AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: September 25-29
 
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. 20 Patriots to a 3-0 week, moving their win streak to nine by averaging 11.45 assists and 2.36 per set. She recorded 50 assists and 16 digs in Tuesday’s four-set victory over UT Dallas to start the week. Guzman then had 35 assists in a sweep over Belhaven and 41 assists and four blocks in a four-set win against Louisiana College.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Samantha Lee, MB, Sr., UT Tyler
UT Tyler senior middle blocker Samantha Lee (Georgetown, Texas) led the Patriots with 11 blocks (1.0 per set) while hitting .607 with 3.09 kills per set as the No. 20 Patriots racked up three more wins. She started the week with two solo blocks and 15 kills in the four-set victory against UT Dallas, then had four blocks in a sweep against Belhaven. Lee finished with five more blocks in a four-set win against Louisiana College.

WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Sarah Paolini, MB, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor junior Sarah Paolini (Kalispell, Mont.) helped the Cru to a 3-0 week, hitting .462. She connected on 23 kills (3.28 per set) and added 12 blocks (1.71 per set), earning Paolini her second career Player of the Week award.
 
WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Miranda Klein, S, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor junior setter Miranda Klein (Georgetown, Texas) secured her third Player of the Week honors of the season and fourth of her career by averaging 1.33 blocks and 2.44 digs per set while helping the Cru to a 3-0 week in ASC play. She also hit .312 while connecting on 22 kills and assisting 25.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Concordia Texas junior outside hitter Tristyn Massey (Amarillo, Texas) racked up double-digit kills in all three of the Tornados wins on the week. In a sweep over Schreiner, she had 10 kills and 11 digs to go with three blocks while hitting .450. Massey then hit .500 with 12 kills, nine digs and three blocks in a sweep of Sul Ross State. For the week, Massey hit .333 with 3.56 kills, 2.56 digs and 0.89 blocks per set.
 
LeTourneau freshman outside hitter Kianna Crow (Spring, Texas) led the YellowJackets with 47 kills (3.62 per set) in three matches. She also had 2.69 digs per set and recorded two double-doubles.
 
UT Dallas senior outside hitter Sydney Riordan (Seguin, Texas) averaged 4.00 kills and 2.67 digs per set in the Comets’ home sweeps over the weekend. Riordan had 11 kills and nine digs with two blocks in Friday’s win over Louisiana College, then added 13 kills, seven digs and two aces in a sweep of Belhaven. For the week she hit .262.
 
Louisiana College junior outside hitter Paola Salas Adorno (Toa Alta, P.R.) hit .225 and averaged 3.50 kills and 2.91 digs per set as the Wildcats went 1-2 on the week. She recorded a double-double with 18 kills and 15 digs in a five-set win over Centenary.
 
Howard Payne senior middle blocker Zhartaezia Bradley (Austin, Texas) hit .271 with 2.77 kills and  0.80 blocks per set in the Lady Jackets’ four matches.
 
Defensive
Concordia Texas sophomore libero Rylee Davis (Austin, Texas) picked up 35 digs (3.89 per set) while only recording three receiving errors in the Tornados’ trio of sweeps last week. She ended the week with 19 digs and three aces against Howard Payne.
 
UT Dallas sophomore outside hitter Dylan Brinkman (Sugar Land, Texas) averaged 3.89 digs per set as the Comets posted a 2-1 record last week, including a pair of ASC home sweeps. Brinkman had 15 digs Tuesday night in a four-set loss to No. 20 UT Tyler. She then added 13 digs in a home sweep of Louisiana College and had seven digs in Saturday’s sweep of Belhaven.
 
McMurry junior middle blocker Justice McGowan (Waco, Texas) recorded 14 blocks (1.40 per set) and 10 digs as the War Hawks went 2-1 on the week. McGowan had six blocks in a loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor and seven in a three-set sweep of Austin. She also hit .268 with 17 kills on the week.
 
Louisiana College sophomore middle blocker Sadi Jones (Breaux Bridge, La.) had 10 kills and five blocks, including three solo, in the Wildcats’ five-set victory over Centenary last Tuesday. For the week, she averaged 0.58 blocks per set and had 21 kills and eight aces.
 
Hardin-Simmons senior libero Leecia DePaula (Burleson, Texas) recorded her 1,000th career dig against McMurry and averaged 3.88 digs per set on the week. She came up with 21 digs in a five-set victory against Austin.