Volleyball

ASC Volleyball Players of the Week (6) | Reid, Martinez

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games: September 30 – October 6, 2024
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Avery Reid, OH, Sr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist senior outside hitter Avery Reid (Fulshear, Texas) averaged 5.57 kills and 2.71 digs per set in two ASC matches. In a 3-1 win on the road in HSU's first home match, she had a double-double with 20 kills and 11 digs. She hit .333 in the match with three blocks. In the three-set win over HPU, she posted 19 kills with 8 digs hitting .429 and only four attack errors on 35 attempts.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kat Martinez, L, So., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons sophomore libero Kat Martinez (Abilene, Texas) led the Cowgirls in passing with 37 digs across two matches last weekend. She started at libero and had 16 digs against No. 11 ETBU on Friday and 21 digs in the win over LETU Saturday.
 

OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES

Offensive
UT Dallas freshman middle blocker Bijou Duff (Krugerville, Texas) recorded the best hitting percentage in a five-set match in school history in Friday's loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor. She hit .632 with 12 kills and no errors on 19 attempts. Duff also had a block assist and three digs.
 
LeTourneau graduate student middle blocker Alison Smith (San Antonio, Texas) averaged 1.67 kills per set with a .375 hitting percentage and 1.00 blocks per set in a 1-1 weekend for the YellowJackets. She had two kills, three aces, four digs, and a block in a sweep of Howard Payne. In a loss to Hardin-Simmons, Smith totaled eight kills (.438 hitting percentage) with five blocks.

Hardin-Simmons senior right side hitter Abbi Allen (Coleman, Texas) hit .466 on the weekend to lead the Cowgirls with 24 kills and only three attacking errors in 45 attacks. She totaled 16 kills to lead HSU against ETBU on Friday and had eight kills in the sweep of LETU on Saturday.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore setter Kendall Harrington (Midland, Texas) recorded a triple-double against UT Dallas with 16 kills, 20 assists and 13 digs. She helped the Cru overcome a six-point deficit in the fifth set to earn a 15-13 win in the set and clinch the match for the Cru. Harrington's stat line also included two blocks.

Defensive
East Texas Baptist junior libero Callie Humphrey (Haslet, Texas) averaged 4.43 digs per set with 31 digs in two ASC matches. She had 14 digs versus HSU and 17 against HPU. She also had a service ace against the Cowgirls.
 
LeTourneau graduate student libero Morgan Nix (Cypress, Texas) averaged 6.67 digs per set (40 total) in a 1-1 week for the YellowJackets. She had 17 digs and added two assists in a sweep of Howard Payne before totaling 23 digs in a loss to Hardin-Simmons. Nix surpassed 1,900 career digs during the weekend.