Players of the Week (10/27/21)

The following players have earned POW honors. Links are attached to the conference name when available. Previous winners will be retained at the bottom of the article.

ASC

Offensive: Avery Reid, OH, Fr., East Texas Baptist Defensive: Cali Carter, L, Fr., Hardin-Simmons

C2C Conference

Offensive: Oliva Casey, OH, Sr., Mary WashingtonDefensive:  Emma Hadley, MB, So., Mary Washington

NW Conference

Offensive:  Mara Murphy | Pacific (Ore.) | FR | OH    Defensive:  Halle Hetzler | Pacific Lutheran | JR | Libero 

SCAC

Offensive: Avery Tuggle, OH, Sr., TrinityDefensive: Annie Rose Leggett, OH, SR., Trinity

SCIAC

Offensive: Kelsey Polhemus, MB, Fr., CMS Specialist: Halle Blend, S, So., Caltech

AVCA Player of the Week

HEIDI WESTRA — CALVIN UNIVERSITYJR., 6-1, OPPOSITE/OUTSIDE HITTER — CLARENDON HILLS, IL

Individual Weekly Stats SP: 15 K/S: 4.47 Hitting %: 0.291 D/S: 2.67 P/S: 5.2

Past 2020-21 Winners

ASC

Week 1

Offensive:  Kayla Janikula, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor Defensive:  Lillie Hill, DS, Fr., East Texas Baptist

Week 2

Offensive:  Annika Canaba, S/MB, Sr., Sul Ross State Defensive:  Bailey O’Bannon, MB, Sr., East Texas Baptist

Week 3

Offensive:  Kayla Janikula, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor Defensive:  Rachel Baxter, L, Fr., UT Dallas

Week 4

Co-Offensive:  Annika Canaba, S/MB, Sr., Sul Ross State Co-Offensive: Kylie Metcalf, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor Defensive:  Bailey O’Bannon, MB, Sr., East Texas Baptist

Week 5

Offensive:  Kayla Janikula, MB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor Defensive:  Cali Carter, L, Fr., Hardin-Simmons

Week 6

Co-Offensive:  Sarah Ghormley, OH, Jr., Concordia Texas Co-Offensive:  Allison Owen, MB/OH, Jr., UT Dallas Defensive:  Cali Carter, L, Fr., Hardin-Simmons

Week 7

Offensive:  Kaylie Vasil, OH, So., McMurry Defensive:  Madison Cuellar, OH, So., McMurry

C2C Conference

Week 1

Offensive:  Claire Okerlund, OH, Sr., UC Santa Cruz Defensive:  Jenna Feinauer, MB, Jr., Salisbury

Week 2

Offensive: Sammy Carroll, S, Jr., Christopher NewportDefensive:  Noelle Starr, DS/L, Fr., Christopher Newport

Week 3

Offensive: Aidan Finegan, RS, Sr., Mary WashingtonDefensive:  Noelle Starr, DS/L, Fr., Christopher Newport

Week 4

Offensive: Claire Okerlund, OH, Sr., UC Santa CruzDefensive:  Olivia Julich, MB, Fr., Pratt

Week 5

Offensive: Joslynn Perala, OH, So., FinlandiaDefensive:  Noelle Starr, L, Fr., Christopher Newport

Week 6

Offensive: Josie Johnson, OH, Fr., PrattDefensive:  Mackenzie Wright, MB, Sr., Christopher Newport

Week 7

Offensive: Krista Rodgers, MB, Jr., Mary WashingtonDefensive:  Hannah Sullivan, MB, Sr., Salisbury

NW Conference

Week 1

Offensive:  Natalie Klotz | Willamette | SO | OH/OPP Defensive:  Eva Milan | Whitworth | JR | OH

Week 2

Offensive:  Debi Chun | Lewis & Clark | FR | OH Defensive:  Sophia Lawrence | George Fox | SR | Libero

