Volleyball

Reid, Carter Named Volleyball Players of the Week

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: October 19-25, 2021
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Avery Reid, OH, Fr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist freshman outside hitter Avery Reid (Fulshear, Texas) led the Tigers to a 3-0 record, averaging 5.18 kills and 2.82 digs per and hitting .293. She posted a career-high 29 kills with 19 digs in win over Sul Ross State and 20 kills in a victory at Howard Payne.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Cali Carter, L, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons freshman libero Cali Carter (Stephenville, Texas) averaged 7.67 digs per set and had a school-record 49 digs in a five-set loss at No. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor. She also posted 20 digs in a four-set loss to McMurry, coming up with 69 total on the week. Carter recorded 14 assists on the week. This is the third Player of the Week award of the season for Carter.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
McMurry sophomore outside hitter Kaylie Vasil (Midlothian, Texas) had back-to-back career highs with 18 kills and 21 kills against No. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor and Hardin-Simmons, respectively. She averaged 4.16 kills and hit .233 with 2.50 digs per set as the War Hawks went 1-2 on the week.

Mary Hardin-Baylor senior middle blocker Kayla Janikula (Kingwood, Texas) had 52 kills, averaging 3.06 per set, while hitting .454 as the No. 8 Cru went 3-1 on the week. She had 12 kills with no errors in a four-set victory over McMurry.

Concordia Texas junior right side Kylexus Block (San Antonio, Texas) registered double-digit kills in all three wins for the Tornados, averaging 3.69 per set. She had 11 kills and 12 digs in a four-set win over McMurry and 20 kills and 12 digs against LeTourneau. Block ended the week with 14 kills and nine digs in a five-set win against UT Dallas.

UT Dallas junior outside hitter/middle blocker Allison Owen (Murphy, Texas) averaged 4.10 kills and hit .370 as the Comets went 2-1 on the week. She had a career-high 27 kills in a five-set win at No. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor, hitting .404. Owen also had 14 kills, seven digs and four blocks in a five-set road loss to Concordia Texas.

Howard Payne junior outside hitter Mitsue Rodriguez (San Antonio, Texas) averaged 2.50 kills and 3.5 digs per set at the Lady Jackets went 1-1 on the week. She led HPU with 10 kills, three aces and 14 digs in a four-set win against Belhaven.

Sul Ross State senior middle blocker/setter Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) posted two triple-doubles on the week and hit .333 while averaging 4.63 kills, 4.25 assists and 2.86 digs in a 1-1 week. She had 23 kills, 24 assists and 15 digs in a five-set loss to East Texas Baptist and 14 kills, 10 assists and 18 digs in a sweep of Belhaven.

LeTourneau senior right side Skylar Fowler (Spring, Texas) averaged 2.00 kills per set and hit .140 as the YellowJackets were 1-2 on the week.

Defensive
McMurry senior middle blocker Megan Martinez (El Paso, Texas) had a career-high nine blocks in a four-set win over Hardin-Simmons. She averaged 1.00 blocks, 0.83 digs and 1.66 kills per set as the War Hawks went 1-2.

Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore outside hitter Hannah Frasca (Spring, Texas) averaged 3.71 digs and 3.53 kills per set as the No. 8 Cru went 3-1 on the week. She topped 20 digs in two matches and also posted 10 blocks and six aces.

Concordia Texas junior outside hitter Sarah Ghormley (Bastrop, Texas) had three straight double-doubles, leading the Tornados to a 3-0 week. She averaged 3.23 kills and 3.46 digs per set. Ghormley hit .351 with 16 kills and 14 digs in a four-set victory over McMurry then had 12 kills and 14 digs against LeTourneau. She finished the week with 14 kills and 17 digs in a five-set win versus UT Dallas.

East Texas Baptist sophomore libero Lillie Hill (Schertz, Texas) produced back-to-back 20-plus dig matches as the Tigers went 3-0 on the week. She posted 10 digs against Belhaven, 21 versus Sul Ross State and 22 against Howard Payne, averaging 4.82 per set.

UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Madison Ball (Maypearl, Texas) averaged 3.77 digs per set as the Comets went 2-1 on the week. In Friday’s five-set win at No. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor, she collected 26 digs with eight kills and an ace. She closed the week with 14 digs in a five-set road loss at Concordia Texas.

Howard Payne senior middle blocker Amaya Marshall (McKinney, Texas) averaged 1.14 blocks per set on the week, leading the Lady Jackets to a 1-1 record. She came up with five blocks and four kills in a four-set win over Belhaven and had three blocks and five kills in a loss to East Texas Baptist.

Sul Ross State freshman setter Kamrynn Caruth (El Paso, Texas) averaged 5.88 assists and 3.25 digs per set for the Lobos as they went 1-1. She had 29 assists and 19 digs in a five-set loss to East Texas Baptist and 18 assists and seven digs in a sweep of Belhaven.

LeTourneau senior right side Natalie Connelly (Rowlett, Texas) averaged 1.55 blocks and 1.63 kills per set while hitting .244 as the YellowJackets went 1-2 on the week. She had nine blocks in a four-set win against Belhaven to go with 10 kills. She also had six blocks at Concordia Texas.