AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: October 15-19, 2019
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
Caroline Shecterle, S, Sr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas senior setter
Caroline Shecterle (Pearland, Texas) averaged 7.18 assists per set in the Comets' 6-2 offense while helping UTD to a 2-1 record at an ASC Crossover in Austin over the weekend. Shecterle had 37 assists (7.4 per set) to open the event as the Comets dropped a 3-2 decision to West Division leader Mary Hardin-Baylor. She added 12 digs and a pair of kills in the loss. Shecterle followed up with 15 assists in a quick sweep of host Concordia Texas and then had 27 assists in a sweep of Howard Payne, both on Saturday. She finished with eight digs in each match on Saturday. This is Shecterle’s fourth Player of the Week award of the season and sixth of her career.
EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
Alyssa Porter, MB, Sr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas senior middle blocker
Alyssa Porter (Austin, Texas) averaged 1.00 blocks per set while hitting at a .488 clip in the Comets' 2-1 weekend at the ASC Crossover in Austin. Porter had 15 kills and six blocks, hitting .444, Friday in UTD's close 3-2 loss to West Division leader Mary Hardin-Baylor. She followed with four kills and a block Saturday morning in a sweep of host Concordia Texas. Porter closed the tournament with six kills and four blocks in a sweep of Howard Payne. This is Porter’s third career Player of the Week award.
WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
Annika Canaba, MB, So., Sul Ross State
Sul Ross State sophomore middle blocker
Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) hit .381 and averaged 5.58 kills, 5.58 assists, 2.83 digs and 1.00 blocks per set as the Lady Lobos went 2-1 at the ASC Crossover. She recorded a triple-double in a five-set loss to East Texas Baptist with 22 kills, 15 assists and 12 digs. Canaba followed with a career-high 30 kills to go with 12 assists and 14 digs for another triple-double in a four-set win over Belhaven. She finished the week with 15 kills, 10 assists and eight digs in a sweep against Louisiana College. This is Canaba’s second Player of the Week award of the year and third of her career.
WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
Jenna Gillean, OH, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior outside hitter
Jenna Gillean (Midland, Texas) led the Cru’s defense with 50 digs over two matches last weekend. She split with 25 digs against both UT Dallas and LeTourneau, adding a block assist in both matches. Gillean added 22 kills, one assist and three service aces and averaged 6.25 digs per set. This is Gillean’s third Player of the Week honors of the season.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Howard Payne sophomore outside hitter
Mya Ross (Irving, Texas) led the Lady Jackets with 1.83 kills per set as the Lady Jackets went 0-2 at the ASC Crossover.
McMurry senior outside hitter
Jordyn Burnell (Sinton, Texas) hit .210 with 3.38 kills, 3.77 digs and 0.69 blocks per set to help the War Hawks to a 4-0 record on the week. She posted three double-doubles with 10 kills, 10 digs against Schreiner, 15 kills and 11 digs against Belhaven and 10 kills, 14 digs versus East Texas Baptist.
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore middle blocker
Kayla Janikula (Kingwood, Texas) helped the Cru to a pair of wins at the ASC Crossover, hitting .339 with 3.38 kills per set over two matches. She opened with a 12-5-28 performance against UT Dallas, adding two digs and four block assists for a total of 14 points. She followed that with a 15-3-28 showing against LeTourneau, adding an ace, three digs, two solo blocks and two block assists. Janikula totaled 33 points on the weekend.
Hardin-Simmons freshman outside hitter
Triniti Anderson (El Paso, Texas) had double-digit kills in each match, averaging 4.00 per set while hitting .342 in three straight sweeps for the Cowgirls.
LeTourneau freshman setter
Natalie Davenport (Troup, Texas) averaged 10.33 assists and 2.20 digs per set as the YellowJackets went 1-3 for the week. She 54 assists against Austin, posting her sixth 50+ match of the season, in a five-set loss. She also came up with 43 assists in a loss at Concordia Texas, moving her into fourth place on the school season assist list.
Defensive
Howard Payne sophomore libero
Kylee Shirley (Deer Park, Texas) averaged 3.33 digs per set as the Lady Jackets lost twice at the ASC Crossover.
McMurry freshman libero
Adile Leal (Clute, Texas) averaged 4.46 digs per set and helped hold opponents to a .050 hitting percentage in a 4-0 week for the War Hawks. She picked up 18 digs in wins against Schreiner and Louisiana College and had 11 each versus Belhaven and East Texas Baptist.
Sul Ross State sophomore setter
Kylee Davis (Farmersville, Texas) notched a double-double in all three of the matches played over the weekend at the second ASC Crossover, going 2-1 with 6.58 assists and 3.00 digs per set. She totaled 27 assists and 10 digs against East Texas Baptist, 31 assists and 14 digs against Belhaven, and 21 assists and 10 digs against Louisiana College. Her 31 assists performance was a career-high.
Hardin-Simmons senior libero
Mary Johnson (Dallas, Texas) led the Cowgirls with 4.00 digs per set in a pair of sweeps.