AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: September 18-22
 
EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kaitlyn Budisalovich, OH, Jr., UT Tyler
UT Tyler junior outside hitter Kaitlyn Budisalovich (Cypress, Texas) recorded a career-high with 18 kills in a four-set win against East Texas Baptist, followed by 20 kills in a five-set victory over McMurry. She hit .341 with 4.40 kills per set as the No. 23 Patriots went 4-0 for the week. Budisalovich also had seven blocks on the week.

EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Lauren Schilling, MB, Jr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas junior middle blocker Lauren Schilling (San Antonio, Texas) was a force at the net, averaging 1.69 blocks as the Comets went 3-1 in conference play. Schilling opened the week with six kills and five blocks Tuesday in a home sweep of LeTourneau. She added 14 kills and eight blocks in a 3-2 loss at Mary Hardin-Baylor to open the ASC Crossover. Schilling finished the week with nine kills and six blocks against Concordia Texas and seven kills and three blocks in a sweep over Howard Payne. She also hit .382 with 2.77 kills per set. This is Schilling’s third Player of the Week of the year and sixth of her career.

WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Justice McGowan, MB, Jr., McMurry
McMurry junior middle blocker Justice McGowan (Waco, Texas) led the War Hawks to a 3-1 record last week by hitting .358 with 2.35 kills per set to go with 1.06 blocks. She hit .478 with 12 kills and nine blocks in a five-set loss to No. 23 UT Tyler and had 14 kills and hit .545 in a five-set victory over East Texas Baptist. This is McGowan’s fourth 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) led the Cru to a 4-0 week with three sweeps. She totaled 42 digs (3.00 per set) over 14 sets and 15 blocks (1.07). She led UMHB with 22 digs and had five blocks in a five-set victory over UT Dallas. Klein also hit .270 with 34 kills and 46 assists. This is Klein’s second Player of the Week award of the season and third of her career.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Offensive
Louisiana College junior outside hitter Paola Salas Adorno (Toa Alta, P.R.) made her season debut this week and set a new program record with 20 kills and five aces in a five-set win over Belhaven – the program’s first home and ASC victory. For the week, Salas Adorno hit .213 with 3.60 kills and 0.47 aces per set as the Wildcats went 2-2.
 
Hardin-Simmons senior right side Morgan Prince (Lubbock, Texas) led the Cowgirls with 33 kills (2.20 per set), while hitting .244 as they went 2-2 on the week.
 
Howard Payne sophomore setter McKenna Walker (Lorena, Texas) averaged 8.00 assists per set for the Lady Jackets in four conference matches.
 
UT Dallas junior outside hitter Jillian Via (Frisco, Texas) averaged 3.46 kills and 2.92 digs per set while hitting at a .277 clip as the Comets went 3-1 last week. She had double-digit kills in all four matches and posted seven aces. Via had 12 kills and nine digs in a three-set sweep at home over LeTourneau. She followed with 13 kills and 18 digs in Friday’s five-set loss at Mary Hardin-Baylor and had 10 kills each in sweeps of Concordia Texas and Howard Payne.
 
East Texas Baptist sophomore outside hitter Natalie Coburn (San Antonio, Texas) posted a season-high 17 kills in a five-set loss to McMurry. In four matches, she had 37 kills (2.18 per set) and hit .234 for the week.
 
Sul Ross State freshman middle blocker Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) combined for 42 kills (3.82 per set) over three matches during the ASC Crossover. She posted her second triple-double of the year with 14 kills, 17 assists and 21 digs in a five-set victory over LeTourneau. For the week, Canaba hit .252 and averaged 3.73 digs per set.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor junior setter Cory Jo Martin (Manvel, Texas) anchored a Crusader offense that hit .284 in four wins last week. Martin tallied 124 assists over 14 sets, averaging 8.90 per set. She led with 52 assists in a five-set win against UT Dallas, then recorded 20 or more in three consecutive UMHB sweeps. Martin also recorded 13 kills, 40 digs and nine blocks on the week.
 
Concordia Texas junior outside hitter Sam Mendez (Lubbock, Texas) helped the Tornados to a pair of wins over Louisiana College and Belhaven at the ASC Crossover on Saturday. She hit .583 with eight kills in the sweep of Belhaven. For the week, she hit .295 with 2.60 kills per set.
 
Defensive
Louisiana College sophomore libero Olivia Huval (Breaux Bridge, La.) came up with 4.33 digs per set as the Wildcats went 2-2 for the week. She recorded 23 digs in a five-set win over Howard Payne.
 
Hardin-Simmons senior libero Leecia DePaula (Burleson, Texas) led the Cowgirls with 66 digs (4.40 per set) as they went 2-2 on the week.
 
Howard Payne senior middle blocker Zhartaezia Bradley (Austin, Texas) recorded 12 blocks (0.86 per set) and hit .370 with 3.64 kills per set in four conference matches for the Lady Jackets.
 
East Texas Baptist junior outside hitter Sydney Lopez (Waller, Texas) led the Tigers with 3.17 digs per set and recorded a double-double in the Tigers’ four matches.
 
Concordia Texas sophomore libero Rylee Davis (Austin, Texas) had a career-high 24 digs in the Tornados’ five-set thriller with Southwestern on Tuesday. She also had double-digit digs in wins over Louisiana College and Belhaven and averaged 4.29 digs per set for the week.