AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: October 9-13, 2018
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Reighanna Guzman, S, Sr., UT Tyler
UT Tyler senior setter Reighanna Guzman (San Antonio, Texas) led the No. 17 Patriots to a 4-0 week, averaging 11.57 assists per set, while hitting .520 for her straight Player of the Week award. Guzman also recorded 13 kills, 40 digs, six aces and five blocks. In Friday’s four-set win over No. 24 Mary Hardin-Baylor, she recorded 61 assists and 14 digs.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Samantha Lee, MB, Sr., UT Tyler
UT Tyler senior middle blocker Samantha Lee (Georgetown, Texas) averaged 1.21 blocks per set, while hitting .500 on 33 kills (2.35 per set) to help the No. 17 Patriots to a 4-0 week. She came up with six blocks in a sweep against LeTourneau and a four-set win over Concordia Texas. This is Lee’s second Player of the Week award of the year.

CO-WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Allison Kuster, OH, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons senior outside hitter Allison Kuster (Mansfield, Texas) hit .369 and averaged 4.00 kills and 4.30 digs per set as the Cowgirls went 2-1 on the week. She also surpassed the 1,000-kill mark for her career and recorded a double-double in all two matches. Kuster recorded 15 kills and 17 digs against both Belhaven and Louisiana College. This is her third career Player of the Week honors.
 
CO-WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Marissa Stinson, MB, Jr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas junior middle blocker Marissa Stinson (Pearland, Texas) recorded 13 kills in three straight matches as the Tornados went 2-1 on the week. She hit .522 and averaged 3.90 kills per set. In a sweep of LeTourneau, Stinson had 13 kills and hit .650 without committing an error. She followed with 13 kills without an error while hitting .500 in a sweep of East Texas Baptist. Stinson finished the week with 13 kills and hit .435 in a four-set loss to No. 17 UT Tyler. This is her second career Player of the Week award.
 
WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Haleigh Evans, L, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor junior libero Haleigh Evans (Edna, Texas) averaged 6.69 digs per set as the No. 24 Cru went 3-1 on the week. She opened with 20 digs against McMurry, then put up 21 against No. 17 UT Tyler had had 30 in a sweep of LeTourneau. This is Evans’ second Player of the Week award of the year and eighth of her career.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Sul Ross State freshman middle blocker Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) registered 52 kills (4.33 per set) and 47 assists (3.92 per set) as the Lady Lobos went 2-1 on the weekend. She posted back-to-back triple doubles in wins over Louisiana College and Belhaven, with a season-high 23 kills against each. Canaba also came up with 26 digs on the weekend.
 
Louisiana College junior outside hitter Paola Salas Adorno (Toa Alta, P.R.) averaged 3.92 kills per set and hit .261 in the Wildcats’ three losses. She had double-digit kills and digs in two of the matches, including 19 kills and 18 digs against Sul Ross State and 12 kills, 19 digs against McMurry. Salas Adorno also averaged 3.67 digs per set.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor junior setter Cory Jo Martin (Manvel, Texas) helped the No. 24 Cru to a 3-1 week and clinch the ASC West Division title. She averaged 10.23 assists per set while hitting .289 with 13 kills and averaging 4.00 digs per set. She recorded 36 assists in a four-set loss to No. 17 UT Tyler. Martin also had nine blocks on the week.
 
UT Dallas junior setter Caroline Shecterle (Pearland, Texas) averaged 7.00 assists per set in the Comets’ 6-2 offense as they collected three sweeps over the weekend. Shecterle had 20 assists and six digs in Friday’s win over Hardin-Simmons and followed with 21 assists, three digs and an ace against McMurry. She closed the week with 22 assists in a sweep of Sul Ross State.
 
McMurry junior middle blocker Justice McGowan (Waco, Texas) hit .313 while averaging 2.42 kills and 1.50 blocks per set as the War Hawks went 2-2 on the week.
 
Howard Payne senior middle blocker Zhartaezia Bradley (Austin, Texas) recorded 13 kills and five blocks in the Lady Jackets’ sweep over LeTourneau on Saturday. Bradley averaged 2.88 kills per set 1.11 blocks in four matches on the week.
 
Defensive
Louisiana College sophomore middle blocker Sadi Jones (Breaux Bridge, La.) averaged 1.17 blocks per set, tallying 14 total blocks in the Wildcats’ three losses. She set a school record six blocks against Sul Ross State. Jones also averaged 2.33 kills for LC.
 
McMurry senior libero Odalis Rodriguez (El Paso, Texas) moved into second place all-time on the War Hawks’ career dig list with 1,889. She came up with 25 digs in a win over Belhaven and 19 against Louisiana College, averaging 5.92 for the week over four matches.
 
UT Dallas junior outside hitter Alex Nolan (Rockwall, Texas) averaged 3.00 kills and 3.60 digs per set in two matches at the ASC Crossover. She had five kills and seven digs in a home win over Hardin-Simmons, then posted 10 kills, 11 digs, two aces and a block in a sweep of McMurry.
 
Concordia Texas sophomore setter Georgia Quiroz (Georgetown, Texas) posted a pair of double-doubles for the weekend, including a 38-assist, 17-dig performance in the Tornados’ win over East Texas Baptist. She also had 42 assists in a four-set loss to No. 17 UT Tyler. On the week, Quiroz averaged 4.22 digs and 11.33 assists per set.
 
Howard Payne freshman libero Kylee Shirley (Deer Park, Texas) led the Lady Jackets with 3.50 digs per set in four matches on the week.