AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: September 10-16, 2019
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Caroline Shecterle, S, Sr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas senior setter Caroline Shecterle (Pearland, Texas) averaged nearly 6.83 assists per set in the Comets' 6-2 offense as UTD opened ASC East play over the weekend with a pair of road sweeps. Shecterle had 16 assists along with 10 digs Friday in a 3-0 win at East Texas Baptist. She then had 25 assists (8.3 per set) along with four digs and a kill Saturday in a sweep of Belhaven. As a team, the Comets hit .342 over the two-game stretch, earning Shecterle her third career Player of the Week honors.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jillian Via, OH, Sr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas senior outside hitter Jillian Via (Frisco, Texas) averaged 3.50 digs per set while adding 3.67 kills and a .333 hitting percentage in the Comets' two sweeps to open ASC East play last week. Via had 11 kills and four digs, along with an ace Friday as the Comets swept East Texas Baptist. She then had 11 kills and 17 digs (5.8 per set) while adding another ace and a block Saturday in a sweep of Belhaven. This is Via’s second Player of the Week award of the season and third of her career.

WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Cory Jo Martin, S, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior setter Cory Jo Martin (Manvel, Texas) averaged 6.33 assists, 2.83 digs and 0.83 blocks and 0.50 aces per set as the No. 25 Cru went 2-0 to open conference play. She had 34 assists for in a sweep of Sul Ross State.
 
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 No. 25 Cru with 2.50 digs and 3.00 kills per set while hitting .293 as they opened conference play 2-0. She recorded 11 digs in the three-set sweep of Sul Ross State at home.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Howard Payne sophomore outside hitter Mya Ross (Irving, Texas) delivered 17 of her 29 kills for the week in the Lady Jackets’ five-set victory over Louisiana College. She also had 12 digs in the match.

East Texas Baptist freshman outside hitter Kennedy Peacock (Flower Mound, Texas) averaged 2.57 kills per set recording 18 kills. She posted 13 kills in a four-set win over LeTourneau in the ASC opener. She then had five kills against UT Dallas.

Concordia Texas freshman outside hitter Sarah Ghormley (Bastrop, Texas) had double-digit kills in two of the three matches the Tornados went 2-1. Against Southwestern (Texas) on Saturday, Ghormley registered her first career double-double, finishing with 11 kills and 12 digs along with a pair of blocks. For the week, she averaged 3.00 kills and 3.60 digs per set.
 
Defensive
Howard Payne sophomore libero Kylee Shirley (Deer Park, Texas) posted 27 digs in the Lady Jackets’ five-set victory against Louisiana College Sunday. For the week, she averaged 2.88 digs per set.

East Texas Baptist sophomore defensive specialist Savannah Stanley (Liberty Hill, Texas) posted 17 digs in a win against LeTourneau in the ASC opener at home with six assists. She then had seven digs against UT Dallas. Stanley averaged 3.43 digs per set in the two matches.
 
Concordia Texas junior libero Rylee Davis (Austin, Texas) finished with double-digit digs in all three of the Tornados’ matches, including a team-high 17 in the loss to Southwestern (Texas) on Saturday. For the week she averaged 4.20 per set.