Saylors, O’Brien earn SEC honors after sweeps over Alabama and Mississippi St.

Gracison Saylors and Kassie O’Brien earned SEC honors after No. 6 Kentucky’s weekend sweep over Alabama and Mississippi State. Saylors earned SEC Co-Freshman of the Week in her first conference start with the Cats. The 6-foot-3 freshman from Calhoun, Georgia put up astonishing numbers against Alabama, hitting at a .778 clip and recording seven kills and six blocks. Against Mississippi State, she hit .556 with five kills and three blocks. “It’s really surreal for me because this has just like always been my dream,” Saylors said. “I feel like it was just my time to show what I’ve been working on.” Saylors shares this award with Jolene Oddo, a freshman middle blocker from No. 11 Tennessee. “She played great, I mean, we’ve been working really hard, she’s been working really hard in connection with the setters,” coach Craig Skinner said. O’Brien also earned her second consecutive SEC Setter of the Week award after her performances against Alabama and Mississippi State.

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