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Players of the Week (10/02/19)
The following players have earned POW honors for week five of the season. Links are attached to the conference name when available. I will also include the AVCA Player of the Week, which is awarded to one player nationally each week. (I will do this award regardless of whether it’s awarded to a West Region player or not.)
Offensive: Paola Beniquez, OH, Jr., Pratt (2 Time Winner) Defensive: Braedyn Hurd, L, Fr., Finlandia
East Division – Offensive: Caroline Shecterle, S, Sr., UT Dallas (2 Time Winner)East Division – Defensive: Cam Taylor, L, Jr., LeTourneauCo-West Division – Offensive: Kayla Janikula, MB, So., Mary Hardin-BaylorCo-West Division – Offensive: Tristyn Massey, OH, Sr., Concordia TexasWest Division – Defensive: Sarah Ghormley, OH, Fr., Concordia Texas
Offensive: Emiko Kahler, OH, Sr., Whitworth (2 Time Winner) Defensive: Halle Hetzler, L, Fr., Pacific Lutheran (2 Time Winner)
Offensive: Katrina Lieberman, S, Sr., Trinity Defensive: Lexi Morris, L, Fr., Texas Lutheran (2 Time Winner)SCIAC
Offensive: Melanie Moore, MB, Jr., Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSpecialist: Madison Maynes, S, Sr., La Verne
Sydney Portale, RS, Jr., Susquehanna
Past 2019 Winners
ACAA
Week 1
Offensive: Claire Okerlund, OH, Jr., UC Santa Cruz Defensive: Cassie Nickel, DS, Sr., UC Santa Cruz
Week 2
Offensive: Paola Beniquez, OH, Jr., Pratt Defensive: Holly Teisher, MB, So., UC Santa Cruz
Week 3
Offensive: Claire Okerlund, OH, Jr., UC Santa Cruz (2 Time Winner) Defensive: Deanna Colondona, L, Fr., Pratt
Week 4
Offensive: Maiya Sears, OH, So., UC Santa Cruz Defensive: Cassie Nickel, DS, Sr., UC Santa Cruz
ASC
Week 1
East Division – Offensive: Jillian Via, OH, Sr., UT DallasEast Division – Defensive: Julia De Los Santos, L, So., East Texas BaptistWest Division – Offensive: Justice McGowan, RS, Sr., McMurryWest Division – Defensive: Hannah Zly, L, Sr., Sul Ross State
Week 2
East Division – Offensive: Allison Owen, MB/OH, So., UT DallasEast Division – Defensive: Lauren Schilling, MB, Sr., UT DallasCo-West Division – Offensive: Annika Canaba, MB, So., Sul Ross StateCo-West Division – Offensive: Sarah Paolini, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-BaylorWest Division – Defensive: Hannah Zly, L, Sr., Sul Ross State (2 Time Winner)
Week 3
East Division – Offensive: Caroline Shecterle, S, Sr., UT DallasEast Division – Defensive: Jillian Via, OH, Sr., UT Dallas (2 Time Winner)West Division – Offensive: Cory Jo Martin, S, Sr., Mary Hardin-BaylorWest Division – Defensive: Jenna Gillean, OH, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Week 4
East Division – Offensive: Catherine Croft, OH, Fr., UT DallasEast Division – Defensive: Sydney McEachern, L, Jr., BelhavenWest Division – Offensive: Marjani Myles, MB, Jr., Concordia TexasWest Division – Defensive: Adrien Valdez, L, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
NW Conference
Week 1
Offensive: Danielle Skibiel, MB, Sr., Pacific Lutheran Defensive: Kiana Vandaele, L, Jr., Whitworth
Week 2
Offensive: Danielle Skibiel, MB, Sr., Pacific Lutheran (2 Time Winner) Defensive: Halle Hetzler, L, Fr., Pacific Lutheran
Week 3
Offensive: Kendall Malone, OH, So., Lewis & Clark Defensive: Sophia Lawrence, L, Jr., George Fox
Week 4
Offensive: Emiko Kahler, OH, Sr., Whitworth Defensive: Haley Waltz, L, So., Pacific
SCAC
Week 1
Offensive: Avery Tuggle, OH, Jr., Trinity Defensive: Lexi Morris, L, Fr., Texas Lutheran
Week 2
Offensive: Isabella Vasquez, OH, So., Colorado CollegeDefensive: Mari Prazak, L, So., Austin College
Week 3
Offensive: Jaci Chambers, S, Sr., Texas Lutheran Defensive: Emily Ellis, MB, So., Trinity
Week 4
Offensive: Avery Tuggle, OH, Jr., Trinity (2 Time Winner) Defensive: Ali Grona, L, So., Southwestern
SCIAC
Week 1
Offensive: Vicky-Marie Addo-Ashong, MB, Sr., Pomona-PitzerSpecialist: Sarah Tritschler, L, Sr., CMS
Week 2
Offensive: Sophie Srivastava, S/RS, So., ChapmanSpecialist: Carly Rose Howard, L, Sr., California Lutheran
Week 3
Offensive: Amanda Walker, RS, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSpecialist: Ally Busch, L, Jr., Redlands
Week 4
Offensive: Katelyn Popoff, OH/RS, So, WhittierSpecialist: Carly Rose Howard, L, Sr., California Lutheran (2 Time Winner)
AVCA Player of the Week
Week 1
Sarah DeVries, S/MB, Sr., Calvin College
Week 2
Sophie Srivastava, S/RS, So., Chapman
(So great to see a West Region player get this honor! Sophie had two triple-doubles on the weekend and this is the first AVCA Player of the Week for a Chapman player ever. I highly recommend checking out her stats via the link from the honor.)
Week 3
Emily Ellis, MB, So., Trinity
(Whoa!!!! Second week in a row for the West Region! Got to see Emily play in person this weekend and she was impressive!)
Week 4
Rebecca Erwin, OH/MB, Sr., Birmingham-Southern
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