Volleyball

ASC Volleyball Players of the Week (9) | Mosley, Hughes

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games: October 24; Oct. 26-28, 2023
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Graycee Mosley, OH, So., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist sophomore outside hitter Graycee Mosley (Troy, Texas) averaged a double-double in three matches averaging 19 kills and 14 digs per set. She had 19 kills/21 digs vs. Austin College, 15 kills/11 digs vs. Howard Payne, and 23 kills/10 digs vs. SRSU with a .583 hitting percentage (23-2-
36). Overall, she hit .319 posting four service aces. ETBU swept HPU and SRSU and went five sets against AC. This is her third ASC Player of the Week honor this fall.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Natalie Hughes, MH, Fr., Mary Hardin-Baylor  
Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman middle hitter Natalie Hughes (Corpus Christi, Texas) had a big week at the net, totaling 15 blocks while averaging 2.14 blocks a set. Her performance was highlighted on Friday against UTD as she recorded 11 total blocks, including two solo blocks. Her effort helped UMHB reach 20 sweeps on the season and claim at least a share of the ASC Regular Season Title. Hughes also added three digs and nine kills. This is her second weekly honor this fall.
 
OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman setter Kendall Harrington (Midland, Texas) Harrington was a strong leader for the Cru this week, putting up high numbers in multiple areas. She led the Cru with 36 assists, averaging 5.1 a set. Harrington was also a force at the net, totaling 18 kills at a .326 hitting percentage. Her performance was highlighted Friday against UTD as she recorded 11 kills at a .375 hitting percentage, while tacking on 20 assists and a service ace. Harrington also added 18 digs and six blocks.
 
UT Dallas senior setter Emma Sevening (San Antonio, Texas) averaged 5.57 assists per set as the Comets went 1-1 on the road. She came up with 24 assists in a four-set loss at Mary Hardin-Baylor on Friday before recording 15 assists in a sweep at Concordia Texas Saturday. Sevening also posted 10 digs for a double-double.
 
Hardin-Simmons sophomore outside hitter Liz Underwood (Clyde, Texas) Led the Cowgirls with 17 kills against McMurry and had 13 kills against LeTourneau. She led Hardin-Simmons with seven service aces on the week and had 21 digs on the week as well.
 
LeTourneau junior outside hitter Yari Ortiz (Laredo, Texas) averaged 4.29 kills per set, hitting .310, and had 0.57 blocks per set in a 2-1 week for the YellowJackets. In a four-set loss at Hardin-Simmons, Ortiz had a career-high 19 kills and hit .417 to go with three blocks in the narrow loss. She then had 11 kills, three digs, and a block in a sweep of McMurry.
 
Howard Payne freshman outside hitter Makenzie Weddel (The Woodlands, Texas) led the offensive attack with a 13-kill and three-ace performance in a win versus Sul Ross State. Over two games Weddel totaled 20 kills, three aces, 23 digs, and five blocks.
 
Defensive
LeTourneau senior libero Morgan Nix (Cypress, Texas) Nix averaged an astounding 9.27 digs per set and had 102 total digs in a 2-1 week for the YellowJackets. She had 35 digs in a four-set win over Centenary. In a tight, four-set loss to Hardin-Simmons, Nix had 38 digs. She then had 29
digs and three aces in a sweep of McMurry. Nix has seven 30-plus dig matches this season.
 
East Texas Baptist senior libero Lillie Hill (Schertz, Texas) averaged almost 20 digs (19.6) per match in three matches. She had 21 vs. Austin College, 18 vs. HPU, and 20 vs. SRSU. She received 42 total receipts with a 1.000 percentage on them all. She also had nine assists. She
averaged 5.36 digs per set.
 
Hardin-Simmons freshman defensive specialist/libero Kat Martinez (Abilene, Texas) Led the Cowgirls with 47 digs on the week with nine assists as well. She led Hardin-Simmons against McMurry with 26 digs and had 21 against LeTourneau. Also had four service aces.
 
UT Dallas senior libero Rachel Baxter (Katy, Texas) averaged 4.71 digs per set in a pair of road matches. She came up with 23 digs in a four-set loss at Mary Hardin-Baylor Friday then had 10 digs in a sweep of Concordia Texas Saturday. Baxter also moved into seventh place on UTD's career digs list 1,234.
 
Howard Payne junior right-side hitter Brooke O'Neal (Red Oak, Texas) averaged a season-high 1.4 blocks per set including six assisted and one solo in a 3-2 win versus Sul Ross State. Over two games O'Neal recorded nine blocks, seven assisted and two solo. She tallied 14 kills and three digs as well.