Week 3

Offensive:  Katherine Carley | Puget Sound | SR | MH  Defensive:  Halle Hetzler | Pacific Lutheran | JR | L

Week 4

Offensive:  Kelsey Parker | Lewis & Clark | SR | RS/S  Defensive:  Shyla Sato | Willamette | JR | L

Week 5

Offensive:  Madison Lee | Whitworth | SR | OH  Defensive:  Kaity Barr | Whitworth | SO | MB

Week 6

Offensive:  Emily Dulaney | Pacific Lutheran | SR | S   Defensive:  Avery Allemann | Puget Sound | SO | MH

Week 7

Offensive:  Madison Lee | Whitworth | SR | OH    Defensive:  Halle Hetzler | Pacific Lutheran | JR | Libero

SCAC

Week 1

Offensive: Georgia Mullins, MB, Sr., Colorado CollegeDefensive: Ali Grona, L, Sr., Southwestern

Week 2

Offensive: Georgia Mullins, MB, Sr., Colorado CollegeDefensive: Paige Havel, MB, Jr., St. Thomas

Week 3

Offensive: Annie Rose Leggett, OH, Sr., TrinityDefensive: Georgia Mullins, MB, Sr., Colorado College

Week 4

Offensive: Avery Tuggle, OH, Sr., TrinityDefensive: Mari Prazak, L, Sr., Austin College

Week 5

Offensive: Sara Flynn, RS, Sr., TrinityDefensive: Ali Grona, L, Sr., Southwestern

Week 6

Offensive: Georgia Mullins, MB, Sr., Colorado CollegeDefensive: Sara Flynn, RS, Sr., Trinity

Week 7

Co-Offensive: Georgia Mullins, MB, Sr., Colorado College Co-Offensive: Avery Tuggle, OH, Sr., TrinityDefensive: Emma Funk, MB, Sr., Trinity

SCIAC

Week 1

Offensive: Melanie Williams, MB, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Specialist: Georgia McGovern, S, So., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Week 2

Offensive: Jackie Jones, OH, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Specialist: Halle Blend, S, So., Caltech

Week 3

Offensive: Claire Perhach, OH, Sr., Caltech Specialist: Sophie Srivastava, S/RS, Sr., Chapman

Week 4

Offensive: Melanie Williams, RS, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Specialist: Cat Helgeson, L, Jr., Chapman

Week 5

Offensive: Jessi Lumsden, OH, Sr., Chapman Specialist: Lauren Asato, L, Jr., Pomona-Pitzer

Week 6

Offensive: Maci Haddad, MB, Sr., Cal Lutheran Specialist: Dede Carranza, DS, Fr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Week 7

Offensive: Jessi Lumsden, OH, Sr., Chapman Specialist: Halle Blend, S, So., Caltech

AVCA

Week 1

Simone Bliss — Johns Hopkins UniversityGr., Outside Hitter Claremont, California (Claremont High School)

Week 2

Morgan Jensen — Wisconsin-WhitewaterJr., 5-9, Libero — Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie High School)

Week 3

ABBY GLANZER — UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN (MINN.) FR., 5-10, OUTSIDE HITTER — BRANDON, S.D. (SIOUX FALLS CHRISTIAN)

Week 4

AVERY TUGGLE — TRINITY (TEXAS)SR., 5-9, OUTSIDE HITTER — CEDAR CREEK, TEXAS (CEDAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL)

Week 5

NATALIE ASTON — JOHNS HOPKINS SR., 6-2, SETTER/MB — WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. (LOUISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL)

Week 6

SYDNEY SCHWITTERS (#1 ABOVE)— UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN (MINN.) SR., 5-6, SENIOR — CLARA CITY, MINNESOTA (MACCRAY HIGH SCHOOL)

Week 7

CATE DESLER — TUFTS UNIVERSITY SR., 6-1, OUTSIDE/OPPOSITE HITTER — HILLSBOROUGH, CALIFORNIA