in the same weekend, joining Florida as the only SEC teams to accomplish that feat this season.
Jones had nine kills against Kentucky and 16 kills against Tennessee.
“We had so much faith in our defense today,” Jones said after the Tennessee match. “Everyone in the back row played great digging all those crazy balls; so did everyone in the front row with the blocking.”
The performances moved Jones into the top 10 in the SEC in kills per set in conference matches.
 
 
 
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