AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: September 21-27, 2021
 
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Annika Canaba, S/MB, Sr., Sul Ross State
Sul Ross State senior setter/middle blocker Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) recorded 4.07 kills, 4.21 assists and 2.00 digs per set as the Lobos went 3-1 on the week. She started the week with 25 kills, 22 assists, five digs, three blocks and an ace while hitting .806 in a four-set win against Concordia Texas. Canaba also posted her fourth triple-double of the season with 17 kills, 12 assists, 10 digs, four aces and two blocks in a sweep at Southwest. This is Canaba’s second Player of the Week of the season and seventh of her career.

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kylie Metcalf, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior middle blocker Kylie Metcalf (Pflugerville, Texas) hit .426 over three wins for the No. 9 Cru. She had a season-high 12 kills at Schreiner and averaged 3.00 kills per set. Metcalf totaled 24 kills on 42 attacks with just two errors to go with seven blocks.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Bailey O’Bannon, MB, Sr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist senior middle blocker Bailey O’Bannon (Redwater, Texas) averaged 1.63 blocks per set as the Tigers picked up a pair of road conference wins. She started the week with six blocks and four kills in a sweep at Belhaven, then followed with seven more blocks and five kills in a five-set victory at Hardin-Simmons. This is O’Bannon’s second Player of the Week of the season and third of her career.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Abby Jones (Cleburne, Texas) averaged 3.30 kills per set while hitting at a .241 clip in the Comets' 2-1 outing last week. Jones opened the week with 11 kills and six digs Tuesday night in a 3-1 loss at Hardin-Simmons. She then had 13 kills along with nine digs and two blocks Friday night as the Comets swept Sul Ross State. Jones closed the week with nine kills and five digs in a road sweep of Howard Payne Saturday.

LeTourneau freshman right side/middle blocker Kaci Monk (Euless, Texas) hit .357 with 2.83 kills per set as the YellowJackets went 2-1 on the week. She tallied 15 kills in a win over Howard Payne and had 12 against Sul Ross State.

Hardin-Simmons junior outside hitter Alicia Becerra (Round Rock, Texas) started the week 15 kills and 13 digs as the Cowgirls defeated UT Dallas in four sets. She then had eight kills and 12 digs in a win over Belhaven and another double-double of 10 kills/10 digs in a loss to East Texas Baptist. For the week, Becerra hit .182 with 2.75 kills, 2.92 digs, three blocks and nine aces.

Concordia Texas junior outside hitter Sarah Ghormley (Bastrop, Texas) reached double-digit kills in all three of the Tornados’ matches, including a 20-kill performance in a four set loss to Concordia Texas. She hit .222 with 5.20 kills per set, five aces, 26 digs and seven blocks on the week.

Defensive
UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Catherine Croft (Buda, Texas) had a solid all-around week with 2.80 kills and 4.30 digs per set while hitting at a .246 clip for the Comets. She had 13 kills and 13 digs Tuesday night in a 3-1 road loss at Hardin-Simmons. She then had 21 digs (7.0 per set) Friday as the Comets bounced back with a road sweep of Sul Ross State. Croft wrapped up the week with a nine-kill, nine-dig performance in a road sweep of Howard Payne Saturday.

LeTourneau senior right side Natalie Connelly (Rowlett, Texas) averaged a block per set as the YellowJackets went 2-1 on the week. She had seven blocks in a four-set loss at Sul Ross State. Connelly also recorded 17 kills on the week.

Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore outside hitter Hannah Frasca (Spring, Texas) averaged 5.1 digs per set in three wins for the No. 9 Cru. She had a season-high 19 digs against Concordia Texas on Friday, then had a double-double in that match. Frasca added 12 digs against Schreiner and 15 versus Belhaven.

Concordia Texas freshman libero Avery Smith (Houston, Texas) ended the week with back-to-back double-digit dig performances, including 16 digs in a three-set loss to No. 9 Mary Hardin-Baylor. She averaged 3.86 digs per set on the week.

Sul Ross State sophomore libero Faith Herrera (El Paso, Texas) tallied 40 digs on the week as the Lobos went 3-1. She had double-digit performances in three of the four matches, including 11 in a sweep of Southwest.