Chepchumba, who previously played for KCB, Kenya Prisons and Kenya Pipeline in the KVF league
Malkia Strikers opposite attacker Sharon Chepchumba, who joined Greece side Aris Thessaloniki in October last year has been named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP ) for the 15th round of the league.
The former Prisons Kenya, Kenya Pipeline and KCB player is the first athlete in the club to receive the MVP gong.
The natural outside hitter turned opposite led her team to a great 3-0 set win over Greece rivals Markopoulos, a result that saw the side break into the top eight.
For the win, she scored 20 points, 18 on her trademark hard attacks, one ace and a block. At the moment, she tops the women's league point scoring chart with 389 points.
Before her jaw-dropping performance, Chumba as she is fondly known had exited the court after twisting her foot with injury fears but after being attended to was back to finish the job for her side.
"Markopoulos is a very competitive team, but my team was better in serving and receiving, areas we had issues in the previous period. But we fixed it, we trained on it and that is what helped us," Chepchumba told Greece media after receiving her award.
Chumba's arrivals seems to be turning Aris fortunes around as the A2 league side had been struggling before her arrival but their performance has taken a turn for good.
"In the beginning, some players came from different backgrounds. Some players were even affected by the weather, we had a problem with team but now we are in a better place," she explained when asked about the improved performance.
Chepchumba previously played for KCB, Kenya Prisons and Kenya Pipeline in the KVF league and has been one of the Malkia Strikers most consistent players in recent years.