AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: September 1-4, 2021
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kayla Janikula, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior middle blocker Kayla Janikula (Kingwood, Texas) led the No. 15 Cru to five sweeps, hitting .344 with 40 kills (2.67 per set). She also averaged 1.40 digs and 1.00 blocks per set. This is Janikula’s third career Player of the Week honor.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Lillie Hill, DS, So., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist sophomore defensive specialist Lillie Hill (Schertz, Texas) made the All-Tournament Team at the Trinity University Classic, averaging 5.47 digs per set as the Tigers went 1-3 on the weekend. She collected a career-high 29 digs in a five-set win over Hendrix. This is Hill’s third Player of the Week award.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
McMurry sophomore outside hitter Kaylie Vasil (Midlothian, Texas) averaged 3.08 kills per set and hi5 .194 as the War Hawks went 1-3 at the Austin/Dallas Tournament. She also averaged 3.62 digs and served seven aces. Vasil had three double-doubles in four matches.

UT Dallas junior middle blocker/outside hitter Allison Owen (Murphy, Texas) was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bear Invite after averaging 3.20 kills and hitting .193 for the No. 13 Comets. She had three double-digit kill matches, including 18 in a four-set win over Webster.

LeTourneau freshman right side Kaci Monk (Euless, Texas) hit .244 with 2.55 kills per set as the YellowJackets went 2-2 at the Millsaps/Belhaven Invitational. She posted 12 kills in each of her first two matches. Monk also recorded five blocks and two aces.

Sul Ross State senior setter/middle blocker Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) hit .315 with 3.85 kills, 4.15 assists, 2.46 digs and 0.46 blocks per set at the Austin/Dallas Tournament, helping the Lobos go 2-2. She had a triple-double in a five-set win against Schreiner with 27 kills, 20 assists and 13 digs.

 
Defensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore outside hitter Hannah Frasca (Spring, Texas) posted 4.20 digs per set and 3.33 kills per set, while hitting .228, helping the No. 15 Cru to a 5-0 record without dropping a set.

McMurry junior libero Adile Leal (Clute, Texas) averaged 4.07 digs as the War Hawks went 1-3 at the Austin/Dallas Tournament. She came up with 20 digs in the final match at Dallas.

UT Dallas freshman libero Rachel Baxter (Katy, Texas) led the No. 13 Comets with 4.40 digs per set as UTD posted a 1-3 record at the season-opening Bear Invite. Baxter opened the event with 22 digs in a 3-0 loss to Centre before adding 21 digs in a 3-1 loss to UW-Eau Claire, both on Friday.

Sul Ross State sophomore libero Faith Herrera (El Paso, Texas) averaged 3.86 digs per set as the Lobos went 2-2 at the Austin/Dallas Tournament. She had double-digit digs in all four matches, including 16 in wins over Arlington Baptist and Schreiner.

LeTourneau senior libero Courtney Edge (Carthage, Texas) averaged 3.45 digs per set as the YellowJackets were 2-2 at the Millsaps/Belhaven Invitational. She posted highs of 17 and 16 digs on the first day of the tournament.