AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: October 5-9, 2021
 
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Sarah Ghormley, OH, Jr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas junior outside hitter Sarah Ghormley (Bastrop, Texas) averaged 4.46 kills per set and 2.62 digs as the Tornados went 1-2. Against No. 17 Southwestern (Texas), she had a career-high 26 kills and added 11 digs in a five-set loss. Ghormley tallied seven kills and seven digs in a loss to Hardin-Simmons, then followed with 25 kills and 16 digs in a five-set victory over McMurry. This is Ghormley’s third Player of the Week honors of her career.

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Allison Owen, MB/OH, Jr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas junior middle blocker/outside hitter Allison Owen (Murphy, Texas) averaged 3.17 kills per set while hitting at a .421 clip as she sparked the Comets to a pair of ASC road wins last week. Owen opened the week with nine kills and 10 digs Friday night in a 3-0 win over Belhaven. She then had 10 kills without an error, hitting .667, and added two aces and a pair of blocks in a road sweep of East Texas Baptist. This is Owen’s fourth Player of the Week award of her career.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Cali Carter, L, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons freshman libero Cali Carter (Stephenville, Texas) led the Cowgirl defense with 7.67 kills per set as they went 1-1. Carter racked up 30 digs in a three-set loss to No. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor and had 16 digs in a sweep over Concordia Texas. This is Carter’s second consecutive Player of the Week award.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior middle blocker Kayla Janikula (Kingwood, Texas) hit .375 and averaged 2.67 kills per set in a pair of sweeps for the No. 8 Cru. She registered 16 kills with only one attack error, to go with with four digs and four blocks.

LeTourneau sophomore Avery Mabery (Tolar, Texas) hit .333 with 15 kills as the YellowJackets went 2-0. She totaled eight kills and hit .353 in a win against Belhaven and had seven kills in a five-set win over East Texas Baptist.

Hardin-Simmons senior middle blocker Taylor Salone (Grand Prairie, Texas) averaged 2.83 kills and hit .324 as the Cowgirls went 1-1 on the week. She connected on 17 kills and had three digs and three blocks.

Sul Ross State senior setter/middle blocker Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) hit .408 with 3.83 kills, 6.17 assists and 3.17 digs per set as the Lobos went 2-0. She added another triple-double with 11 kills, 17 assists and 13 digs against Southwest, then had 12 kills, 20 assists and six digs in a sweep against Howard Payne.

Defensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore outside hitter Hannah Frasca (Spring, Texas) led the Cru’s defense with 5.17 digs per set in a pair of sweeps for the No. 8 Cru. She also added five blocks and helped limit opponents to a .082 hitting percentage. Frasca also connected on 18 kills.

LeTourneau senior outside hitter Kianna Crow (Spring, Texas) averaged 3.78 digs per set as the YellowJackets went 2-0 on the week. She posted 12 digs with 18 kills in a five-set win over East Texas Baptist. Crow also had nine kills and 22 digs against Belhaven.

UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Abby Jones (Cleburne, Texas) averaged 3.17 digs per set while hitting .286 in a pair of ASC road wins for the Comets last week. Jones collected 10 digs while adding six kills, three aces and a block Friday night in a sweep of Belhaven. She then had nine digs and five kills Saturday in a sweep of East Texas Baptist.

Concordia Texas junior right side Kylexus Block (San Antonio, Texas) averaged 4.31 kills and had four blocks while the Tornados went 1-2. She also hit .250 with 3.77 kills per set, coming up with 19 kills and 24 digs in a five-set loss to No. 17 Southwestern (Texas). Block followed with 12 digs in a loss to Hardin-Simmons, then racked up a career-high 23 kills and 20 digs in a five-set victory over McMurry.

Sul Ross State sophomore libero Faith Herrera (El Paso, Texas) averaged 4.00 digs per set and an ace as the Lobos went 2-0 on the week. She posted 13 digs, three assists and four aces against Southwest, then had 11 digs and two more aces in sweep of Howard Payne.