Players of the Week (10/09/19)

The following players have earned POW honors for week six 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.)

ACAA

Offensive:   Badesim Kubak, RS, Sr., Pratt Defensive:  Harlie Caster, L, Sr., Finlandia

ASC

East Division – Offensive:  Natalie Davenport, S, Fr., LeTourneauEast Division – Defensive:  Cam Taylor, L, Jr., LeTourneau (2 Time Winner)West Division – Offensive:  Justice McGowan, RS, Sr., McMurry (2 Time Winner)West Division – Defensive: Jenna Gillean, OH, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor (2 Time Winner)

NW Conference

Offensive:  Jordan Zweifel, OH, Jr., PacificDefensive:  Elika Unti, MB, So., Pacific

SCAC

Offensive: Emma Hewlin, MB, Jr., Colorado College Defensive: Georgia Mullins, OH, So., Colorado CollegeSCIAC

Offensive:  Jessi Lumsden, OH, So., ChapmanSpecialist: Sophie Srivastava, S/RS, So., Chapman (2 Time Winner)

AVCA Player of the Week

Jordan Zweifel, OH, Jr., Pacific 

(Hey! Our third winner from the West Region already this season! Congratulations to Jordan! What is amazing is that we had a number of worthy candidates just from the West this week!)

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

Week 5

Offensive:   Paola Beniquez, OH, Jr., Pratt (2 Time Winner) Defensive:  Braedyn Hurd, L, Fr., Finlandia

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

Week 5

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

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

Week 5

Offensive:  Emiko Kahler, OH, Sr., Whitworth (2 Time Winner) Defensive:  Halle Hetzler, L, Fr., Pacific Lutheran (2 Time Winner)

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

Week 5

Offensive: Katrina Lieberman, S, Sr., Trinity Defensive: Lexi Morris, L, Fr., Texas Lutheran (2 Time Winner)

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)

Week 5

Offensive:  Melanie Moore, MB, Jr., Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSpecialist: Madison Maynes, S, Sr., La Verne

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

Week 5

Sydney Portale, RS, Jr., Susquehanna