AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: September 24-28, 2019
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Caroline Shecterle, S, Sr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas senior setter Caroline Shecterle (Pearland, Texas) averaged 6.10 assists per set in the Comets' 6-2 offense as they went 3-0 at the ASC Crossover in Longview.. Shecterle had 26 assists Friday in the Comets' opener at the event, a 3-0 win over Sul Ross State. She added 16 assists in a sweep of Hardin-Simmons and 19 assists along with 10 digs Saturday in a 3-1 win over McMurry. The Comets would hit .255 as a team over the three matches, earning Shecterle her second Player of the Week award of the season and fourth of her career.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Cam Taylor, L, Jr., LeTourneau
LeTourneau junior libero Cam Taylor (Huffman, Texas) averaged 5.72 digs per set as the YellowJackets went 3-1 on the week. She came up with double-digit digs in every match, including 31 in a five-set win over Sul Ross State.

CO-WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kayla Janikula, MB, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore middle blocker Kayla Janikula (Kingwood, Texas) had a massive week for Cru, hitting .613 while going 3-0. She opened the ASC Crossover with an 11-2-20 performance against East Texas Baptist. Janikula followed that hitting 14-0-16 against Louisiana College and closed out the crossover with a 5-1-8 showing against Belhaven. Janikula totaled 30 kills (2.73 per set) on 44 attacks with just three errors. She added three assists, two service aces, 21 digs and six blocks.

CO-WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tristyn Massey, OH, Sr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas senior outside hitter Tristyn Massey (Amarillo, Texas) hit .369 with 4.15 kills per set as the Tornados went 4-0 on the week. She had double-digit kills in all four of the Tornados' win, including two double-doubles. Against Southwestern, Massey finished the night with a 19-kill, 16-dig performance in the win. Against Louisiana College, Massey racked up 11 kills, hitting .400 in the sweep. She finished her weekend, with a 10-kill, 10-dig stat sheet, hitting at .500 along with four service aces in a sweep of Belhaven.
 
WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Sarah Ghormley, OH, Fr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas freshman outside hitter Sarah Ghormley (Bastrop, Texas) recorded 4.14 digs per set with a pair of double-doubles and hit double-digit digs in all four wins for the Tornados. In the four-set victory over Southwestern, Ghormley recorded her second double-double of the season, pouring in 14 kills and 11 digs. She followed that up with a career-high 20 digs as CTX swept Louisiana College in three sets. She finished her week with 13 digs along with four service aces against Belhaven.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
LeTourneau sophomore outside hitter Kianna Crow (Spring, Texas) hit .232 with 4.78 kills per set as the YellowJackets went 3-1 on the week. She had a career-high 32 kills, while hitting .338 in a five-set win over Sul Ross State. Earlier in week, Crow posted a career-high 26 kills and matched a career-best 21 digs in road five-set comeback victory at Dallas. She recorded three double-doubles.

Howard Payne sophomore outside hitter Mya Ross (Irving, Texas) led the Lady Jackets with 20 kills (2.00 per set) as they went 0-3 at the ASC Crossover.

East Texas Baptist sophomore outside hitter Allie Fennell (Gilmer, Texas) hit .207 with 2.92 kills per set as the Tigers went 2-2 on the week. She had 17 kills against Mary Hardin-Baylor and 14 against Howard Payne.
 
Defensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior right side Miranda Klein (Georgetown, Texas) recorded 34 digs (3.09 per set) over three matches, adding six total blocks (0.50) as the Cru went 3-0 at the ASC Crossover. Klein opened with 21 digs against East Texas Baptist then added nine against both Louisiana College and Belhaven. She also put up four block assists against LC with solo blocks against ETBU and Belhaven.

UT Dallas freshman outside hitter Catherine Croft (Buda, Texas) averaged 3.90 digs and 3.10 kills per set over the weekend during the Comets' perfect run through the first ASC Crossover Tournament of the fall. Croft had double-digit digs in all three UTD victories, recording 17 digs along with nine kills in the Comets' 3-1 win over McMurry Saturday. Croft had 11 digs each in sweeps of Sul Ross State and Hardin-Simmons Friday.

Howard Payne sophomore libero Kylee Shirley (Deer Park, Texas) averaged 3.10 digs per set for the Lady Jackets as the ASC Crossover.

East Texas Baptist sophomore defensive specialist Savannah Stanley (Liberty Hill, Texas) posted 3.21 digs per set as the Tigers went 2-2 on the Week. She 18 digs each in losses to Mary Hardin-Baylor and Concordia Texas.