AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: March 16-20, 2021
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Catherine Croft, OH, So., UT Dallas
UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Catherine Croft (Buda, Texas) averaged 3.00 averaged 3.00 kills per set while hitting at a .250 clip in the No. 6 Comets' perfect 4-0 win last week in ASC East play. Croft reached double-digit kills and digs in three of four matches last week, including 12 kills and 12 digs Friday in a 3-1 win at LeTourneau. She also contributed 3.08 digs and 0.54 blocks per set last week. This is Croft’s second Player of the Week award of the season and third of her career.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Gabi Sommerfield, MB, Jr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas junior middle blocker Gabi Sommerfield (Liberty Hill, Texas) averaged an impressive 1.31 blocks per set while hitting .493 for the No. 6-ranked Comets as they earned four wins over ASC East foes last week. In Friday's 3-1 road win over LeTourneau, Sommerfield finished with 15 kills and a .538 attack percentage while collecting five blocks.

WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Ky’Lexus Block, OH, So., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas sophomore outside hitter Ky’Lexus Block (San Antonio, Texas) hit .407 with 4.83 kills and 3.33 digs per set as the Tornados took two matches from Sul Ross State. In match one, Block tallied 20 kills and hit .515 to go with 11 digs. In the nightcap, Block recorded nine kills and nine digs.

WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Adile Leal, L, So., McMurry
McMurry sophomore libero Adile Leal (Clute, Texas) came up with 5.76 digs per set as the War Hawks went 3-1 on the week. She had a career-high 26 digs against No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor and 17 in a three-set win against the Cru. This is Leal’s third Player of the Week award of the year.
 
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore setter Alli Pierce (Abilene, Texas) anchored the No. 4 Cru’s offense last week, averaging 6.92 assist per set as they went 3-1. She totaled 90 assists on the week and accumulated 10 points herself with two kills, seven aces and two block assists. She also averaged 3.8 digs per set.

East Texas Baptist junior fight side Allie Fennell (Gilmer, Texas) hit .286 with 2.00 kills per set as the Tigers defeated Louisiana College twice. She posted 11 kills and hit .333 in a four-set win over the Wildcats.

LeTourneau junior outside hitter Kianna Crow (Spring, Texas) 2.85 kills and 4.14 digs per set as the YellowJackets lost a pair of matches to No. 6 UT Dallas.
Sul Ross State junior middle blocker Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) averaged 2.83 kills and 2.83 assists per set as the Lobos dropped two matches to Concordia Texas. In the opening match, she had seven kills, nine assists and seven digs, followed by 10 kills, eight assists and eight digs in the match two.
McMurry freshman outside hitter Kaylie Vasil (Midlothian, Texas) averaged 2.92 kills and 4.23 digs per set as the War Hawks went 3-1 on the week. She had a season-high 17 kills and 15 digs against No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor. She also recorded seven aces and four blocks.

Defensive
Concordia Texas sophomore libero Laina DeLeon (Johnson City, Texas) came up with 4.50 digs per set in a pair of three-set sweeps over Sul Ross State. In the first match, she recorded 10 digs, followed by 17 digs without an error on receptions in the finale.

Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman libero Maddie Gillispie (Austin, Texas) led the No. 4 Cru with 60 digs (4.62) as they went 3-1 on the week. She also added 16 assists and a pair of aces.

East Texas Baptist junior middle blocker Annie Harris (McKinney, Texas) averaged 2.78 digs and 1.00 blocks per set in nine sets played as the Tigers topped Louisiana College twice. She posted 15 digs and six blocks in a five-set victory in the opener and followed with 10 digs and three blocks in the nightcap.

LeTourneau junior outside hitter Kylie Cobb (Spring, Texas) recorded a career-high 23 digs in a four-set loss to No. 6 UT Dallas.

Sul Ross State freshman outside hitter Mia Bella Ruiz (El Paso, Texas) averaged 4.00 digs per set, including 15 in digs in match two against Concordia Texas.