Queen City Sports Report's Girls' Athletes of the Week
Here are the Queen City Sports Report’s Girls’ Athletes of the Week from last week. These athletes were nominated by coaches:
Piper Bickford, Carmel Christian Volleyball, Junior: The Cougars’ outside hitter had 15 kills to lead Carmel Christian to 3-0 victory last Thursday over Rabun Gap Nacoochee School.
Carmel Christian (3-9) also lost 3-0 to the South Charlotte Thunder on Friday
Bickford is an Eastern Kentucky University commit.
Trysta Carter-McCain, North Mecklenburg Volleyball, Sophomore: Carter-McCain had 34 kills, 15 digs and five aces in two matches as North Mecklenburg won 3-0 at Julius Chambers last Tuesday, and lost 3-1 on Thursday at Independence.
Carter-McCain has 193 kills, 115 digs and 28 aces for North Mecklenburg (5-13) this season.
Maddy Hamilton, Mooresville Volleyball, Senior: The Blue Devils’ middle blocker had 24 kills, five digs, three aces and two blocks as Mooresville won 3-0 over Davie County last Thursday, and lost 3-1 at powerhouse North Iredell on Tuesday.
Hamilton has 106 kills, 77 digs, 44 blocks and 33 aces for Mooresville (12-7) this season.
Olivia Martin, Lake Norman Girls’ Golf, Sophomore: Martin shot an even-par 36 and finished in a tie for second place individually last Wednesday at the Maple Chase Invitational in Winston-Salem.
Martin had one birdie and one eagle in her round to help the Lake Norman girls’ golf team to a third-place finish at the same event.
Sanaa Mohammed, Charlotte Country Day Volleyball, Senior: The Buccaneers’ outside hitter had 30 kills, including the 1,000th kill of her career, to go with 13 digs in a 3-2 loss last Tuesday at Charlotte Latin/
Mohammed also posted 15 kills and 15 digs in 3-1 victory at Covenant Day on Thursday.
Mohammmed has 187 kills and 117 digs for Charlotte Country Day (9-3) this season.
Sarah Ott, Myers Park Field Hockey, Senior: The Mustang standout had three goals and two assists combined in three wins for Myers Park this week.
Ott helped Myers Park to a 9-0 win over Providence last Monday, a 3-2 overtime victory last Tuesday over Cuthbertson, and 6-0 win Friday over Ardrey Kell.
Ott has five goals and three assists for Myers Park (9-2) this season.
Jada Porch, Jay M. Robinson Girls’ Flag Football, Senior: The Bulldogs’ two-way standout had 72 yards rushing on offense and 13 flag pulls on defense in helping the Bulldogs to victories last Monday over East Rowan (18-6) and West Rowan (7-6).
Porch’s play has helped Jay M. Robinson to a perfect 4-0 start this season.
Savannah Ryan, Providence Day Field Hockey, Junior: The Chargers’ goalkeeper had four shutouts in four games last week, helping Providence Day improve to 10-3 overall this season.
Ryan earned a 6-0 shutout last Monday against South Mecklenburg, a 2-0 shutout of Marvin Ridge on Wednesday, another 2-0 blanking of Ravenscroft on Friday, and a 6-0 win Saturday over Cary Academy.
Ryan has 10 shutouts for Providence Day this season.
Katherine Truong, Hopewell Girls’ Flag Football, Junior: Truong had 132 yards rushing to go with eight flag pulls and four sacks combined in Hopewell’s victories last Monday over North Mecklenburg (26-0) and East Mecklenburg (19-0).
Hopewell is 2-1 overall this season.
Bailey Wallace, Mountain Island Charter Girls’ Flag Football, Senior: The Raptors’ senior running back and rusher (defensive) had two rushing touchdowns, two sacks and one safety to lead Mountain Island Charter 49-0 and 18-0 wins over the College Prep and Leadership Academy last Monday.
Wallace has helped Mountain Island Charter to a 2-0 start this season.
