FLORENCE, SC – Francis Marion University junior outside hitter Madilyn Gartner and senior libero Katie Floyd were named the Conference Carolinas women's volleyball Player and Specialist of the Week for the week of Oct. 13-19. It is the second time this season, Gartner has earned the offensive accolade.

A native of Albertville, Minn., Gartner averaged 4.91 kills, 3.91 digs, and 5.23 points during a 3-0 week in Conference Carolinas play for the Patriots. She posted three kill/dig double-doubles while registering a .285 hitting percentage along with five blocks, three assists, and one service ace.

On Tuesday night, Gartner produced a match-high 17 kills on an impressive .326 hitting percentage while adding 10 digs in a 3-1 road win at UNC Pembroke. She followed up with 16 kills and 13 digs on a .300 clip in a sweep of North Greenville University on Friday before a stellar 21 kills and 20 digs in a 3-1 win versus the University of Mount Olive.

She has helped Francis Marion to a league-best 11-1 overall record in Conference Carolinas play, while individually ranking second in the league in kills per set (3.81), points per set (4.11), and attacks per set (10.94).

A native of Campbellsville, Ky., Floyd tallied double-digit digs in all three matches, averaging 4.36 digs and 1.36 assists per set. She posted a .919 reception percentage with just three errors on 37 total attempts.

Floyd finished with 16 digs and seven assists in a road win at UNCP before totaling 17 digs and six assists on a perfect 1.000 reception percentage in a sweep over NGU. She closed out the weekend with 15 digs and a pair of assists in a win against Mount Olive.

FMU is scheduled for a trio of matches this week: hosting Augusta University on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., before traveling to face Shorter University on Friday at 6 p.m., and Young Harris College on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Gartner is majoring in biology and is a product of St. Michael-Albertville High School. Floyd, a marketing major, is a graduate of Taylor County High School.