AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games: October 5-October 11, 2026 | Week 6
Standings:
2026 ASC Volleyball Standings
Schedule:
2026 ASC Volleyball Schedule
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Lara Hornsby, OH, So., East Texas Baptist
Lara Hornsby led the Tigers in kills in all three matches over the week, totaling 55 kills and 59.5 points while averaging 4.58 kills per set. In a 3-0 win over Centenary (La.), Hornsby recorded 16 kills on .652 hitting. She followed that up by tying McMurry’s Hanna Rubis for the match high with 18 kills. She closed the week with a double-double in a 3-2 win over Hardin-Simmons, posting 21 kills and 15 digs.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Sadie Kasowski, L, Jr., East Texas Baptist
Sadie Kasowski earns her second ASC Defensive Player of the Week honor this season after averaging 4.42 digs per set across three East Texas Baptist matches. Kasowski had 8, 18 and 27 digs, anchoring the Tigers’ back row all week. In her 27-dig match against Hardin-Simmons, she added 10 assists for a double-double in the 3-2 victory.
OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Hanna Rubis had a strong week for McMurry, totaling 27 kills over two matches and averaging 3.86 kills per set. Rubis’ 18-kill performance on .368 hitting against East Texas Baptist gave the War Hawks their first conference win of the season, as she fired three straight kills to erase a late deficit and close out the four-set win, 25-23.
Defensive
Chloe Brandt totaled 32 digs in a 2-0 week for Mary Hardin-Baylor, averaging 5.33 digs per set and 5.83 assists per set. The Cru did not drop a single set during the week, as Brandt anchored the defense.