AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: February 9-13, 2021
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Allie Fennell, OH, Jr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist junior outside hitter Allie Fennell (Gilmer, Texas) averaged 4.25 kills per set, while hitting .633 in the Tigers two wins over Belhaven. She hit .656 with a career-high 22 kills in the second match after connecting on 12 kills and hitting .588 in the opener. Fennell also added six digs, an ace, a block and two assists.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Natalie Connelly, MB, Jr., LeTourneau
LeTourneau junior middle blocker Natalie Connelly (Rowlett, Texas) averaged 1.33 blocks and 0.83 digs per set as the YellowJackets topped Louisiana College in a pair of three-set sweeps. She tied her career-high with six blocks in the first match and helped hold the Wildcats hit -.009 in the two matches. Connelly also hit .609 with 2.67 kills per set.

WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kianni Mitchell, MB, Sr., McMurry
McMurry senior middle blocker Kianni Mitchell (Abilene, Texas) hit .541 with 20 kills and no errors in the War Hawks’ pair of victories over Sul Ross State. She posted 10 kills in each match, averaging 2.86 per set. This is her second career Player of the Week award.

WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Hannah Frasca, OH, Fr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman outside hitter Hannah Frasca (Spring, Texas) led the Cru with 39 total digs (5.57 per set) in a pair of wins over Howard Payne. She opened with 24 digs in a four-set victory, adding three blocks. Frasca added 15 more in a three-set sweep.
 
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
LeTourneau junior outside hitter Kianna Crow (Spring, Texas) had double-digit kills for the fourth time in five matches with 11 in a sweep over Louisiana College. In the pair of wins over the Wildcats, she hit .259 with 3.33 kills and 3.17 digs per set to go with four aces and four blocks.

Mary Hardin-Baylor senior outside hitter Corinne Novak (Georgetown, Texas) hit .241 with 2.43 kills per set in the Cru’s season-opening wins over Howard Payne. She connected on 17 kills to go with three digs and three blocks.
 
Defensive
McMurry freshman outside hitter Madison Cuellar (San Antonio, Texas) averaged 4.75 digs per set as the War Hawks defeated Sul Ross State in a pair of four-set matches. She had 12 digs in match one, followed by 11 kills and 26 digs in the nightcap. Cuellar also recorded four blocks and seven aces while average 2.25 kills.

East Texas Baptist freshman defensive specialist Lillie Hill (Schertz, Texas) set a season-high of 23 digs in the second victory of the day over Belhaven. In the opener, she came up with 19 digs, for an average of 5.25 digs per set on the night.