AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: February 23-27, 2021
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Allison Owen, MB/OH, Jr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas junior middle blocker/outside hitter Allison Owen (Murphy, Texas) averaged 4.5 kills per set while hitting at a .309 clip as the No. 15-ranked Comets collected two road sweeps over Belhaven Friday night to open the new season. Owen had 11 kills in the 3-0 opener over the Blazers and then added 16 kills and two blocks in a 3-0 win to close the perfect night. This is her third career Player of the Week.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Lillie Hill, DS, Fr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist freshman defensive specialist Lillie Hill (Schertz, Texas) led the No. 21 Tigers with 4.89 digs per set in two wins over Louisiana College. Hill had 24 digs in a four-set win over the Wildcats, then followed with 20 in match two. She also had three aces and four assists on the night.

WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Sarah Ghormley, OH, So., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas sophomore outside hitter Sarah Ghormley (Bastrop, Texas) began the season with back-to-back double-double performances in a pair of sweeps against Howard Payne. In the first match she hit .355, racking up 14 kills and 16 digs. Ghormley followed with 13 kills and 10 digs while hitting .345. On the day, she hit .3500 while averaging 4.50 kills and 4.33 digs per set for her second career Player of the Week award.

WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Adile Leal, L, So., McMurry
McMurry sophomore libero Adile Leal (Clute, Texas) led the War Hawks with 4.66 digs per set in a pair of wins over Howard Payne. She came up with a 13-dig, 12-assist double-double in match one. She also added a kill and an ace.
 
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman outside hitter Hannah Frasca (Spring, Texas) led the No. 9 Cru to a pair of sweeps over Hardin-Simmons, hitting .203 with 3.00 kills per set and 3.00 digs per set. She also hadded four blocks.

East Texas Baptist junior right side Allie Fennell (Gilmer, Texas) led the No. 21 Tigers with 2.40 kills per set and hit .321 in a pair of victories over Louisiana College. She recorded 12 kills and hit .435 in the four-set match one, followed by 10 kills in a five set win.

McMurry senior setter Brynn Wilson (Denton, Texas) had 35 assists (5.83 per set) as the War Hawks swept Howard Payne. She also averaged 3.67 digs per set and had a double-double of 20 assists and 14 digs in match two. Wilson added eight kills, hitting .400 on the day.
 
Defensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman libero Maddie Gillispie (Austin, Texas) led the No. 9 Cru with 32 digs (5.33 per set) in a pair of sweeps against Hardin-Simmons. She also had eight assists and four aces.

UT Dallas freshman outside hitter Jaryn Towery (Irving, Texas) averaged 1.80 digs per set and collected six service aces as the No. 15-ranked Comets swept Belhaven twice Friday night to open the new season. Towery had two digs and three aces in the season opener and then added seven digs and three more aces in the night cap.

Concordia Texas sophomore libero Laina DeLeon (Johnson City, Texas) averaged 3.67 digs per set in the Tornados two sweeps of Howard Payne. She came up with a career-high 17 digs in match two.