AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games: September 24-29, 2024
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tara Bennett, OH, Fr., Howard Payne
Howard Payne Freshman outside hitter Tara Bennett (Killeen, Texas) led Howard Payne in both matches this week at the University of the Southwest and versus Hardin-Simmons. She recorded 14 kills (.333 kill pct.), 2 service aces, 2 blocks, and nine digs at USW. Bennett followed that with 14 kills and a .383 kill percentage versus ASC opponent Hardin-Simmons. She had 28 kills, 2 aces, five total blocks, and 11 digs for the week.

 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Morgan Nix, L, Gr., LeTourneau
LeTourneau graduate student libero Morgan Nix (Cypress, Texas) averaged 7.36 digs per set to help LeTourneau to a 2-1 record on the week. She had 23 digs and an ace in a sweep of Belhaven. Nix then had 31 digs in a four-set loss to UT Dallas. In a four-set win over UMHB, Nix tallied 27 digs with four aces.
  OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES

Offensive
UT Dallas sophomore setter Sydney Sabin (Frisco, Texas) had an all-around solid offensive performance as the Comets went 1-1 on the road, averaging 4.71 assists and 1.14 aces per set while hitting .833 with five kills and no errors. In Friday's four-set victory at LeTourneau, she tied the program record with the second most aces in a match with seven. Sabin also recorded 19 assists, six digs and was 4-for-4 on attacks. She added 14 assists, a kill and an ace in Saturday's loss at #13 East Texas Baptist.
 
LeTourneau senior setter Reina Lawson (Jarrell, Texas) sparked LeTourneau to a 2-1 week by averaging 6.64 assists per set, 2.64 digs per set, and had six total aces. She had a double-double of 24 assists and 10 digs with two aces in a sweep of Belhaven. In a four-set win over UMHB, Lawson totaled another double-double of 29 assists and 12 digs with two aces and two kills. She also had 20 assists and seven digs in a four-set loss to UT Dallas.

Hardin-Simmons junior outside hitter Liz Underwood (Clyde, Texas) led the Cowgirls with 15 kills against Howard Payne.
 
East Texas Baptist junior outside hitter Graycee Mosley (Troy, Texas) averaged 3.57 kills per set in seven sets and had her ninth double-double of the year against UMHB. In that battle for the top of the ASC, she posted 19 kills with a .295 hitting percentage and 17 digs with three blocks and a service ace. In a sweep of UTD, she recorded six kills and six digs.
 
Defensive
East Texas Baptist junior libero Callie Humphrey (Haslet, Texas) had another great weekend of play against top teams in the ASC. She had 19 digs and 2 serving aces in a 3-1 win over UMHB and 21 digs in a sweep of UTD. She received the ball 25 times with no receiving errors. Her defensive presence helped keep several key rallies going that helped ETBU in both wins.
 
Hardin-Simmons sophomore middle blocker Jadyn Hernandez (Abilene, Texas) totaled five blocks against Howard Payne.