RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the volleyball players of the week for the seventh week of the season. Southern Nazarene’s Kate Wright won the Offensive Player honor; Henderson State’s Kaylon Partain earned the Defensive Player accolade and Ouachita Baptist’s Courtney Hanson claimed the Setter award.
#theGAC VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kate Wright, OH, Southern Nazarene, So., Oak Point, Texas
Wright hit .308 for the week in leading the Crimson Storm to three wins. In a non-conference victory against Oklahoma Christian, she tallied 16 kills and added three blocks. In a sweep of Arkansas-Monticello, she hit .485 with 17 kills against only one error. In a five-set triumph against Southern Arkansas, she led the team with 16 kills. She hit .302 in the win.
#theGAC VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kaylon Partain, DS/L, Henderson State, Jr., Atlanta, Texas
Partain averaged a GAC-leading 6.71 digs per set across matches against Southeastern Oklahoma State and East Central. She recorded 20 in a sweep of the Savage Storm. She followed up with 27 in the four-set contest with the Tigers. She added two aces and seven assists across the two games.
#theGAC VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK – Courtney Hanson, S, Ouachita Baptist, Sr., Arlington, Texas
Hanson helped keep the Tigers undefeated in league play after she averaged 11.00 assists per set in road wins against East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma State. She tallied 27 assists and eight digs in a sweep of ECU. One day later, she amassed 39 assists and 10 digs against the Savage Storm for her 14th double-double of the season.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Haley Fairchild, MB (Ouachita Baptist), Henley Hooks, RS (Arkansas Tech), Rylee Unruh, OH (Oklahoma Baptist)
Millie Allgood, OH (Arkansas Tech), Kylie Kisgen, L (Ouachita Baptist), Riley Richardson, MB (Southern Nazarene), Valentina Tijerina, L (East Central), Sydnee Winfrey, MH (Southwestern Oklahoma State)
Braxton Jones, S (Henderson State), Brelee Mauldin, S (Southern Nazarene), Emily Pena, S (East Central)
A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards